WORLD SUPERBIKE
WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 4/MAY 11, 2014
ENZO/DINO FERRARI CIRCUIT/IMOLA, ITALY
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a bit and it didn't here," Davies
stated. "We have gone back to a
more neutral setting, a bit more
on the rear end because it is
less critical with the front. Since
the middle of last season I think
things have stepped up and al-
though you have maybe not seen
it they have really started attack-
ing with the Panigale, and I am
pleased to be able to show that it
is a competitive bike."
With Rea, Davies and Sykes
on the podium it was the first all-
British one since Silverstone in
2010.
There are too many good rid-
ers and good bikes in 2014 to
say who will be next to shine or
suffer, but Davies was worth his
podiums today as he was almost
two seconds ahead of Sykes in
the opener.
The other KRT Kawasaki of
Loris Baz was in hot pursuit and
eventually fourth.
Another Frenchman, Sylvain
Guintoli, had another up-and-
down day on the factory Aprilia,
finishing fifth and then taking the
final podium in race two, behind
Rea and Davies.
This time he would have re-
venge of Sykes for passing,
sometimes wildly over the chi-
cane obstacles that pepper the
