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Cycle News 2014 Issue 20 May 20

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MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP VOL. 51 ISSUE 20 MAY 20, 2014 P49 10 laps were done. Hernandez managed to hold off Hayden's teammate Hiroshi Aoyama after a strong fight in the closing laps. Colin Edwards had been part of it, but yet again his NGM Yama- ha ran into technical problems on the final lap, and he had to paddle it across the line, handing the last point to Cardion AB Motoracing Karel Abraham. He had plenty of fuel left, but as at Jerez, it wasn't getting to the engine. Marquez's points advantage is knocking on towards two races – now 42 points, 125-83, over Pedro- sa. Rossi is closing in on second with 81 points, from Dovizioso's 53 and Bradl's 39. CN MotoGP 1. Marc Marquez (Honda) 2. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 3. Alvaro Bautista (Honda) 4. Pol Espargaro (Yamaha) 5. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 6. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 7. Stefan Bradl (Honda) 8. Andrea Dovisioso (Ducati) 9. Aleix Espargaro (Yamaha) 10. Bradley Smith (Yamaha) MILLER MUSCLES WAY TO TOP through the right at the end of the back straight, and Vazquez ran wide, going from a potential win to sixth at a stroke, and angrily but unsuccessfully demanding a penalty for Miller after the race. Rins was right there in second; Calvo KTM's Isaac Vinales a couple of tenths behind in third. Then another .2 of a second to Sky VR46 KTM rider Francesco Bagnaia, who got the better of an unusually timid Alex Marquez at the finish. Vazquez was almost along- side and rookie Enea Bastianini was a close seventh. Bagnaia also set a new lap record. Argentine GP winner, Sky VR46 KTM's Romani Fenati had been in the lead group, but slowed to retire with engine trouble. Miller reopened his points lead with better than a race to spare with 104 to Fenati's 74 and Vazquez's 72. Rins had 71, then comes the younger Marquez with 60. The Moto3 race was a slugfest with Jack Miller (8) coming out on top for a third time in 2014. It's all fun and games if you're on the podium: Rossi, Marquez and Bautista enjoy the moment.

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