T H E P L A Y E R S
Pata Honda's Sylvain Guintoli
became only the second French-
man to win the World Champion-
ship last year. In 2015 the reigning
champ has swapped his Aprilia
for the latest Honda CBR1000RR,
and it may turn out to be the ideal
year to have to leave the RSV-4
garage. That's simply because
the rules should suit all the previ-
ous next best machines, like the
Honda. Guintoli will have World
Supersport Champion Michael van
der Mark with him in a theoretically
ideal Honda mix of experience and
youth.
Too many British riders again
in World Superbike, but just like
the ubiquitous Spanish riders in
MotoGP, the Brits are on the best
bikes on merit.
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WORLD
SUPERBIKE
WITH NEW RULES AND SOME RIDER SHUFFLING,
THE FIGHT FOR THE 2015 SUPERBIKE TITLE IS
SHAPING UP TO BE A THRILLER
The World
Superbike
Championship
enters a new
era in 2015.
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