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Cycle News 2015 Issue 31 August 4

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WORLD SUPERBIKE WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 10/AUGUST 2, 2015 SEPANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT/SEPANG, MALAYSIA P78 "It is a lot of effort, you have to be on the bike—it is a different life," said Biaggi after a podium in race one and a no score in the second. "I sacrificed the last months for good reason, to train so hard. I did not say until today but I dislocated my shoulder in the testing crash last week. The race one podium is an incredible result. It is a challenge over- come, the challenge of raising ing problems in qualifying with setup and confidence, and what he said was a dislocated left shoulder suffered in a training crash. He thought he could take a podium in race two had he not been knocked off, but Biaggi was tremendous value all weekend. Sepang reminded him how hard racing is, so we may not see any more of him in the future. But no promises, it seems. way down to 10th. Biaggi, with Davies and Rea gone away up front, found himself heading straight into the podium battle after long term leader Tom Sykes suddenly struggled so badly he dropped to fifth, and 17 seconds lost in six or so laps. For Biaggi what was maybe his last hurrah, it was a long and loud one. Especially after find-

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