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After a strongly build up and exciting race Bo took his first podium in the Spanish Open. The race was redflagged after a big crash and shortened to twelve laps. Bo got in a eight rider group after the restart fighting for the lead. Bo was mostly in seventh in the group. Halfway of the race Bo stepped up his pace and got to fourth within three laps. With two laps to go he took over third spot. In the last lap he was even in second, but was outsmarted by Malaysian…

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Pole man Bo Bendsneyder made a fabulous start to the ninth Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season with a hard fought victory in Jerez Race 1. Bendsneyder carried his wonderful qualifying form into the race and set a fast pace from the early laps but could never break away from Simpson and Gutierrez who left the front row with him. The trio couldn’t break away either and were joined by 16-year-old Italian Fabio Di Giannantonio. As if that was not exciting enough Asia Talent Cup Champion Kaito Toba, the 15-year-old…

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With fourth in the first race of the Spanish Open, Bo showed he’s going to be a force to be reckoned with this season. He had a good weekend at Portimão, with taking third in qualifying but just missing out on the podium in the race. After a poor start Bo gets after six laps connection to the group fighting for third. He’s in front of the group most of the time, but breaking away is not possible. “My strength is in braking, but when I managed to open up…

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Allthough results in the two last races of the season weren’t that good, Bo left Valencia with a positive feeling. “ Thenth in qualifying was more than I had hoped for, the bike was working well and my laptimes came quit easy.” Both races were interrupted by red flags after several crashes. The fortyfour riders were forced to do two sprintraces of nine laps. In the first race Bo was immediately in a strong group. There was no time for building his race up slowly and Bo fought his way…

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Bo took a well deserved sixth at Autódrome Internacional do Algarve after a strong performance in the race. The fifteen-year old showed some real perceverence and good racecraft. Starting from seventeenth he managed to gain eleven places, finishing the race in sixth. “ It was a tough weekend, qualifying didn’t go well. The bike setup was ok but I couldn’t get into a rhythm. This morning in the warmup, the feeling was back. Despite the gusty wind I could keep up easily with the fastest guys, and that even on…

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After two races at the Motorland Aragon circuit the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup comes to an end for this season. Bo takes a fifth and a seventh and finishes the championship in ninth. “The results this weekend were good and that is a nice end to the season. This year in the Rookies Cup was a great experience, and I’m proud to announce I will be back next year.” Race one Jorge Martin won the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup for 2014 with a masterful fourth while arch rival…

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With mixed feelings and eight points in his pocket Bo left the Misano circuit this weekend. It was a difficult weekend because of the rain on Friday during practice and in qualifying. The race on Saturday was on a dry track. “Eight place was the maximum result looking at the conditions. Misano is a hard track and when it’s wet it is very slippery. I went in to the race on a base setup and I knew it was going to be tough.” Bo starts from eleventh, and gains a…

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Bo had a tough weekend at the Navarra circuit. Setting up the the bike was a tough job. The race, shortened to nine laps after a red flag, didn’t give him the opportunity to get into his rythm and a twentythird spot was his result. The race start was really messy with Fabio Quartararo stalling his bike on the grid and waving his hands to stop the startprocedure. The race is stopped an Fabio has to start from pitlane. Bo has a real bad start from sixteenth and tries to fight…

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Jorge Martin won two races to claim 25 points at Silverstone with the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Race 1 being interrupted by rain. The 16-year-old Spaniard was on Pole after being quickest all through practice and resisted the most intense pressure from his very able opposition in both races. He thus extended his points lead over Joan Mir. The 16-year-old Spaniard finished second ahead of 15-year-old Italian Stefano Manzi who picked up his sixth P3 of the season, the same position he holds in the points table. The race…

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An eight-man Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup battle for the lead all the way to the final lap only produced a winner at the final corners as Joan Mir snatched victory from Fabio Di Giannantonio with Stefano Manzi chasing them across the line. It was the second win of the season for 16-year-old Spaniard Mir but the first time on the podium for Italian 15-year-old Di Giannantonio whose previous best was fifth in Race 1 at the Sachsenring. Italian 15-year-old Manzi seems stuck in second or third. Cup points leader…

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