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Lacking confidence on a dry track on raintyres resulted in a disappointing thirteenth spot for Bo. He was never in the race for a moment. The race was postponed for half an hour because of the changing conditions and shortened to nine laps. The organisers of the Rookies Cup decided to send the riders out on wet tyres. Bo had qualified fifth and a good result should be possible. But as soon as the riders went out is was obvious the track had dried out completely and no more rain…

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After a nearly flawless practice and qualifying Bo was fifteenth on the grid and feeling confident, eager to get a good result in his seventh race in the Spanish Open. In the warmup he was only three tenth of a second behind first place, there was nothing to stop him for getting a good result. An unfortunate maneuver on his bike resulted in fracturing his arm. His race was over after two laps. “I was shifting my body on the bike to go into the fourth corner, when the back…

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Bo Bendsneyder and Jorge Martín gave the huge Dutch TT crowd exactly what they had stayed for with a thrilling battle that ultimately produced a Dutch winner as 15-year-old Bendsneyder flashed across the line in front on Saturday afternoon. 16-year-old Spaniard Martín took a clear second and extended his points lead after five of the 14 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup races this season. The contest for third was even more intense and only sorted out at the final corner as Stefano Manzi claimed the honours from Olly Simpson, Soushi…

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In his first Dutch TT ever Bo just misses out on the podium and takes fourth in the first race. Fourth is his best result so far in the Red Bull Rookies Cup. The race was brought back to fourteen laps because of the heavy rain. After a good start Bo lost several places in the jam in corner one and comes out as tenth after lap one. After a few laps he loses even more spots and finds himself in thirteenth. The gap to the leader is already 19…

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Bo Bendsneyder sits on Pole Position for his home round of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup at Assen. The 15-year-old Dutchman held off two determined Italians, 17-year-old Manuel Pagliani and 15-year-old Stefano Manzi, to lead the front row. “It’s just fantastic, I can’t believe it, my first Dutch TT and I am on pole,” he enthused as the local journalists sought his quotes in the Rookies Cup garage immediately afterwards. “I know the track of course and that helps but I have also been getting quicker and quicker since…

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Bo took seven championship points in the two races at Catalunya this weekend. Both races were hard-fought. “I’m quit pleased with this weekend, both races went quit well, but we could have gotten some more points.” Starting from eighth Bo finished lap one as eleventh. After a few laps a nine rider group was formed behind the four frontrunners, battling for fifth. Bo was right in the middle of it and was easily following the pace. He was in ninth for quit some time. The first corner looked to be…

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Bo Bendsneyder took a hard fought eleventh at the Aragon circuit. For a short while he was in a group fighting for third. Bo looks back at the race with some mixed feelings. “We have shown this weekend we can right there with the top riders. Off course I’m happy with eleventh, but with a little luck we could have been further up.” After a good start Bo is fifteenth after lap one. Fabio Quartararo and Jorge Navarro are in the lead, followed by a group of seven. Bo is…

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Bo took four points at Mugello, but wasn’t really happy about it. Setting up the bike was the big issue this weekend. Free practice one was dry, free practice two and qualifying was soaking wet. “it is quit hard to set up the bike for a dry race after you’ve been qualifying in the wet. The Mugello track is completely new to me, so that wasn’t helping aswell. My mechanics advice didn’t turn out to be so good, and I had really problems controlling the bike in the race.” At…

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Bo started his race from fourteenth on the grid. “I had a bad start but we were shown a red flag after the first corner, so everybody had to go back to the pit. I saw ambulances on the track but had no idea how serious the crash was.” One of the riders in front of Bo on the grid, stalled his bike. Bo could avoid it, but three riders in the backfield, already up to speed, ran into the stalled rider. The race was stopped immediately and medical assistance was on the grid right away.…

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After a hard fought first Red Bull Rookies weekend, Bo takes home 18 championship points. A fine result were he is really happy about. Not so happy he was with both his starts in the race. Losing precious spots is quit hard to make up in a 16 lap race. ” In my next practice sessions I’m going to focus on my start. I know what I’m doing wrong so that’s were I am going to put my focus on. When I am able to get a good start I can…

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