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Max Biaggi takes two podiums in Lausitz |
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Posted by Staff
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Monday, 10 September 2007 |
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Max Biaggi took podiums in both 24-lap
World Superbike races at the Eurospeedway Lausitz today with second and third
places.
Yukio Kagayama was unable to take part due to a hand injury
sustained yesterday: His wrist was badly swollen this morning so he went to the
Clinica Mobile this morning for a check-up. X-rays of his right wrist revealed
that he had a fracture of his fifth metacarpal and so was unable to race.
Troy Bayliss (Ducati) and Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) led the charge in the
first race, but later on Haga took advantage of his opponent's tyre problems and
pulled away finishing the clear winner 11 seconds ahead of Biaggi.
Bayliss and Haga once again charged off into the distance at the start
of race two but this time Bayliss was in no mood to surrender: He took the
chequered flag just over a second ahead of Haga with Biaggi third and series
leader James Toseland (Honda) fourth.
Max Biaggi - Race
1: 2nd, Race 2: 3rd:
"It is always good to be on the podium though I'm a
little disappointed that I didn't finish higher up in race two. It was a much
faster race and the two guys in front kept up a better pace and I could not
catch them. After two days of weather that was not so good, it was a relief that
it didn't rain today. Our set-up for the dry wasn't so bad but maybe it wasn't
quite as good as Bayliss or Haga today. I had a few little problems with the
bike missing gears a couple of times and so I modified my riding to get round
the problem. Both my starts today were not so bad but once the I lost touch
with the leader in race one and the two of them in race two, it was too
late."
from Team Suzuki press
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