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Magny-Cours WSBK: Rea beats Sykes to win wet opening race
New World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea overhauled teammate Tom Sykes to lead home a Kawasaki one-two in a wet first race at Magny-Cours. The Ulsterman, who clinched the crown at the previous round at Jerez, reeled in long-time leader Sykes and made the decisive move at the 180° hairpin with three laps to go to clinch his 13th win of the year. Sykes had surged from ninth on the grid to lead the early stages, going around the outside of Rea at the Adelaide hairpin on the third lap and opening up a three second gap out front. But the Yorkshire-born rider began to struggle with rear tyre grip in the tricky conditions, allowing Rea to close in. With five laps remaining, just 1.1s separated...
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