Bayliss Double in Assen
Bayliss Double in Assen

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Race 1: Bayliss powered to his fifth win at Assen in the opening race after a mistake by early leader Kagayama (Alstare Suzuki) on lap 12 left him with a gap at the chicane. The Australian then increased his lead over the following riders in the final laps to win by a margin of 2 seconds. Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) took the runner-up slot, in a sprint to the finish with Max Neukirchner (Suzuki Alstare). Kagayama took fourth from Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB), both riders holding off a late charge by Jakub Smrz (Ducati Guandalini). Seventh and eighth went to Kiyonari (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) and Tamada (Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse), who faded after a good start. Tenth went to Max Biaggi (Sterilgarda Ducati). A clash in the opening laps eliminated two potential winners, Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB) and Ruben Xaus (Sterilgarda Ducati). Troy Bayliss: "I'm very happy with the way it turned out of course, but all the other guys were riding really well today. I made a really good start, pushed reasonably hard but Yukio was riding good and when he passed me, I thought I'd follow him for a while. He made a little mistake finally and I thought it was time to put my head down. I was turning round a bit, more than normal, but just wanted to keep an eye on how fast Carlos was coming through basically." Carlos Checa: "I thought many times about Valencia and didn't want to make the same mistake twice, but Max slowed down a little before the end and when I saw clear road I passed him. He was behind and it was very close but it was nice to fight until the end and get onto the podium." Max Neukirchner: "It's been a long time since I've been on the podium, the last time was in 2005 and I'm so happy right now to ride for the Suzuki factory team and it's a fantastic podium for me. I did a good job for this race, and also my team, and we worked really hard for this result. Race 2: Bayliss also took the win in race 2 after leading from lights to flag. He was pushed all the way by Haga, who was never able to pass him and in the end the gap was 0.082 seconds. Thanks to this win, the Australian has now increased his championship lead to 70 points over second-placed Checa. The Spanish rider grabbed the final podium position with a superb recovery from a bad start, overtaking Xaus on the final lap. Fifth place went to Neukirchner, the first Suzuki to the chequered flag, ahead of team-mate Kagayama and Gregorio Lavilla (VentAxia VK Honda). Smrz finished in eighth place, ahead of Tamada (Kawasaki). It was another disappointing race for Max Biaggi, who struggle to twelfth, while Fabrizio retired. Troy Bayliss: "It's been an incredible weekend, pole and two race wins on the last time I'm going to ride a bike around Assen in a race that's for sure. That was such a hard race to control it like I did, because Nori is so strong. I did all the tricks I could use in the last few laps to hold him off and was lucky enough to get it. I used a harder tyre in the second race and my lap times are a lot more consistent so that was a good choice for sure. I think these guys here with me are my main contenders for the year at the moment." Noriyuki Haga: "For sure I was unlucky for the first race but I'm very happy for the second place. It was a really tough race with Troy and I was looking for a way I could pass him but I couldn't find one. But I never gave up and tried my best until the last lap. You know, I'm very tired and now I'm looking forward to the next round at Monza, where I won both races last year." Carlos Checa: "It was quite a bad start as usual for me, we need to improve that area. Of course it was a very hard race, we made some changes and I was not comfortable at the beginning, but I was able to keep a good pace and catch the guys in front of me and finish on the podium, which for us was a surprise because I didn't expect it at the end." World Superbikes – Assen Race One Result Pos – Rider – Team - Time 1 - Troy Bayliss - Ducati Xerox Team - 36'50.907 2 - Carlos Checa - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda - 36'53.039 3 - Max Neukirchner - Team Alstare Suzuki - 36'53.086 4 - Yukio Kagayama - Team Suzuki Alstare - 37'01.826 5 - Troy Corser - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB - 37'01.958 6 - Jakub Smrz - Guandalini Racing by Grifo's - 37'02.886 7 - Ryuichi Kiyonari - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda - 37'06.091 8 - Makoto Tamada - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - 37'09.302 9 - Gregorio Lavilla - Ventaxia VK Honda - 37'09.541 10 - Max Biaggi - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - 37'11.606 11 - Régis Laconi - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - 37'16.666 12 - Kenan Sofuoglu - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr. - 37'16.971 13 - Ayrton Badovini - Team Pedercini - 37'26.489 14 - Karl Muggeridge - D.F. Racing - 37'27.173 15 - Shinichi Nakatomi - YZF Yamaha - 37'28.122 16 - Ruben Xaus - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - 37'28.193 17 - Sébastien Gimbert - Yamaha France Ipone GMT 94 - 37'29.944 18 - Russell Holland - D.F. Racing - Bertocchi - 37'36.069 19 - Shuhei Aoyama - Alto Evolution Honda Superbike - 37'55.802 20 - Arie Vos - Fabricom - MCT Racing - 37'55.929 21 - Loic Napoleone - Grillini PBR Team - 38'13.684 22 - Roberto Rolfo - Hannspree Honda Althea - 38'12.477 Classified RT - Michel Fabrizio - Ducati Xerox Team - 15'23.058 RT - Fonsi Nieto - Team Suzuki Alstare - 16'34.933 RT - David Checa - Yamaha France Ipone GMT 94 - 10'13.167 RT - Luca Morelli - Alto Evolution Honda Superbike - 10'27.218 RT - Noriyuki Haga - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB - 1'45.719 NS - Vittorio Iannuzzo - Team Pedercini Fastest Lap: Max Neukirchner - 1'39.395 World Superbikes – Assen Race Two Result Pos – Rider – Team - Bike 1 - Troy Bayliss - Ducati Xerox Team - 36'46.238 2 - Noriyuki Haga - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB - 36'46.320 3 - Carlos Checa - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda - 36'52.574 4 - Ruben Xaus - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - 36'53.813 5 - Max Neukirchner - Team Alstare Suzuki - 36'54.249 6 - Yukio Kagayama - Team Suzuki Alstare - 37'00.237 7 - Gregorio Lavilla - Ventaxia VK Honda - 37'01.453 8 - Jakub Smrz - Guandalini Racing by Grifo's - 37'02.614 9 - Makoto Tamada - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - 37'03.507 10 - Troy Corser - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB - 37'04.618 11 - Fonsi Nieto - Team Suzuki Alstare - 37'05.164 12 - Max Biaggi - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - 37'07.690 13 - Karl Muggeridge - D.F. Racing - 37'10.032 14 - Roberto Rolfo - Hannspree Honda Althea - 37'16.085 15 - Shinichi Nakatomi - YZF Yamaha - 37'16.490 16 - Régis Laconi - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - 37'17.487 17 - Sébastien Gimbert - Yamaha France Ipone GMT 94 - 37'17.566 18 - Ayrton Badovini - Team Pedercini - 37'26.052 19 - Kenan Sofuoglu - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr. - 37'36.194 20 - Russell Holland - D.F. Racing - Bertocchi - 37'37.792 21 - Shuhei Aoyama - Alto Evolution Honda Superbike - 37'37.880 22 - Loic Napoleone - Grillini PBR Team - 37'48.920 23 - Arie Vos - Fabricom - MCT Racing - 37'48.967 Not Classified RT - Michel Fabrizio - Ducati Xerox Team - 17'06.964 RT - Ryuichi Kiyonari - Hannspree Ten Kate Honda - 14'00.817 RT - Luca Morelli - Alto Evolution Honda Superbike - 7'25.849 Fastest Lap: Troy Bayliss - 1'39.562 Championship Points after race two 1 - T. Bayliss - 178 2 - C. Checa - 108 3 - T. Corser - 89 4 - F. Nieto - 85 5 - R. Xaus - 81 6 - N. Haga - 67 7 - M. Neukirchner - 66 8 - M. Biaggi - 54 9 - G. Lavilla - 48 10 - L. Lanzi - 42 11 - Y. Kagayama - 41 12 - R. Kiyonari - 39 13 - M. Fabrizio - 37 14 - J. Smrz - 35 15 - M. Tamada - 28 16 - K. Sofuoglu - 26 17 - K. Muggeridge - 25 18 - R. Laconi - 21 19 - R. Rolfo - 20 20 - R. Holland - 10
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