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New book: Official MotoGP Season Review 2016

Official MotoGP Season Review 2016

By Julian Ryder
Priced £35
Published by Evro Publishing
On sale November 30

Hot off the presses almost as fast as Jorge Lorenzo was away from the start line in the season ending Valencian MotoGP race little more than a couple of weeks ago, this is the definitive story of an intriguing campaign in which Marc Marquez really came of age as he won the sport’s elite crown for the third time.

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The young Spaniard had to get to grips with the electronics and handling of his Repsol Honda but he also changed his tactics in some degree, riding for points, not having to win every corner though along the way making some amazing saves as the bike threatened to high-side him off. Round by round, Ryder chronicles the determined efforts of Marquez and his peers in what, until the final three races was a highly competitive chase.

Valentino Rossi was in the thick of it, but the rider dubbed the “GOAT” – not as irreverent as it sounds, rather an acronym for the “Greatest of all Time,” but his crash in Japan, along with that of the outgoing champion Lorenzo later in the same race handed the crown on a plate to Marquez, leaving the Movistar Yamaha duo to scrap for the runner-up spot in which Rossi prevailed.

It was year of race winners. The top three in the title stakes all took to the step of the podium, though at various times, six others tasted the victor’s champagne, among them Cal Crutchlow, the first British rider since Barry Sheene in 1981 to win in the top flight, who then repeated that success to become the top Independent rider.

Crutchlow’s wins, along with those of Jack Miller, Maverick Vinales at Silverstone, Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso, are full detailed with eight pages devoted to each round of the series, including stats, times, lap charts and rider analysis. The highs, and there were plenty, plus the low, the awful tragedy of Luis Salom at Barcelona are chronicled

Throughout, the book is lavishly illustrated with pics by top snapper Andrew Northcott and adding to the depth, there is renowned journalist Matt Oxley’s take on a season of rule change, the switch from Bridgestone to Michelin tyres plus a detailed technical analysis by Neil Spalding.

Coverage too of the Moto2, Moto3 and Red Bull Rookies makes this the complete reference, but very readable record of one of the best MotoGP series in years.

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