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Melandri takes his first ever Tissot-Superpole win

Saturday, 18 June 2011 14:18 GMT
Melandri takes his first ever Tissot-Superpole win


Melandri set a new track best of 1 minute 57.634 seconds in Superpole 3 and he will start Sunday's 20-lap races with his great rival Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team) as his closest challenger. Biaggi's team-mate Leon Camier and championship leader Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) complete the front row.


Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike) put in a late charge to fifth, with Eugene Laverty (Yamaha World Superbike Team), Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team) all joining him on row two.