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Triumph back on the podium with McCoy

Wednesday, 1 July 2009 15:54 GMT
Triumph back on the podium with McCoy
Team ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Racing scored a great result in Triumph's home round at Donington as Garry McCoy took the first podium for the legendary brand in the modern era. It is a historic result for the English manufacturer in their second World Supersport season and is the best racing result in over a couple of decades. The Australian rider got a good start and took fourth place, a position he maintained until halfway into the race when he managed to overtake Sofuoglu. He then built a substantial advantage and finished on the podium. After the Donington results, McCoy lies ninth in the riders' standings.


"It feels great to be the first rider to score a podium result with a Triumph" declared a clearly emotional McCoy. "I've been collaborating with the English manufacturer for two seasons now, but with Giuliano Rovelli's team only since the last round of the last season. We didn't start the season on the right foot but now we're scoring great results. I knew that sooner or later I would ride a great race. I have to thank the entire team for a good job done on the machine which is getting better and better. Now we've broken the ice but there is still a long way to go in the championship".