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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 14:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bridgestone: Marquez edges Lorenzo in French MotoGP qualifying]]></title>
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Repsol Honda rookie sensation Marc Marquez claimed pole position for tomorrow’s French Grand Prix by the narrowest of margins, out-pacing Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo by just three-hundredths of a second.
 
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 03:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marquez steals the limelight with second MotoGP pole position]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Marc Marquez bounced back from a fall in the final practice session ahead of the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France at the Le Mans Bugatti circuit to take his second ever MotoGP pole position with the Repsol Honda rider setting the fastest time ahead of his fellow countryman, Jorge Lorenzo and the Yamaha Factory Racing YZR-M1 while shocking the whole MotoGP paddock was Andrea ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/marquez-steals-the-limelight-with-second-motogp-pole-position/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 13:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedrosa pleased to have had dry day in France]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Dani Pedrosa had hoped for a dry start to the Le Mans weekend and was happy to have one on Friday, setting the pace ahead of a projected wet Saturday.

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The Repsol Honda Team rider led the way with his best effort of 1’34.035, edging out teammate Marc Marquez by just over one tenth of a second.

“We had a chance to run in the dry, so it was important to get some informat ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/pedrosa-pleased-to-have-had-dry-day-in-france/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedrosa tops day one at MotoGP round 4 under the French sun]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dani Pedrosa topped the first day of Free Practice at the Le Mans Circuit with the Repsol Honda rider stamping his authority at the famous French track ahead of this Sunday’s Monster Energy Grand Prix de France. Pedrosa was followed into second place by his teammate Marc Marquez and the Yamaha Factory Racing machine of Valentino Rossi in third place.

We were able to make some positive ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/pedrosa-tops-day-one-at-motogp-round-4-under-the-french-sun/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Different challenges for Marquez and Pedrosa for French GP]]></title>
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World Championship leader Marc Marquez heads to Le Mans with the added task of needing to learn a new circuit on MotoGP™ machinery. As for Repsol Honda Team partner Dani Pedrosa, he is striving to end a winless French run in the top class.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/different-challenges-for-marquez-and-pedrosa-for-french-gp/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 01:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bridgestone: Bugatti circuit places emphasis on acceleration for the French GP]]></title>
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The fourth round of the 2013 MotoGP™ season takes place at the iconic Le Mans circuit after an exciting start to the championship that has yielded three different winners from the first three races.
 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/bridgestone-bugatti-circuit-places-emphasis-on-acceleration-for-the-french-gp/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedrosa storms to first win of the season at Jerez]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After getting the holeshot at the start of the race to lead into the first corner, Pedrosa was overtaken by Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo on the first lap who set a fierce pace in the opening stages of the contest, setting a new race lap record of 1’39.565 on lap two. 

Pedrosa managed to regain the race lead from Lorenzo on lap six before pulling away to take the chequered ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/pedrosa-storms-to-first-win-of-the-season-at-jerez/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 14:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stylish Pedrosa takes victory in front of home crowd at Jerez]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dani Pedrosa took the spoils today in round three of the 2103 MotoGP championship at the Jerez de La Frontera circuit in Spain where the Repsol Honda rider left the rest of the field in his wake while fellow countrymen Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) and teammate rookie Marc Marquez thrilled the partisan crowd with their overtaking manoeuvres that saw rookie Marquez getting the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/stylish-pedrosa-takes-victory-in-front-of-home-crowd-at-jerez/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 14:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lorenzo lands on pole position in sizzling Spanish MotoGP]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On his twenty-sixth birthday Jorge Lorenzo was the life of the party at a sunny Jerez circuit, the Spaniard guiding his Yamaha Factory Racing M1 to pole position with a scorching time of 1’38.673.
Jo ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/lorenzo-lands-on-pole-position-in-sizzling-spanish-motogp/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 19:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pole position the best birthday present for Lorenzo at Jerez]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Birthday boy Jorge Lorenzo romped to pole position for the Yamaha Factory team at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit during a drama-filled 15 minute qualifying session that saw Repsol Honda Pairing Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez finish in second and third places respectively despite a fall from Pedrosa in the final minutes of the session. Celebrating his 26th birthday today, Lorenzo was ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/pole-position-the-best-birthday-present-for-lorenzo-at-jerez/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 13:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lorenzo seizes the initiative in Jerez Friday practice]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo took control in Friday free practice at Jerez, the current MotoGP™ World Champion setting the benchmark time of 1’39.562 at a circuit which yesterday unveiled a corner named in his honour.
 
Lorenzo narrowly eclipsed his Spanish rival Dani Pedrosa to the best time of the day after the Repsol Honda set a time of 1’39.704 in the morning’s FP1 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/lorenzo-seizes-the-initiative-in-jerez-friday-practice/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lorenzo leads the way on day one at Jerez]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo toped the time sheets on the first day of practice ahead of the Gran Premio bwin De Espana at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit with the Spanish rider topping both Free Practice sessions with Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Cal Crutchlow second fastest and Dani Pedrosa in third position for the Repsol Honda Team. There was also a small bit of drama ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/lorenzo-leads-the-way-on-day-one-at-jerez/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 16:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Great race for Marc Marquez at Austin]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez emerged victorious from a race-long battle with his teammate Dani Pedrosa at Circuit of the Americas to become the youngest ever race winner in the premier class of Grand Prix racing.
 
Marquez’s stellar performance at the age of twenty years and sixty-three days sees him surpass former record holder Freddie Spencer who was twenty years and one hundred and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/great-race-for-marc-marquez-at-austin/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marquez smashes the record books at circuit of the Americas]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Marc Marquez has become the youngest ever rider to take a victory in the MotoGP class with the 20-year-old taking his maiden race at the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas ahead of his Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa and their main rival Jorge Lorenzo taking third for the Yamaha Factory Racing team.

After taking my first podium in Qatar I was very happy, but I am even more so ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/marquez-smashes-the-record-books-at-circuit-of-the-americas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bridgestone: Marquez takes pole position for inaugural Americas race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Marquez takes pole position for inaugural Americas MotoGP™ race
 
 
Marc Marquez set a scorching time of 2'03.021 to claim pole position for the inaugural Americas MotoGP race as the Repsol Honda rider continued to dominate proceedings at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas.
 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/bridgestone-marquez-takes-pole-position-for-inaugural-americas-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 05:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marquez grabs debut pole in devastating fashion in Austin ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Marc Marquez claimed his first ever pole position in the MotoGP class in today’s qualifying session ahead of the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas where the Repsol Honda rider topped the timesheets ahead of his teammate Dani Pedrosa and Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo. The new qualifying format once again prove to be thoroughly entertaining with the top 12 riders from all ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/marquez-grabs-debut-pole-in-devastating-fashion-in-austin/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marquez happy, Pedrosa puzzled by lack of grip on Friday at COTA]]></title>
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Repsol Honda Team finished first and second on the first day of practice at Circuit of the Americas. 2013 rookie Marc Marquez led the way and was generally pleased, although teammate Dani Pedrosa was particular baffled by a distinct lack of adhesion.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/marquez-happy-pedrosa-puzzled-by-lack-of-grip-on-friday-at-cota/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bridgestone: Marquez tops Friday practice in Texas]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Marquez tops Friday practice in Texas
 
Round 2: Americas MotoGP™ - Free Practice One &amp; Two


Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez took his pre-season testing form at Circuit of the Americas to top both Friday practice sessions and end the day quickest ahead of his teammate Dani Pedrosa.
 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/bridgestone-marquez-tops-friday-practice-in-texas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marquez dominates day one at Circuit of the Americas]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Marc Marquez stamped his authority on the first day of free practice at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas in preparation for the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas with the Repsol Honda rider finishing fastest ahead of his teammate Dani Pedrosa and LCR Honda rider Stefan Bradl. 

It's been a very positive first day. We took the top time and this is important.Marc ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/marquez-dominates-day-one-at-circuit-of-the-americas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedrosa ready to put Qatar behind him as he arrives in Texas]]></title>
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The season-opening Qatar Grand Prix was a somewhat low-key affair for Dani Pedrosa, who missed out on the podium and finished behind new Repsol Honda Team teammate Marc Márquez. Having analysed the situation, the 2012 championship runner-up now heads to this weekend’s race in Texas with confidence.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/pedrosa-ready-to-put-qatar-behind-him-as-he-arrives-in-texas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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