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9 Nov 2003, 12:03 (Ref:777741)
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Best riders of 2003
The season had so much great races in every class. Rossi had mid-season slump but he recovered with 6 wins in last 7 races. Gibernau had also great season, and the Ducatis were better than excepted.
Poggiali won championship in his first season in 250cc, while Rolfo struggled in the last race. Elias had too much bad races, as had de Puniet. In 125cc, Pedrosa kept good pace throughout the year. Sad end for his season in Phillip Island. Nine different winners and many good riders who didn't win. Interesting to see, how long will the streak of races with no one winning two in a row take? But here's my list of Top 5 riders in each category: MotoGP: 1 Rossi - no words 2 Gibernau - Best form of his career 3 Capirossi - Good move to go to Ducati 4 Biaggi - No real challenge to Rossi even with Honda 5 Hayden - best rookie 250cc: 1 Rolfo - great job with inferior bike 2 Poggiali - had best machine, but was more consistent than de Puniet and Elias 3 Elias - more wins than anyone in this class 4 de Puniet - Finally a winner 5 Battaini - best private rider 125cc: 1 Pedrosa - Only one who was able to dominate race in dry conditions 2 de Angelis - very unlucky to not get a win 3 Barbera - great jump to the top 4 Stoner - fantastic rider to watch 5 Jenkner - After first win it looked good, but then 4 DNF's in a row. |
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9 Nov 2003, 13:00 (Ref:777814)
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MotoGP. agree ...except Hayden .. on the full season .. he is no top 5 ...
250. De Puniet .. finally .... a double winner 
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9 Nov 2003, 16:51 (Ref:777985)
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1 Rossi 2 Capirossi 3 Gibernau - the ehart says hgiher though 4 Bayliss 5 Biaggi 250cc: 1 Poggiali 2 Elias 3 Rolfo 4 de Puniet 5 Battaini 125cc: 1 Pedrosa 2 de Angelis 3 Kallio - dragged KTm to the front after a midseason swap 4 Barbera 5 Stoner Last edited by BootsOntheSide; 9 Nov 2003 at 16:53. |
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9 Nov 2003, 17:17 (Ref:778015)
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MotoGP
1 Rossi 2 Giberneau - the surprise of the season. 3 Biaggi 4 Capirossi 5 Bayliss 250cc 1 Rolfo 2 Poggiali - excellent rookie season 3 Elias 4 de Puniet 5 Matsudo - did wonders on an old Yamaha 125cc 1 Pedrosa 2 de Angelis - did everything but win 3 Barbera 4 Dovizioso - unexpected contender 5 Perugini |
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9 Nov 2003, 21:15 (Ref:778184)
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1. Rossi 2. Gibernau 3. Capirossi 4. Edwards 5. Bayliss |
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9 Nov 2003, 21:39 (Ref:778202)
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MotoGP
1. Rossi 2. Gibernau - carried team after tragedy 3. Capirossi 4. Nakano - finished every race but one... the last one! 5. Bayliss - impressive 'rookie' season 250cc 1. Rolfo - put Honda where it shouldn't have been half the time 2. Poggiali - impressive debut 3. Elias - fast but must learn to ride in wet 4. de Puniet - fast with three wins 5. West - dragged uncompetitive bike into top places 125cc 1. Pedrosa - great rider 2. de Angelis - unlucky 3. Perugini - back in contention 4. Kallio - put KTM on the map 5. Dovizioso - consistent but tailed season off poorly |
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9 Nov 2003, 22:11 (Ref:778238)
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1. Gibernau 2. Rossi 3. Capirossi 4. Hayden 5. Biaggi 250CC 1. Poggiali 2. Rolfo 3. de Puniet 4. Elias 5. Battaini 125CC 1. Pedrosa 2. Perugini 3. Barbera 4. de Angelis 5. Kallio |
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