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On Track Off Road No.181

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2019 xxxxxxxx: Worldsbk xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br />

test aragon<br />

There’re so many guys that if they had<br />

the right conditions, they would be ‘the<br />

guy’. I’ve been in that position before<br />

and now I’m the one winning because of<br />

everyone working in my corner. It makes<br />

me appreciate being in this position all<br />

the more.”<br />

That knife-edge between success and<br />

failure has seen Rea walk a tightrope in<br />

recent years. He has been able to achieve<br />

remarkable spoils and rewrite the history<br />

books: it’s also forced his team to<br />

reassess the position of his teammate.<br />

Sykes has gone from the leading man to a<br />

member of an ensemble cast where he is<br />

replaceable. His time in the spotlight has<br />

come to an end and he’ll exit the stage for<br />

new pastures with Shaun Muir Racing in<br />

2019.<br />

“It’s the end of a great era between Kawasaki<br />

and myself,” admitted Sykes. “I’m very<br />

proud of what we achieved and I’m very,<br />

very fortunate to be able to say that I’m a<br />

world champion.

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