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Haga wins to keep title hopes alive.

Sunday, 7th October 2007

Noriyuki Haga on the Yamaha Italia machine took a dominant win at Magny-Cours for the final round of the Corona Extra Superbike World Championship, while Championship leader James Toseland was forced across the gravel.

Ruben Xaus got caught up in the Biaggi –Toseland freight train as the pair of them sandwiched him through a corner pushing him back two places. By now Bayliss was getting impatient and shoved his way under Neukirchner physically bumping the German rider out of the way.

Bayliss now had Corser in his sights and it all kicked off on lap 19. the feuding Australians changed place four times, bashing elbows all the way, but it was Bayliss who came out on top.

Toseland came over the line in seventh place and now has 405 points, 17 clear of Haga who is second. Race two will decide the Championship.

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WSBK race results (1) – Magny-Cours:

1. Noriyuki Haga
2. Troy Bayliss
3. Troy Corser
4. Max Neukirchner
5. Fonsi Nieto
6. Max Biaggi
7. James Toseland
8. Ruben Xaus
9. Regis Laconi
10. Roberto Rolfo

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