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Editorial RIDE
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The storm before the cloud Moto2 losail - Rising sun greets dawn of new era FIM MotoGP World Championship GALLERY motogp
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Loris capirossi – 300 up Italy’s other MotoGP hero FIM INSIDE STANDINGS
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Retrospective 24 Hours of Le Mans QTEL FIM Endurance World Championship RIDE
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New era for Sidecar FIM Sidecar World Championship RIDE
Publishing Director: Guy Maitre
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Chief Editor: Isabelle Larivière Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme 11, route Suisse – 1295 Mies – Suisse Tel : +41-22 950 95 00 – Fax : +41-22 950 95 01 @ : info@fim.ch website : www.fim-live.com
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Thomas Betti, first winner in the history FIM e-Power International Championship FIM INSIDE PADDOCK supercross
Interview Ryan Dungey A phenomenal rookie
Photos: David Reygondeau Stan Perec Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Press Service Acorn Woods Communications Jake Miller - G2F Media Youthstream FIM Archives & Collection C.Lavery (Vintage) Chip Yates Eric Malherbe
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New format - Same champion Bou triumphs for fourth year in a row
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FIM INSIDE
STANDINGS
PADDOCK supercross
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FIM Magazine n° 72 Issued March-April 2010
Let it snow! FIM Snowcross World Championship vINTAGE
Past issues available on request The articles published in this magazine do not necessarily reflect the official position of the FIM.
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The content of this publication is based on the best knowledge and information available at the time the articles were written.
History of individual Motocross World Championships TECH TALK
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Pushing performance & packaging limits Developing a short-circuit winning electric Superbike GALLERY ENDURO
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Johnny Aubert – Portrait A very discreet champion
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