Nicolo Bulega on Toprak Razgatlioglu Italian WorldSBK battle: “His plan was to stop me”

Nicolo Bulega and Toprak Razgatlioglu shared anothe⭕r intense battle in Race 1 at 𒈔the Italian WorldSBK.

Nicolo Bulega, Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 Italian WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Nicolo Bulega, Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 Italian WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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The Italian WorldSBK appeared to be delivering a classic race in Race 1 of the 2025 edition of the round held at Cremona Circuit, but once 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nicolo Bulega was able to impose his pace from the front his early battle with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toprak Razgatlioglu was over.

Bulega started from pole position and made the holeshot into t💖urn one, but Razgatlioglu was aware of the danger of the Italian’s pace and passed him into the final corner on the opening lap.

From there, Bulega tried on multiple occasꩵions to regain the lead, but until lap five the BMW rider was able to retaliate. Only on lap six was Bulega able to make a pass stick on Razgatlioglu, and from there he was eventually able to make his pace count and score a fifth victory of the season by 2.8 seconds.

Reflecting on the early battle with Razgatlioglu, Bulega said that the key to eventually coming out on top against the reigning chamꦚpion wa✱s staying calm.

“Toprak [Razgatlioglu] is always very aggressive,”ℱ Bulega told WorldSBK.com after Race 2.

🌼“His plan was to tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚry to stop me because my pace was very good.

“I was just staying calm and knowing th♏at if I could overtake 🌳him, when he would be behind me, I’d have something more.

“When I overtook him, I tr🅠ied to do my pace and my plan worked well.”

Bulega added that this victory was of extra importance after h💧is double-DNF on Sunday at Assen.

“After Assen, I needed a win and to win here in Italy is incredi🎀ble, especially♌ here at Cremona,” he said.

“I never 🔯have a lot of fun riding here because this track, for me❀, is very difficult.

“It’s incredible to win here. It means we made a step from last year andও we can fig🌃ht in every race.”

Bulega’s victory means he is now 26 points clear of Razgatlioglu in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:World Superbike riders’ standings ahead of Sunday’s two races.

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