Cluzel finishes 2021 WorldSSP season with ‘crazy’ 13th to first win

Jules Cluzel calls the 2021 WorldSSP season finale race ‘crazy’ after winning from 13th on the grid. Dominique Aegerter helps Ten Kate Yamaha take the teams' title with P3 in race two.
Jules Cluzel, Indonesian WorldSSP race2, 21 November 2021
Jules Cluzel, Indonesian WorldSSP race2, 21 November 2021
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After a disappointing start to the season, Jules Cluzel fi🤡nished 2021 inဣ stunning fashion as he claimed WorldSSP race two victory in Mandalika despite starting from 13th on the grid. 

Cluzel’s win completed a brilliant final three rou🌊🌸nds in which he took four wins from six races and was the highest points scorer. 

The GMT94 Yamaha rider started his winning strea🌺k in race two at Portimao, before backing that up with a double at Portim🅷ao. 

After coming from 13th to first in Mandalika race two, a ra🐽ce that saw him better 𝓀2021 WorldSSP champion Dominique Aegerter on the final lap thanks to a move at turn 15, Cluzel added: "It was great starting from 13th to then win. We didn’t have the best warm-up this morning, but the team and my teammate Valentin really worked hard to analyse the data together and we improved the bike a lot. 

"Yesterday was also a great race to finish fourth, and today I pushed a little bit more. The lastไ lap was crazy, I’m sure it was g𒐪reat to watch also! Really happy to end the season like this."

While it wasn’t the end to proceedings 🐻that Aegerter would have liked as he eventu🌠ally got relegated to third by Niki Tuuli, the Swiss rider’s podium did mean he clinched the team’s title for Ten Kate. 

"The main goal was to take the teams’ championship for Ten Kate Yamaha, whi🎃ch we managed to achieve," said Aegerter.

"Again on the podium, I tried to fight for the victory and for a small time I was f𝐆irst, but there was a big battle with five or six riders. 

"Everybody enjoyed the race, I was a bit ♓unlucky to be third, but we’ve had a great season. 

"Big thanks to the organisers for making this weekend possible in Indonesia. Thank you also to my team, sponsors, family and everybody who has supported me th🥂is season."

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