MotoGP rocked by rider's fiery practice crash

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Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi has escaped superior wounded aft a fiery clang during last signifier for the Valencia MotoGP.

In a melodramatic commencement to the session, the Italian fell astatine crook 7 connected his retired thigh from the pits connected acold tyres, little than 2 minutes aft the lights turned green.

The motorcycle tube rolled done the gravel earlier bursting into flames.

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Officials reddish flagged the league arsenic the messiness was cleaned up, but Bezzecchi was capable to instrumentality to the pits and implicit the league connected his spare bike, yet posting the 22nd fastest time.

Australia's Jack Miller was quickest.

A full of 7 riders fell successful chill conditions that made it hard to get vigor into the tyres.

KTM's Brad Binder was different to fall, but helium recovered to acceptable the 3rd fastest time, portion Spain's Raul Fernandez was taken to infirmary for checks aft helium besides fell, though helium was capable to locomotion distant from the accident.

The different Australian successful the field, Remy Gardner, was 19th.

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