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MotoGP Misano: Marquez continues to lead

Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez continues to top the free practice timesheets at today's Misano MotoGP round, setting the fastest time in the this afternoon's session but chased hard by team-mate Dani Pedrosa once again.

Marquez used the hard front/soft rear combination of Bridgestones to set a 1'34.200 on his ninth lap this afternoon while Pedrosa's final run saw his best lap get to just 0.033s of the youngster, who had to use his elbow to escape front-end crashes twice in the 45-minute period.

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo are bolted together in third and fourth, just over two-tenths off the lead and only 0.037s separating the factory Yamaha pairing - both are using the new seamless-shift gearbox this weekend.

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Aleix Espargaro made use of his softer rear tyre option to be easily the fastest CRT man in fifth pace to finish only half a second slower than Marquez while Alvaro Bautista slotted into his customary sixth and six-tenths in arrears.

Ducati test rider Michele Pirro was the first Bologna bike, popping into seventh on his 14th lap of 17 and he was chased by the works Desmosedici of Andrea Dovizioso who is another tenth behind the Ignite-backed rider.

Stefan Bradl recovered from a crash at turn five to set the ninth quickest time while Cal Crutchlow continues to struggle down in tenth although he has reduced his gap to the front from 1.4s to one second in the second session.

Andrea Iannone ended the day in 11th on the second Ignite Ducati and one place ahead of Nicky Hayden on a 1'35.431. Danilo Petrucci is second in the CRT fight in 13th ahead of Bradley Smith, who also crashed unhurt, losing the front into turn one early on. Michael Laverty also reduced his gap to the leaders by a second, ending in 21st.

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