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of carbon fibre. The bike is also embellished with racing components such as the five-spoke magnesium rims and the lightened single-sided swinging arm. Worthy of note is the absence of turn indicators and an odometer: the only instrumentation is a tachometer and a water temperature indicator. Tamburini’s bike will be on display at the Ducati Museum until January 15, 2020. ......................................................................................... ZARCO AND KTM SPLIT K TM has announced that French rider Johann Zarco and the Red Bull KTM MotoGP team will not complete the second season of a two-year agreement together next year. The former Moto2 World Champion and the factory team have mutually decided to end his stint in orange at the end of their 2019 championship campaign. The 29-year-old joined KTM towards the end of 2018 after his second term in MotoGP and for his first ride as a full-factory supported rider. to mould the #5 machine to the Frenchman’s wishes and requirements, this undoubtedly caused frustrations within the camp with Zarco’s teammate Pol Espargaro making regular Q2 qualification appearances and persistently in the mix for top ten positions on race day. Ultimately both Zarco and the team decided not to proceed into the 2020 season together and will now focus on sending Zarco out with a bang during the final eight rounds and remaining months of MotoGP 2019. Despite Zarco attempting to adapt his riding style to the KTM RC16 and the team in the pits trying KIWI RIDER 85