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The 88th TT edition in Assen promises to be a titanic battle.
Spaniard Marc Márquez, quadruple world champion in MotoGP, won the pole position for the first time on the Drenthe circuit.
Next to the Honda driver in the forefront are the British Cal Crutchlow and Valentino Rossi, the 39-year-old Italian who has triumphed for the tenth time in the 'cathedral & # 39; from Assen last year.
Although Rossi has not won a race since his Yamaha, he is still in second place in the World Cup this season after seven grand prizes. The veteran is 27 points behind Márquez, who continues his third consecutive world title. The Spaniard has been on the podium in Assen for eight years. In MotoGP, he only won in 2014.
The qualification in the Royal class was unusually exciting, with the top ten drivers within four-tenths of a second one-to-one. The TT main number starts at 2 pm and goes over 26 laps. At 11:00, the Moto3 starts, at 12:20 it's the turn of the Moto2 with Bo Bendsneyder. The Rotterdammer starts from the eighth line on point 23.
ANP
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