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    TEN MINUTES WITH... TOMMY BRIDEWELL

    Feb 03, 2020 5 minutes
    WORDS: CARLOS
    IMAGES: ASHAM PHOTO/DUCATI

    FB: After a few bad years, you really found something last season. What made it click for you?

    TB: Erm, in all honesty? It was probably just a lot of belief in the team really. It sounds strange, but not permanently being spilled a load of bullshit about bikes, bits and everything else that I’ve previously had to deal with really made all the difference in myself. When I’ve made my mind up about someone or something, that’s it – and I’ve had a lot of bad experiences in previous seasons, if I’m going to be brutally honest. It just took away from my riding. Yeah, Wilf [Steve Moore, Moto Rapido Boss/Bike Setup) is a bit like Marmite to get on with, but it’s completely black and white with him and the team; he could’ve given me a bike that wasn’t as good as it

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