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Tech3 graduate Oliveira scores first-class win

MOTOGP

ALGARVE CIRCUIT (PRT) 22 NOVEMBER

ROUND 14/14

MotoGP hadn’t visited Portugal since the 2012 season, and before last year no Portuguese rider had ever raced in the premier class. At the conclusion of its maddest (but most welcome) campaign, Miguel Oliveira delighted his house-bound home fans with pole and a dominant win at the Algarve International Circuit.

Of all the grid, Tech3 rider Oliveria had the most experience of the rollercoaster Algarve track. But it was raw talent and an affinity with his KTM that won him the day rather than any insider knowledge. Besides, Algarve on a

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