Superbike: Tom Sykes does a double in Race 2

Tom Sykes closes the 2014 Riviera di Rimini round as an absolute dominator, leaving his opponents only crumbs: at yesterday's Superpole, with the related record taken from Troy Corser, one of his idols, he adds the double in the race, and to the new best lap stolen from Carlos Checa, who was then stolen again by Davide Giugliano in Race 2.

The World Champion held the lead of the classification without difficulty, after the Race Direction detected a jump start on Davide Giugliano: penalty for the Italian driver and consequent return to the rear.
Giugliano, however, did not lose heart and was the author of a great comeback, also supported by fantastic support from the public present, up to a good ninth place: for him there is much regret for the mistake, given how he was able to react to the difficulty.
Small consolation for the Ducati rider, the best lap at Misano and a new track record.

Loris Baz's other Ninja completes the podium, thus giving Kawasaki an extraordinary double, demonstrating absolute dominance here at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.
Third step of the podium went to Marco Melandri who, with the young Baz, entertained the crowd quite a bit: the two were the authors of a fantastic race, in which the Aprilia rider tried right up until the end to snatch second place from him.

Unfortunately, a day to forget for Ducati: in addition to Giugliano's penalty, Chaz Davies was the victim of a fall about halfway through the race.

In fourth place we find the other RSV4 of Sylvain Guintoli, which leaves Tom Sykes a bit behind in the world championship standings: today the Frenchman didn't seem as fit as usual and was never able to really fight for the podium.

Fifth place for Jonathan Rea, ahead of Toni Elias, the two Suzukis of Eugene Laverty, Alex Lowes, Davide Giugliano and David Salom, in tenth place and first of the EVOs.

Great performance for Sylvain Barrier, returning to the World Championship after a long absence following the accident, who managed to keep Leon Haslam's Pata Honda team Honda behind him.

Of note is the excellent 13th place of Ivan Goi, one of the Wilde cards of the weekend.

Also for EVO, we highlight the fall of Christian Iddon of the Bimota Alstare team.

Below is the order of arrival for Race 2 of the Riviera di Rimini round:

1. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 21 laps
2. Loris Baz FRA Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +3.083s
3. Marco Melandri ITA Aprilia Racing RSV4 +3.413s
4. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Aprilia Racing RSV4 +5.092s
5. Jonathan Rea GBR PATA Honda CBR1000RR +18.975s
6. Toni Elias ESP Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 +19.365s
7. Eugene Laverty IRL Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 +20.177s
8. Alex Lowes GBR Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 +20.439s
9. Davide Giugliano ITA Ducati SBK 1199 Panigale R +33.820s
10. David Salom ESP Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +42.156s (E)
11. Sylvain Barrier FRA BMW Italia S1000RR +43.581s (E)
12. Leon Haslam GBR PATA Honda CBR1000RR +51.993s
13. Ivan Goi ITA Barni Ducati 1199 Panigale R +53.714s (E)
14. Riccardo Russo ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +59.316s (E)
15. Alessandro Andreozzi ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +1m 00.914s (E)

16. Niccolo Canepa ITA Althea Ducati 1199 Panigale R +1m 01.839s (E)
17. Claudio Corti ITA MV Agusta RC F4RR +1m 07.178s
18. Bryan Staring AUS IRON BRAIN Kawasaki ZX-10R +1m 13.510s (E)
19. Peter Sebestyen HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR +1m 31.715s (E)

Ayrton Badovini ITA Bimota Alstare BB3 (E) *
Christian Iddon GBR Bimota Alstare BB3 (E) *

* Ineligible to score points, removed from results (Badovini across the line 12th, Iddon DNF)

Not Classified

20. Jeremy Guarnoni FRA MRS Kawasaki ZX-10R 17 laps completed (E)
21. Geoff May USA Team Hero EBR 1190RX 16 laps completed
22. Chaz Davies GBR Ducati SBK 1199 Panigale R 15 laps completed
23. Sheridan Morais RSA IRON BRAIN Kawasaki ZX-10R 10 laps completed (E)

Did Not Start

Aaron Yates USA Team Hero EBR 1190RX
Fabien Foret FRA MAHI Kawasaki ZX-10R (E)
Matteo Baiocco ITA Grandi Corse Ducati 1199 Panigale R (E)
Imre Toth HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR
Michael Savary SUI Dream Team MV Agusta RC F4RR