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I've decided to retire from top class racing," an emotional Gibernau,
33, told a news conference in Barcelona on Wednesday.

"It has been an incredible experience and has provided with me some
unforgettable moments.

"I'm proud of my triumphs. I've dreamed of being world champion, I've
had some difficult times and they've made me value the good times.

"I've enjoyed winning races in both 500cc and MotoGP and enjoyed
leading the world championship and contesting it right up until the
end."

Gibernau, who finished second to Valentino Rossi in 2003 and 2004,
said that he had decided to quit, despite being offered the chance of
a ride with Kawasaki and several other teams next season.

"If I had accepted the offers to continue just for the sake of
carrying on then it wouldn't have made me happy, especially if it was
just for money," he said. "Now I've got other projects to concentrate
on."

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-Michael
Div. VF500-, RS250- og CBR600F-dele m.m. til salg på:
http://www.hondacbr600.frac.dk/

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"MKS - 74" <mks74temp@gmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
news:vbv3l2pq8l1l54eu56ls7e7s9gp0bbg2ec@4ax.com...
> I've decided to retire from top class racing," an emotional Gibernau,
> 33, told a news conference in Barcelona on Wednesday.
>
> "It has been an incredible experience and has provided with me some
> unforgettable moments.
>
> "I'm proud of my triumphs. I've dreamed of being world champion, I've
> had some difficult times and they've made me value the good times.
>
> "I've enjoyed winning races in both 500cc and MotoGP and enjoyed
> leading the world championship and contesting it right up until the
> end."
>
> Gibernau, who finished second to Valentino Rossi in 2003 and 2004,
> said that he had decided to quit, despite being offered the chance of
> a ride with Kawasaki and several other teams next season.
>
> "If I had accepted the offers to continue just for the sake of
> carrying on then it wouldn't have made me happy, especially if it was
> just for money," he said. "Now I've got other projects to concentrate
> on."

Bare vent og se........
Han vil over og køre VM i Supermotard.

Jakob.

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Sete har været den eneste, der kunne køre Rossi op, men det var som om, det
stoppede fra dag til anden. Mon ikke det er kravebenet der tvinger ham til
at stoppe - Loris er jo på toppen på trods af alderen...
-m0rt3n xt125

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On Wed, 8 Nov 2006 21:59:24 +0100, "m0rt3n"
<jnsn@_R_E_M_O_V_E_mail.dk> wrote:

>Sete har været den eneste, der kunne køre Rossi op, men det var som om, det
>stoppede fra dag til anden. Mon ikke det er kravebenet der tvinger ham til
>at stoppe - Loris er jo på toppen på trods af alderen...

Personligt tror jeg at det er en kombination af mange ting, han gider
kun køre på nogenlunde konkurrencedygtigt materiel, den helt utrolige
mængde uheld han har været udsat for (af nogle kaldet "the Rossi
curse" efter dengang med gummi på grid'en) og så skaden nu m.fl,
hvilket gør at motivationen er forduftet. Alt forsåvidt ganske
forståeligt og selvom jeg personligt gerne havde set ham i 2007 (på en
konkurrencedygtig cykel) som en af mine personlige favoritter, må
enhver racer jo gøre op med sig selv hvornår det hele bliver for surt
eller man er lidt mæt af det hele....altså bare at acceptere.

--
-Michael
Div. VF500-, RS250- og CBR600F-dele m.m. til salg på:
http://www.hondacbr600.frac.dk/