Guintoli wins world Superbike title
The Aprilia rider edged out defending world champion Tom Sykes, on a Kawasaki, by winning both of Sunday's races under the floodlights of the Losail circuit.
File photo of France's Sylvain Guintoli during the FIM World Superbike Championship in Derby in the East Midlands, England. (AFP/Andrew Yates)
PARIS: France's Sylvain Guintoli won the world Superbike title on Sunday (Nov 2) after a season-long battle with Britain's Tom Sykes which went down to the last round in Qatar.
The Aprilia rider edged out defending world champion Sykes, on a Kawasaki, by winning both of Sunday's races under the floodlights of the Losail circuit.
Guintoli ends the season with 416 points to Sykes' 410.
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