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Joan Mir: riding MotoGP bike 'not really hard' compared with Moto2

MotoGP rookie Joan Mir says riding the Suzuki in testing was “not really hard” compared with the 600cc Marc VDS Moto2 machine he raced during the 2018 season.  Mir is one of four riders making the step up to the premier class this year from Moto2, with the Spaniard following in the footsteps of Maverick Vinales by joining Suzuki after just one campaign in the intermediate category – in which he finished sixth overall with four podiums.  The 2017 Moto3 champion ended the final winter test at Jerez 14th overall and just a second off the pace, while impressing from the off in his first test a week earlier in Valencia.  Comparing Moto2 and MotoGP machinery, Mir...
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