Takaaki Nakagami has been confirmed to continue with LCR Honda until the end of at least 2020, but will miss the final few races due to a shoulder operation.   Nakagami is one of the last men to sign for ’20-the remaining one being Johann Zarco’s KTM replacement- although an announcement has been expected for a while. The Japanese rider has impressed in his sophomore year in the premier class-with a best result of fifth coming at Mugello- and as a result he pushed to receive similar machinery to team-mate Cal Crutchlow for next season. Nakagami currently competes with a year-old Honda, but sampled the ’19 spec bike at the Barcelona test in June-in which he...
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