• Rea wraps up championship with fourth-place finish in opening race
Becomes his nation’s first motorcycling world champion since 1968Jonathan Rea has won the world superbike title after finishing fourth in the opening race of the day in Jerez.
The Northern Irish rider had only needed a top-nine finish to ensure he became his nation’s first motorcycling world champion since 1968. Rea finished behind England’s Tom Sykes, the Welshman Chaz Davies and Michael van der ticket of Holland.
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Source: theguardian.com