Bo Bendsneyder delighted the home crowd at Assen with a commanding win in a shortened WorldSSP Race One.
For a while during a stopped and restarted – and thus shortened – WorldSSP Race One at Assen, it looked like Can Öncü (Yamaha bLU cRU Evan Bros Racing) would run away to take another win like he did in Race One at Portimao.
It was not to be, as the chasing Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) – with the sun on his back and entire Dutch crowd right behind him – closed in and passed the Turkish rider to take his second win of the season. And with a margin of victory of over three seconds from the nearest challenger.
Öncü did not even get to finish second, as Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) was to sweep past and take the runner-up sport with Can third – and at least on the podium.
Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura Ducati) was fourth, in a lonely position at the end, with Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) leading a five rider group across the line in fifth place, after what was a de-facto sprint race over only 12 laps, not the planned 18.
Leonardo Taccini (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team Ducati) was sixth, the recovering Philipp Öttl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati) seventh, recent WorldSSP300 champion Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha bLU cRU Evan Bros Racing) eighth and former WorldSSP champion Lucas Mahias (GMT94-Yamaha) ninth. The solo Kawasaki entry, ridden by Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) was tenth.
One more race for the WorldSSP Riders at Assen, scheduled for 18 laps on Sunday 13 April.
