Jonathan Rea
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Jonathan Rea said
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about World Superbike
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“The World Superbike Championship is in a really healthy place,”
belfasttelegraph Sunday, November 27, 2022 8:13:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea added
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about Alvaro Bautista
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“For sure, Ducati has been the reference this year — they’ve been a wake-up call for everyone that they need to improve. That combination of Alvaro and the bike — he’s had a phenomenal season,”
belfasttelegraph Sunday, November 27, 2022 8:13:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“I am truly humbled and honoured to be recognised yet again at this level for my achievements and contribution to motorcycling”
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, October 12, 2022 4:29:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“I was really on my limit today,”
belfasttelegraph Monday, October 10, 2022 5:02:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea says
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"We know the power that rugby has to inspire change, not just in rugby, but create change through rugby," "We're looking forward to really building on the momentum that the Black Ferns have created thus far, the Rugby World Cup is going to continue to create and then Super Rugby Aupiki is set to continue into next year"
newshub Thursday, September 29, 2022 12:36:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“I am really happy and excited to renew my contract with Kawasaki, to roll on for two more years. It has been an incredible partnership; we have enjoyed so much success together that it is almost a natural progression,”
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, July 19, 2022 2:12:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“We kept everything sensible and I felt I could do whatever I wanted with the bike when I was alone, but in traffic I couldn’t do what I wanted,”
belfasttelegraph Sunday, July 17, 2022 2:03:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“I’m excited because after Misano, we did some testing at Aragon and also Suzuka for the 8-Hours,”
belfasttelegraph Saturday, July 16, 2022 12:08:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“I feel really good, especially after a battle like that because the pace was phenomenal,”
belfasttelegraph Monday, April 25, 2022 12:32:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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about World Superbike
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“I’m so fortunate to have a race-winning package here in World Superbike with KRT, an incredible team,”
belfasttelegraph Sunday, November 21, 2021 1:10:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea added
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“I have so many good memories from this sport and I’ve had an incredible life, an incredible story and I’m proud to be at such a number,”
belfasttelegraph Sunday, November 21, 2021 1:10:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“The position doesn’t really matter so much today, for me it was more about the feeling on the bike,”
belfasttelegraph Monday, October 18, 2021 1:06:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"I made a really good getaway and tried to do my rhythm and focus on myself,"
belfasttelegraph Saturday, October 16, 2021 10:45:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“It’s a good opportunity to try to have a good weekend, try to forget what’s going with the championship, and maximise the opportunities,”
belfasttelegraph Saturday, October 2, 2021 12:38:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“We had a good set-up in the test and I felt quite good,” “The Portimao crew have done a good job with the surface and aside from maybe two key areas, the track is like a snooker table – so smooth and you can really enjoy riding the bike around here”
belfasttelegraph Saturday, October 2, 2021 12:38:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“That was a hard shift. I was terrible here last year, so to claim third position in race one, I’m delighted. You know this is a world championship with some of the most talented riders in the world and I can’t win all the time. If I get beat, I get beat and try to learn from it”
belfasttelegraph Monday, May 31, 2021 12:30:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“I really enjoyed Estoril last season and I have happy memories of winning the championship there. But to be honest from a track point of view I was quite average (a fourth, fifth plus a crash and remount to finish 14th) in the three races. "I had got off to a bad start in FP1, so I always felt as if I was playing catch-up. So, we will bring a fresh mindset and with the new Ninja ZX-1000RR I am feeling relaxed and comfortable. I am optimistic for this weekend because we have worked on some of the weaker aspects and characteristics that Estoril has and I believe the benefits of that will show through when we start FP1 on Friday”
belfasttelegraph Friday, May 28, 2021 1:53:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“We reached 100 wins today and it was done with a lot of hard work,”
belfasttelegraph Monday, May 24, 2021 11:46:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“I am super-excited to go racing again, because it feels like last season was so long ago,”
belfasttelegraph Friday, May 21, 2021 2:13:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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about World Superbike
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“It’s a huge honour to win BBC Sport NI’s Sports Personality of the Year award. In what’s been a tough year for sport it’s a blessing that we managed to get our Championship completed, and to bring another World Championship back to Northern Ireland makes me very proud,”
belfasttelegraph Thursday, December 17, 2020 2:39:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"Last night thieves broke into my garden shed and stole my training bikes and kids bike along with garden equipment! Please help me to get these bikes back!"
belfasttelegraph Monday, November 9, 2020 8:24:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea added
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"In normality I would usually have travelling support at the majority of the rounds. It's a shame there has been nobody trackside this season, but messages of support have been coming through social media platforms. "
belfasttelegraph Saturday, October 17, 2020 5:26:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"It's always exciting as a rider to go somewhere new and experience a new track, feelings with the bike, and I feel my crew always understand what I need so we should get on top of the set-up pretty quickly and then enjoy the track,"
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, October 13, 2020 2:59:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"Having started 300 World Superbike races makes me feel old, but it was a nice Superpole race and Alex (Lowes) kept me honest. In race two, we were struggling with traction in the exit from corners. I was struggling too much exiting Turn 5 with the tyre spinning too much. I was riding to the limit, but unfortunately not to the podium place that was the target"
belfasttelegraph Monday, October 5, 2020 11:47:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"After today, I think I should be happy, but of course tomorrow is one opportunity, but also in Estoril we have three more opportunities," "It's not about the Championship right now, it's about doing the best I can in every race and making no mistakes, and we'll see where we are tomorrow afternoon"
belfasttelegraph Sunday, October 4, 2020 3:21:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"You can never plan a wet race but in the beginning my plan was to go to the front and do my own rhythm and forget about the others,"
belfasttelegraph Sunday, October 4, 2020 3:21:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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about Magny Cours
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"Magny-Cours is a circuit I have a lot of special memories of from my recent past. "
belfasttelegraph Thursday, October 1, 2020 12:52:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“I just didn’t have it in the final race. I had a lot of vibration in the brakes. Then the tyre grip level started to drop. The target here was to increase our championship lead and I think we managed quite well”
belfasttelegraph Sunday, September 20, 2020 10:02:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"It's really exciting because I grew up watching MotoGP racing at Montmelo and I love the layout of the track. I also played it on the PlayStation and it was one of my favourites. "
belfasttelegraph Thursday, September 17, 2020 2:24:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"That was incredible, I didn't expect it,"
belfasttelegraph Monday, August 31, 2020 11:34:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"That was incredible, I didn't expect it,"
belfasttelegraph Monday, August 31, 2020 11:03:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"I'm so disappointed for myself and the team. I had nothing for the guys today. I just didn't have it from the rear tyre. "
belfasttelegraph Monday, August 3, 2020 11:09:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"I think we can take a lot of positives away and it's probably our best Jerez weekend to date because we've been competitive and this is a circuit that doesn't really suit my bike,"
belfasttelegraph Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:54:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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about Scott Redding
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"With about six or seven laps to go, Scott came through with a block pass in T6 and from that point I tried to retaliate,"
belfasttelegraph Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:54:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"We have three races every weekend now, and the Superpole race may have fewer points but there are a lot of points up for grabs at each round and a lot of points to lose as well by making mistakes,"
belfasttelegraph Sunday, July 26, 2020 5:20:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"After the crash in race one, I got a great start in the Superpole race and just put my head down,"
belfasttelegraph Monday, March 2, 2020 1:26:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"I'm relatively ok. I stayed under the bike for a while and it burnt through to my leg,"
belfasttelegraph Saturday, February 29, 2020 12:39:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"During the height of the fire, it got to within 5km of the house and Tatia's parents were told to leave,"
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, February 19, 2020 11:54:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"Despite the slow start to my season the results were consistent, and this was also down to my team, as we kept the pressure on. I said to them if I can't win I will be second or third, and I really hate getting beat,"
independent-ie-regional Saturday, January 25, 2020 3:31:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“Thanks to my team for giving me an incredible bike. We changed the bike race to race massively. So looks like our bikes are working in a huge window,” “I achieved a massive target of mine in my career, which was to finish every single race in the season. We did that, so I am immensely proud. I couldn’t have done that without the incredible team and support of my family, so thank you very much to all of them,”
thepeninsulaqatar Sunday, October 27, 2019 9:26:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“I started in a rhythm and at the pace I was comfortable with and kept it there and stuck to the plan,”
gulf-times Saturday, October 26, 2019 12:10:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“Riding under the lights is something really special because you feel at one with the bike as there are no external distractions in your line of sight. After an amazing weekend in Argentina, where I felt really competitive with the bike and we worked really well as a team in the limited practice time, that will be the same target in Qatar,”
thepeninsulaqatar Friday, October 25, 2019 10:18:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“To work really well together to maximise the potential of the Ninja ZX-10RR. Our goal is simple to go out and win some races and end the season on a high. It has been a real dream season and I am really looking forward to the Losail race weekend. Can’t wait to get there,”
thepeninsulaqatar Friday, October 25, 2019 10:18:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea told
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"They don't like that my opinion was different to their's,"
belfasttelegraph Monday, October 14, 2019 1:46:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea added
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“I’m going to Ibiza tomorrow. It’s my brother Richard’s stag party so this is a great way to go and celebrate”
newsandstar Sunday, September 29, 2019 8:35:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea added
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“I’m going to Ibiza tomorrow. It’s my brother Richard’s stag party so this is a great way to go and celebrate”
oxfordtimes Sunday, September 29, 2019 8:09:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea added
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“I’m going to Ibiza tomorrow. It’s my brother Richard’s stag party so this is a great way to go and celebrate”
yorkpress Sunday, September 29, 2019 7:02:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea added
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“I’m going to Ibiza tomorrow. It’s my brother Richard’s stag party so this is a great way to go and celebrate”
worcesternews Sunday, September 29, 2019 6:05:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea added
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“I’m going to Ibiza tomorrow. It’s my brother Richard’s stag party so this is a great way to go and celebrate”
chesterfirst Sunday, September 29, 2019 5:36:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea told
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"It was like being at the funfair, at the dodgems, in those first laps,"
belfasttelegraph Saturday, September 28, 2019 5:21:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea told
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"I wanted to make this weekend count as we know this is one of the strongest circuits of the year for me and Kawasaki,"
belfasttelegraph Sunday, September 8, 2019 7:14:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"I would have laughed if you had told me on Friday that I would win three races. I didn't expect this after practice. We took advantage of the wet race on Saturday and in the two races today I had zero problems. The team gave me a great bike and yes, you could say I'm happy"
belfasttelegraph Monday, July 8, 2019 12:29:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"I knew we had a good wet set-up on the Kawasaki for the wet," "But you never know in those conditions, as one lapse in concentration can lead to a mistake. It's a huge win for me"
belfasttelegraph Monday, July 8, 2019 12:29:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"After the red flag, the only oil flag I saw was after the chicane over the blind crest where we are on the brakes. I almost lost the front, let off the brakes and ran straight on. There were cars, marshals and crashed bikes everywhere - a strange moment"
belfasttelegraph Monday, July 8, 2019 12:29:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea told
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"I would have laughed if you had said to me before the weekend that I'd win three races here,"
belfasttelegraph Sunday, July 7, 2019 5:49:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"Nothing beats that winning feeling and to win here in Misano, where I won my first ever World Superbike race 10 years ago, was special and then to win the last race and close on Alvaro in the Championship was massive"
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, June 25, 2019 4:59:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"It is super nice to win again, albeit in difficult conditions. I'm so happy,"
belfasttelegraph Saturday, June 22, 2019 7:22:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea told
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"Today was much better than yesterday - I managed to stay out of trouble and ride my own race,"
belfasttelegraph Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:58:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea commented
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"It was a solid weekend and we extracted the best out of the Kawasaki ZX-10RR for three second places, trying 100%. We made a small change between race one and the sprint race, but it didn't work. Once I lost Alvaro's slip-stream I just managed my own races and enjoyed the scraps with Alex. "
belfasttelegraph Monday, March 18, 2019 1:43:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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about Joey Dunlop
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"I'm amazed to be mentioned in the same breath as Joey Dunlop, who was my hero in my younger days. "
belfasttelegraph Saturday, January 19, 2019 1:35:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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“There are no words. I’ve worked so hard for this —there have been lots of ups and downs along the way,” “I’m living the dream but I feel the best is yet to come. I was just a kid from Northern Ireland with a dream but I have finally got here”
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, January 1, 2019 1:13:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea commented
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"Following on from an amazing weekend at Jerez, we are taking good momentum into Qatar. "
belfasttelegraph Thursday, November 2, 2017 1:53:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea told
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"To win dominantly in Jerez after yesterday was really nice because we changed the bike a lot,"
belfasttelegraph Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:54:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea told
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"To win dominantly in Jerez after yesterday was really nice because we changed the bike a lot,"
independent-ie-regional Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:19:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea told
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"To win dominantly in Jerez after yesterday was really nice because we changed the bike a lot,"
independent-ie Sunday, October 22, 2017 4:02:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"It's incredible, I'm in a bubble,"
belfasttelegraph Monday, October 2, 2017 12:24:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea added
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"I'm sure the opposition will up their game to try and beat me, but meanwhile I'll just savour the moment and see out the rest of the season. There are still four races left and I will be trying for the best results possible. Kawasaki will not be sitting on their laurels. "
belfasttelegraph Monday, October 2, 2017 12:24:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"To win 50 races would be massive and if I do it in race one it would be lost in having also won the championship. I have great memories of watching the likes of Fogarty, James Toseland and Neil Hodgson - they were heroes to me, now I'm one of them. It's surreal. "
belfasttelegraph Saturday, September 30, 2017 4:43:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"It felt super good out there. We put a good package together and we have a good idea which one of the Pirelli tyre options we hope to run in the race. I am feeling good for long distance or a one-lap attack, the only downside may be the weather"
belfasttelegraph Saturday, September 30, 2017 12:13:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"It's exciting, the team have done such a tremendous job all season. There are six races to go and I have a big advantage. I could win it tomorrow, in Jerez or Qatar, but it would be nice to get it wrapped up as soon as possible. "
belfasttelegraph Saturday, September 30, 2017 12:13:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"To win 50 races would be massive and if I do it in race one it would be lost in having also won the championship. I have great memories of watching the likes of Fogarty, James Toseland and Neil Hodgson - they were heroes to me, now I'm one of them. It's surreal. "
belfasttelegraph Saturday, September 30, 2017 12:13:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"I am really, really happy to win and aside from a little issue in race two it was plain sailing. "
belfasttelegraph Monday, September 18, 2017 12:43:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"I made a really good start and built up a lead," "I am really happy with my team - riding the bike is such a pleasure and I'd like to thank them for such a great package"
bbc Saturday, September 16, 2017 8:01:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"Thinking about your and your family buddy!"
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, August 31, 2016 10:48:00 AM EAT
Jonathan Rea added
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"When he left the championship to go to MotoGP he was a top rider, but it was clear that he was not on a competitive bike. "
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, August 24, 2016 1:01:00 PM EAT
Jonathan Rea said
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"It has been a perfect weekend with pole position and two race wins. We could not have asked for any more"
belfasttelegraph Monday, March 23, 2015 1:52:00 PM EAT
Key Titles and Phrases | Count | Lang | Last Seen |
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champion | 100.00% | EN | 10/26/201726/10/2017 |
Names | Lang | Count |
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Jonathan Rea | EN | 72.97% |
Jonathan Rea | FR | 14.19% |
Jonathan Rea | NL | 11.49% |
Jonathan Rea | PT | 1.35% |
Type | Entity Name | Count |
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![]() | World Superbike | 7.54% |
![]() | Scott Redding | 5.23% |
![]() | British | 3.08% |
![]() | Team | 2.92% |
![]() | Eugene Laverty | 2.92% |
![]() | Alex Lowe | 2.46% |
![]() | Tom Sykes | 2.31% |
![]() | British Broadcasting Corporation | 1.85% |
![]() | Chaz Davies | 1.69% |
![]() | Honda Motor Co | 1.69% |
![]() | Michael van der Mark | 1.69% |
![]() | Joey Dunlop | 1.38% |
![]() | Grand Prix | 1.38% |
![]() | Prix | 1.38% |
![]() | Lewis Hamilton | 1.23% |
![]() | Sir | 0.92% |
![]() | Formula One | 0.92% |
![]() | Magny Cours | 0.92% |
![]() | Ronnie O Sullivan | 0.77% |
![]() | Jordan Henderson | 0.77% |
![]() | Tyson Fury | 0.77% |
![]() | Mary Peters | 0.77% |
![]() | Ian | 0.77% |
![]() | Mike | 0.77% |
![]() | Jonas Folger | 0.77% |
![]() | James McManus | 0.77% |
![]() | Mo Farah | 0.62% |
![]() | Carl Frampton | 0.62% |
![]() | Lady | 0.62% |
![]() | Rory McIlroy | 0.62% |
Type | Entity Name | Score |
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![]() | World Superbike | 0.0474 |
![]() | Michel Fabrizio | 0.04 |
![]() | Scott Redding | 0.0332 |
![]() | Neil Brittain | 0.027 |
![]() | Eugene Laverty | 0.0188 |
![]() | Michael Rinaldi | 0.0166 |
![]() | Alex Lowe | 0.0148 |
![]() | Tom Sykes | 0.0133 |
![]() | Ben Spies | 0.0128 |
![]() | Michael van der Mark | 0.0121 |
![]() | Chaz Davies | 0.0116 |
![]() | Honda Motor Co | 0.0092 |
![]() | Raffaele de Rosa | 0.0078 |
![]() | Joey Dunlop | 0.0077 |
![]() | Lewis Hamilton | 0.0074 |
![]() | Grand Prix | 0.0066 |
![]() | Team | 0.0064 |
![]() | Tai Woffinden | 0.0063 |
![]() | Jason O Halloran | 0.0062 |
![]() | Prix | 0.006 |
![]() | Magny Cours | 0.006 |
![]() | Jimmy McRae | 0.006 |
![]() | Jules Cluzel | 0.0058 |
![]() | James Hind | 0.0058 |
![]() | Jordan Henderson | 0.0053 |
![]() | Garry McCoy | 0.0052 |
![]() | Mary Peters | 0.0051 |
![]() | Jonas Folger | 0.005 |
![]() | Paul Girvan | 0.005 |
![]() | Ronnie O Sullivan | 0.0048 |


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Gabby Logan replied
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"It's almost as niche and regional as Jonathan Rea"
belfasttelegraph Saturday, December 5, 2020 3:41:00 PM EAT
Steven Beacom added
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"Poor decision. Not for the first time. Jonathan Rea deserves to be on the shortlist. He has had another magnificent year"
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, December 2, 2020 11:56:00 AM EAT
Scott Redding said
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"Jonathan was going a little bit wide into the turn and I thought I was close enough to go inside but, when he braked, he braked really, really hard and I was on the limit of the tyre, trying to stop, thinking it was impossible. "
belfasttelegraph Monday, August 3, 2020 11:09:00 AM EAT
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