Pol Espargaro'
Ok so he aint a Moto Gp rider....yet.
This kid is just 15 years old and was the youngest rider to ever enter a World Championship race when he rode his Derbi in the Cataluņa race this last season.....and finished 8th!
Well Spain being a mad biking country they showed live coverage of the final round of the Spanish 125 National Championship on tv last Sunday.
Pol just destroyed the field and was leading by a hefty 18 seconds, when he then went and binned it big time on a right hander! In to the kitty litter he went in a most ungainly manner. He rejoined the race and due to his massive lead was then in 8th position.
He chased down the field and by the end of the race had climbed back to finish 5th, if the race had been a couple of laps longer I swear he would have got a podium spot. But this was enough to see him crowned champ and although many pay no attention to the 125's watch out for this kid.
He is a tidy and meticulous rider who is destined to be a world star. he will no doubt feature in some world championship races this next season.
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