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Martin's Valencia MotoGP retirement was pre-planned with Aprilia

Jorge Martin has revealed that he and Aprilia had already decided he wouldn’t complete the Valencia Grand Prix, feeling he still wasn’t fit enough to finish a full MotoGP race.

Having skipped the last four rounds of the season due to a collarbone injury, Martin made it to the 15th lap of Sunday’s 27-lap Valencia round before pulling into the pits to retire from the race.

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