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Motorsport: Zarco becomes the first home winner of the French MotoGP in 71 years [SOUND]

# Motorsport: Johann Zarco made history by becoming the first home rider in 71 years to win the MotoGP French Grand Prix. The 34-year-old LCR Honda rider finished 19.907 seconds ahead of six-time world champion Ducati’s Marc Marquez with 20-year-old rookie Fermin Aldeguer of Ducati-Gresini in third. Zarco’s victory ended a run of 22 straight wins for Ducati and lifted him to sixth in the overall standings. He says making history in his home race is special:

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