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This article originally appeared on Late-Braking MotoGP.

This article originally appeared on Late-Braking MotoGP.

This article originally appeared on Late-Braking MotoGP.

This article originally appeared on Late-Braking MotoGP.

The season opener at Losail went mostly according to expectations, which is to say it was crowded up front. At one point I counted nine bikes in the lead group, a sight normally seen in Moto3. French sophomore Johann Zarco led from pole most of the day, fueling a lot of premature trash talk. Once his tires went up, though, it came down to Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marquez for early bragging rights. Round One goes to the Italian on points. No TKO.