{"id":1889693,"date":"2026-04-18T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1889693"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:40:00","slug":"2026-assen-worldsbk-bulega-lecuona-battle-as-rain-shakes-up-race-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1889693","title":{"rendered":"2026 Assen WorldSBK: Bulega, Lecuona battle as rain shakes up Race 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305183_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>2026 Assen WorldSBK: Bulega, Lecuona battle as rain shakes up Race 1<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Nicolo Bulega overcomes a rain scare to extend his unbeaten start to the 2026 WorldSBK season to seven in a row.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Peter McLaren <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-18T15:40:00+01:00\">18 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305183_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305183_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305183_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305183_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305183_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305183_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305183_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305183_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305183_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Iker Lecuona, Nicolo Bulega 2026 Dutch WorldSBK race 1 at Assen.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Nicolo Bulega beat team-mate Iker Lecuona &#8211; and the Dutch weather &#8211; to extend his perfect start to the 2026 WorldSBK season on Saturday at Assen.<\/p>\n<p>Again starting from pole position, Bulega looked to have his seventh victory in the bag as he began to edge away from Lecuona after the midway stage.<\/p>\n<p>But a rain shower then played into Lecuona\u2019s hands, the Spaniard seizing the moment to catch and then attack Bulega, retaking the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Bulega responded as the weather improved, the red machines exchanging the lead before the title leader broke clear in the final laps.<\/p>\n<p>Marc VDS\u2019 Sam Lowes, who qualified between the Aruba riders on the front row, and Barni Ducati\u2019s Alvaro Bautista were also brave in the rain.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lowes caught the Aruba duo heading into the closing laps on his way to a first podium of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lowes took the chequered flag three seconds from Bulega, with Bautista the same margin behind the Brit in fourth.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-81d1359bc9a732d943dfaf2bfdd62fcd2abbdb7356f105d0fd010ce72cd405fd\">  2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen: Championship standings after Race 1   2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Race 1 Results <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bimota\u2019s Alex Lowes was the leading non-Ducati in fifth, with Yamaha\u2019s Andrea Locatelli at the head of a large group of riders in sixth.<\/p>\n<p>That pack included the leading BMW of Miguel Oliveira, whose team-mate Danilo Petrucci jumped the start from fourth on the grid and was handed a costly double long lap penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Petrucci was holding sixth when he dived into the penalty loop &#8211; but carried too much speed, sending him wide and into the gravel trap.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-767f68ddeccdddb56b444f7d46f17d80e3918727ac7732e0ef1ab8baa5f3a7c8\">  Nicolo Bulega brushes off Dutch WorldSBK Superpole crash   2026 Assen WorldSBK: Bulega pole despite Superpole crash <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>MGM\u2019s Tarran Mackenzie joined Oliveira in fighting through the field, but narrowly lost out to fellow Ducati rider Lorenzo Baldassarri for eighth.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><u>Full results from Race 1 at the 2026 Dutch World Superbike round at Assen.<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Nicolo Bulega<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Iker Lecuona<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Sam Lowes<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Danilo Petrucci<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Miguel Oliveira<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Jonathan Rea<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> 2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Race 1 Results<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305185_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305185_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305185_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305185_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305185_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305185_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305185_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305185_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305185_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item next\">\n<h3> Next <\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> 2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen: Championship standings after Race 1<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305144_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305144_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305144_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305144_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305144_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305144_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305144_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305144_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305144_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-875765d9693de8605d4a8ea989a58c682e3debad7dabe8748c9fbe4a8904bd79\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-72168-1654791772.png?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-72168-1654791772.png?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-72168-1654791772.png?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Peter McLaren<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">MotoGP Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez\u2019s injury issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-element-container block block-views-blockrelated-content-related-content-block\">\n<h3>More News<\/h3>\n<div class=\"grid-view grid-2 js-view-dom-id-6fecb731bf2125fc2ee258ae0240344b6921fb59b6ac6bced88dff2a35a397b9\">\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> World Superbikes  Results <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Superpole Qualifying Results<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1776505200\"> 5h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304904_hires.jpg?aspect_ratio=1:1\" alt=\"Nicolo Bulega, 2026 Dutch WorldSBK round at Assen.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> World Superbikes  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Assen WorldSBK: Iker Lecuona leads red-flagged final practice<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1776501000\"> 6h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304721_hires_1600x900.jpg?aspect_ratio=1:1\" alt=\"Iker Lecuona, 2026 Assen WorldSBK.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> World Superbikes  Results <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Final Practice Results<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1776500520\"> 6h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304858_hires_1600x900.jpg?aspect_ratio=1:1\" alt=\"Iker Lecuona, 2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> World Superbikes  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Is Ducati more affected by WorldSBK fuel flow changes in 2026?<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1776495600\"> 8h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304933_hires.jpg?aspect_ratio=1:1\" alt=\"Nicolo Bulega, 2026 Dutch WorldSBK. 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Credit: Gold and Goose.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Nicolo Bulega overcomes a rain scare to extend his unbeaten start to the 2026 WorldSBK season to seven in a row.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Nicolo Bulega beat team-mate Iker Lecuona &#8211; and the Dutch weather &#8211; to extend his perfect start to the 2026 WorldSBK season on Saturday at Assen.<\/p>\n<p>Again starting from pole position, Bulega looked to have his seventh victory in the bag as he began to edge away from Lecuona after the midway stage.<\/p>\n<p>But a rain shower then played into Lecuona\u2019s hands, the Spaniard seizing the moment to catch and then attack Bulega, retaking the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Bulega responded as the weather improved, the red machines exchanging the lead before the title leader broke clear in the final laps.<\/p>\n<p>Marc VDS\u2019 Sam Lowes, who qualified between the Aruba riders on the front row, and Barni Ducati\u2019s Alvaro Bautista were also brave in the rain.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lowes caught the Aruba duo heading into the closing laps on his way to a first podium of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lowes took the chequered flag three seconds from Bulega, with Bautista the same margin behind the Brit in fourth.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-81d1359bc9a732d943dfaf2bfdd62fcd2abbdb7356f105d0fd010ce72cd405fd\">  2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen: Championship standings after Race 1   2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Race 1 Results <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bimota\u2019s Alex Lowes was the leading non-Ducati in fifth, with Yamaha\u2019s Andrea Locatelli at the head of a large group of riders in sixth.<\/p>\n<p>That pack included the leading BMW of Miguel Oliveira, whose team-mate Danilo Petrucci jumped the start from fourth on the grid and was handed a costly double long lap penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Petrucci was holding sixth when he dived into the penalty loop &#8211; but carried too much speed, sending him wide and into the gravel trap.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-767f68ddeccdddb56b444f7d46f17d80e3918727ac7732e0ef1ab8baa5f3a7c8\">  Nicolo Bulega brushes off Dutch WorldSBK Superpole crash   2026 Assen WorldSBK: Bulega pole despite Superpole crash <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>MGM\u2019s Tarran Mackenzie joined Oliveira in fighting through the field, but narrowly lost out to fellow Ducati rider Lorenzo Baldassarri for eighth.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><u>Full results from Race 1 at the 2026 Dutch World Superbike round at Assen.<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Nicolo Bulega beat team-mate Iker Lecuona &#8211; and the Dutch weather &#8211; to extend his perfect start to the 2026 WorldSBK season on Saturday at Assen.<\/p>\n<p>Again starting from pole position, Bulega looked to have his seventh victory in the bag as he began to edge away from Lecuona after the midway stage.<\/p>\n<p>But a rain shower then played into Lecuona\u2019s hands, the Spaniard seizing the moment to catch and then attack Bulega, retaking the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Bulega responded as the weather improved, the red machines exchanging the lead before the title leader broke clear in the final laps.<\/p>\n<p>Marc VDS\u2019 Sam Lowes, who qualified between the Aruba riders on the front row, and Barni Ducati\u2019s Alvaro Bautista were also brave in the rain.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lowes caught the Aruba duo heading into the closing laps on his way to a first podium of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lowes took the chequered flag three seconds from Bulega, with Bautista the same margin behind the Brit in fourth.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-81d1359bc9a732d943dfaf2bfdd62fcd2abbdb7356f105d0fd010ce72cd405fd\">  2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen: Championship standings after Race 1   2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Race 1 Results <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bimota\u2019s Alex Lowes was the leading non-Ducati in fifth, with Yamaha\u2019s Andrea Locatelli at the head of a large group of riders in sixth.<\/p>\n<p>That pack included the leading BMW of Miguel Oliveira, whose team-mate Danilo Petrucci jumped the start from fourth on the grid and was handed a costly double long lap penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Petrucci was holding sixth when he dived into the penalty loop &#8211; but carried too much speed, sending him wide and into the gravel trap.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-767f68ddeccdddb56b444f7d46f17d80e3918727ac7732e0ef1ab8baa5f3a7c8\">  Nicolo Bulega brushes off Dutch WorldSBK Superpole crash   2026 Assen WorldSBK: Bulega pole despite Superpole crash <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>MGM\u2019s Tarran Mackenzie joined Oliveira in fighting through the field, but narrowly lost out to fellow Ducati rider Lorenzo Baldassarri for eighth.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><u>Full results from Race 1 at the 2026 Dutch World Superbike round at Assen.<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/wsbk\/news\/1093176\/1\/2026-assen-worldsbk-bulega-lecuona-battle-rain-shakes-race-1&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; 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