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Assen

(Dutch ˈɑsə)
n
(Placename) a city in the N Netherlands, capital of Drenthe province. Pop: 62 000 (2003 est)
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WORLD Superbike team boss Shaun Muir will be hoping to carry his BMW Motorrad momentum into today's double-header as the series hits the TT Circuit Assen.
Assen Spaniard Marc Marquez (Honda) edged compatriots Alex Rins (Suzuki) and Maverick Vinales (Yamaha) to win the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen on Sunday.
Sykes records first victory of season HUDDERSFIELD ace Tom Sykes recorded his first World Superbike victory of the season as he ended championship leader Jonathan Rea's Assen winning streak.
GUISBOROUGH'S Milwaukee Yamaha team will return to full strength with a two-rider line-up in the opening round of the MCE British Superbike Championship Showdown at Assen this weekend as Jakub Smrz joins series leader Josh Brookes.
September was a busy month for the 13-year-old from Mold with three meetings across Europe - the first in Hockenheim, Germany with a best result of 11th, the second in Assen in Holland with British Superbikes and the last one in Brno.
THE contingent of Warwick-Warwickshire riders savoured the atmosphere and the highspeed possibilities when they travelled to the iconic Assen circuit in the Netherlands.
MATT Parry emerged from the fifth round of the 2013 Formula Renault Northern European Cup with an unchanged 121-point championship advantage after netting an eighth podium finish of the campaign in front of a 100,000-strong crowd at Assen in Holland.
Assen, Netherlands, Ramadan 26, 1434, Aug 4, 2013, SPA -- A German competitor in the motorcycle sidecar world championships was killed in an accident Sunday at the Dutch circuit of Assen, speedweek.com reported, according to dpa.
Lorenzo is to undergo further surgery just two weeks after eight screws and a plate were inserted to repair the collarbone he broke during practice for the Dutch round in Assen.
DANI PEDROSA admits the pressure is on ahead of Sachsenring after a below-par fourth last time out in Assen.