After being robbed of the chance to score a podium in Jerez during the first race of the World Superbike Championship weekend, Alex Lowes’ Spanish endeavour didn’t🌳 improv🦂e thereafter with crashes in races two and three.

The Pata Yamaha rider was on course for a third-place finish behind his team-mate Michael van der Mark in race one but for his 16💝ܫ8澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:controversial clash with Jonathan Rea, which left him nursing a shoulder injury.

Worse was to follow, however, with Lowes sliding off into retirement in race two and coming down again in race three, ⭕eve💮n if he’d recover two laps down to finish 14th and pick up a mere two points.

A disappointing outcome to🤪 a weekend that promised much, Lowes was taking the positives of his strong pace at least.

“It’s been a tough weekend here in Jerez. In Race 2 I was pushing to make up places after star꧙ting from tenth on the grid, because I knew we had the pace to run with the guys at the🎶 front if we could get there.

“I got pushed wide in turn two, which is a bit tight when everyone arrives at the same time on the opening lap, and I slid off. Not what I was hoping for, but the bike was working really well at this track, we had good speed and we werꦅe consistent.

“Unfortunately, we were also a bit unlucky. We need to focus on these positives and cont🔯inue working so in the same way so that we come back stronger in Misano. Con🐼gratulations to Michael and the team on the win today.”

Having started thꦍe weekend ahead of van der Mark, Lowes has now slipped to fourth in the standings with a huge swing in points now placing him 48 points be🔜hind.