World Superbikes: 2 crashes and a win in weekend of drama for Rea
Jonathan Rea put himself right back into contention of a 7th consecutive World Superbike title - after an astonishing weekend in Portugal.
The Co Antrim star crashed out twice - first on Saturday and then yesterday before winning the final race in Portimao.
The victory in a race in which overall leader Toprak Razgatlioglu crashed out, leaves him 24 points behind the Turkish rider in the standings.
In Saturday's opener Rea suffered a left elbow abrasion and multiple contusions in his fast fall.
Afterwards, he said: "That was frustrating.
"I knew that if I wanted to make my rhythm I needed to get to the front.
"I could see in the early laps I was getting beaten up and especially Toprak arriving on the apex a lot. Surprising, and then I just couldn’t get my head down.
"I could see I was strong in most areas of the track but without a clean lap I couldn’t really get into the rhythm."
The next round of races take place at the weekend - again in Portugal.