England S Tom Sykes Emotional After World Superbikes Triumph
The 28-year-old Englishman only needed a podium spot in one of the two final races of the season in Jerez to win the title, and sealed it by finishing third in the opener. Sykes suffered the agony of missing out on the crown to Max Biaggi last year but, despite starting this season with a cracked bone in his left wrist, was not to be denied this time around. The Yorkshireman's nearest rival, Eugene Laverty, won both races in Jerez but that was not enough to give him the title as Sykes became the first Kawasaki rider to win the title for 20 years....