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In the penultimate part of our restrospective on the season just past, we look back at Nicky Hayden. Here is our view of his final season with Ducati, and his move to Aspar for 2014. To read the rest of our reviews of last year, you can read part 1, Marc Marquez (http://www.ninjette.org/opinion/2014/01/06/looking_back_at_2013_rating_the_riders_m.html); part 2, Jorge Lorenzo (http://www.ninjette.org/opinion/2014/01/06/looking_back_at_2013_rating_the_riders_2.html); part 3, Dani Pedrosa (http://www.ninjette.org/opinion/2014/01/07/looking_back_at_2013_rating_the_riders_3.html); part 4, Valentino Rossi (http://www.ninjette.org/opinion/2014/01/07/looking_back_at_2013_rating_the_riders_4.html); part 5, Cal Crutchlow (http://www.ninjette.org/opinion/2014/01/08/looking_back_at_2013_rating_the_riders_5.html); part 6, Alvaro Bautista (http://www.ninjette.org/opinion/2014/01/08/looking_back_at_2013_rating_the_riders_6.html); part 7, Stefan Bradl (http://www.ninjette.org/opinion/2014/01/09/looking_back_at_2013_rating_the_riders_7.html); and part 8, Andrea Dovizioso (http://www.ninjette.org/opinion/2014/01/09/looking_back_at_2013_rating_the_riders_8.html).

Nicky Hayden Ducati Factory Championship position: 9th Score: 6/10 It's been a tough few years for Nicky Hayden. Since joining Ducati in 2009, his results have been in steady decline, along with the performance of the Desmosedici. The 2013 season was the second season in a row where the American did not score a single podium, Hayden finishing in the same position as 2012, with four more points than last year.

This year was probably his toughest with the Italian manufacturer. Hayden found himself battling with teammate Andrea Dovizioso just about all year long, starting from the first race in Qatar. The Ducatis were a match only for each other, not for the other prototypes. In twelve of the eighteen races, Dovizioso and Hayden finished behind each other, the only other rider they regularly tangled with being Bradley Smith, a MotoGP rookie. More times than not, Hayden emerged as loser of the intra Ducati battles, finishing behind Dovizioso nine times, and ahead of him only seven times.

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