[kropotkin thinks...] - Zeelenberg: "Crutchlow Can Be As Good As Spies"

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Since Cal Crutchlow announced that he will be moving to MotoGP for 2011, to race with the Monster Tech 3 Yamaha team, the old question of whether World Superbike riders can be fast on a MotoGP bike has raised its head. Ben Spies has certainly shown that he has been capable of being competitive since switching to MotoGP, but many people believe that this is down to Spies' exceptional talent, which he so clearly demonstrated by winning the World Superbike title at his first attempt, racing on tracks he had never seen before.

The comparisons with Spies are inevitable, as Crutchlow struggles on the bike that Spies was so dominant on, with both fans and parts of the media voicing their belief that Crutchlow has not yet shown that he deserves a shot in MotoGP. Crutchlow's former manager, and the man who helped him win the World Supersport title at his first attempt, disagrees.

Wilco Zeelenberg, currently managing Jorge Lorenzo to his first MotoGP World Championship, told MotoMatters.com that he believes Crutchlow will do just as well in MotoGP as Ben Spies has done. "I think Cal can be just as good as Ben," Zeelenberg said. The Dutchman said that what had impressed him most about Crutchlow was his temperament. "Cal has the right attitude," Zeelenberg told us, "He's a real racer."

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