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Guintoli moves up to MotoGP with Tech3 Yamaha(Reuters)Updated: 2006-11-01 14:09 LONDON, Oct 31 - France's Sylvain Guintoli will move up to MotoGP from the 250cc class next season as Tech 3 Yamaha's second rider, the team said on Tuesday. Guintoli joins Japan's Makoto Tamada, who is moving from Konica Minolta Honda, at a team owned and run by Frenchman Herve Poncharal. "It's a dream come true for me to finally step up to the MotoGP class," said Guintoli, 24, in a statement. He raced an Aprilia in this year's 250cc championship. He has made one start in the top category, with Tech 3 in the 2002 Czech Grand Prix after joining them as a test rider.
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