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Ryuichi Kiyonari will replace the injured Troy Bayliss at Camel Honda for the final MotoGP race of the 2005 season, the Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday.
Kiyonari finished second in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship after winning 12 races for HM Plant Honda, only learnt of his selection at the BSB Championship Awards Ceremony in Birmingham this afternoon (Tuesday).
Bayliss has been absent since mid-September after sustaining a badly broken wrist in a Motocross accident, but was hoping to return for his MotoGP farewell this weekend - the Australian having already signed to ride for Ducati Xerox in World Superbike next season.
However, if Bayliss didn't return, former BSB Champion Shane 'Shakey' Byrne was expected to be given the ride. Byrne had already replaced Bayliss for two rounds, before handing the bike to Suzuki bound Chris Vermeulen. Byrne only learnt of Honda's last minute decision to hand Kiyonari the ride this morning.
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