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Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda’s Jack Miller cruelly crashed out of the Grand Prix of France at Le Mans while on course for a top 10 result.

Miller had surged from 18th on the sixth row of the grid to be in 10th position when he inexplicably lost the front at the tricky turn seven on lap 18.

“It was a disappointing race,” Miller reflected. “We pushed hard with a plan to have a strong weekend in Le Mans and it was looking good, but with 10 laps to go I came into corner seven and lost the front.

“It felt normal, like the lap before, not too fast and then I just hit the bump and the bike disappeared from under me. Everyone struggled with the front tyre today and that is what happened to us.”

Prior to his exit it was an impressive burst from the hard-charging Miller, who is slowly recovering full fitness after two painful injuries to his right ankle and foot.

Team principal of Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda Michael Bartholemy was equally disappointed with the incident, as well as teammate Tito Rabat’s similar fall.

“Two DNFs is a big shame especially when you lose both places out of the points and in Jack’s case pushing to move to ninth place,” Bartholemy said.

“It is difficult for a private team because we need results and this was a day when it was possible to get some points. There were a lot of crashes and it is a shame to go home with zero points.”