Posted on 27 June 2011.
Valentino Rossi may not have been able to repeat his 11th to 1st charge in the 2007 Dutch TT, but the Italian’s first race on the new Desmosedici GP11.1 did see The Doctor climb from 11th to 4th at Assen on Saturday. After struggling in qualifying with the new GP11.1 – which combines this year’s [...]
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Posted on 27 June 2011. Tags: TT Assen
Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden earned fourth and fifth places, respectively, in the Dutch TT on a day marked by difficult weather conditions, with cold temperatures resulting in a number of early crashes. The warm-up session was wet, but the track began to dry out before the race, and the MotoGP riders changed their setups [...]
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Posted on 26 June 2011.
Ben Spies wins his first MotoGP race – Marco Simoncelli crashes and brings downJorge Lorenzo on lap one. Loris Capirossi withdrew from the event after being injured in qualifying. The Italian veteran joined Dani Pedrosa on the sidelines, with Pedrosa replaced at Repsol Honda by Hiroshi Aoyama for Assen. HRC test rider Kousuke Akiyoshi in turn took [...]
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Posted on 25 June 2011.
The injured Dani Pedrosa has been replaced at Repsol Honda by Hiroshi Aoyama this weekend, with HRC test rider Kousuke Akiyoshi taking Aoyama’s Gresini Honda seat. Tech 3 Yamaha’s Cal Crutchlow is making his return from a broken collarbone at Silverstone two weeks’ ago. 1. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 34.718s 2. Ben Spies [...]
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Posted on 13 June 2011.
Monster Yamaha Tech 3′s Colin Edwards was making his comeback from a broken collarbone at last weekend’s Catalunya round, but team-mate Cal Crutchlow missed his home race after breaking his collarbone in qualifying. Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa, who suffered a similar injury at Le Mans last month, was also absent from today’s race. 1. Casey Stoner [...]
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Posted on 06 June 2011.
Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa and Monster Yamaha Tech 3′s Colin Edwards missed the race due to broken collarbones. Pedrosa at Le Mans and Edwards in Friday practice for Catalunya. CLICK HERE for the MotoGP World Champion Standing 2011 after Catalunya. 1. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 43m 19.779s 2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing 43m [...]
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