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As the action continues relentlessly the premier venue motorcycle racing, round three took us the land champagne and baguette, as the French race lent first glimpse of clarity into how championship fight might turn out.
Straight out of the chutes, Fiat-Yamaha rider international superstar Valentino Rossi converted great start into an early lead, while Dani Pedrosa points leader Jorge Lorenzo brought the chase. The Yamahas were quickly one-two as Lorenzo passed Pedrosa began to close the gap Rossi. By lap seven, the points leader made his move the front, only to see Rossi respond almost immediately to reclaim the lead. After ten loops, Lorenzo put pass that would stick, was able to hold convincing five-second lead as he passed the checkers, extending his overall points margin to nine ahead Rossi, who repeated his second place finish from Spain. This also marked third straight top finish Yamaha pilot as many rounds, feat that has not been repeated since 1980.
Behind the leaders, the battle round out the top five was an intense one, using up the entire race play out. During a dramatic final lap we saw Pedrosa surrender two positions another battle teammates, allowing Andrea Dovizioso squeak followed the hard-charging Ducati topped Nicky Hayden, who again carried the red team’s results. Casey Stoner struggled and was put out the race early due a turn-six crash that he would unable return from, begging the question whether his mind has already departed Japan? Next stop: June 6th all things Italian at Mugello and chance dethronement the Yamahas. We can hardly wait!
[Source: MotoGP.com | Image: AP Photo/David Vincent]
MotoGP 2010: Action continues at LeMans, no letup sight [spoilers] originally appeared on Autoblog Mon, 24 May 2010 18:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use feeds.
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