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Victory at last for Rossi
After five races without a win and his worst run since his debut triumph at Donington Park in 2000, Rossi Valentino is victorious once more.
The five-time world champion on Saturday racked up the 85th win of his career in a race which saw him cross the line almost three seconds ahead of Honda's home favourite, Dani Pedrosa.
After starting on the grid second, the Italian overtook Pedrosa in the first lap and then led for the rest of the race.
After the race, Rossi said according to Think Spain: "It was a great, great race for us. I did some small modifications after the warm-up and the bike was very fast from the beginning."
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The win was the Rossi's first since Malaysia in September last year.
The Italian is now at the top of the championship standings with 45 points, nine clear of Casey Stoner (Ducati) and Pedrosa.
Meanwhile, Champion Jorge Lorenzo took victory in the 250cc category and Hungary's Gabor Talmacsi took the 125cc race.
Rossi won his first championship in 1997, taking the World Championship in the 250cc category with Aprilia in 1999. He has been given several nicknames over the years, but one that has stuc is apparently 'the doctor' because of his composure on the track.
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