Stunning Victory for Rossi at the Sachsenring

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Valentino Rossi has moved into second place in the championship following a dramatic race win at the Sachsenring circuit. The Italian rider started the race in 10th place, having said after qualifying that he needed a 'great job from the mechanics' on Saturday night if he was going to be able to chase the lead group, let alone challenge for the lead.

With Sete Gibernau and Toni Elias both returning from injury this weekend it looked as though the MotoGP paddock was back to normal and 19 bikes would line up on the grid, however a crash during Sunday's warm-up session before the race meant Casey Stoner's race was over before it started. The Aussie rider went to a local hospital so that a scan could be completed to see if he had sustained any concussion - he hadn't. Nonetheless, the circuit doctor decided to block Casey's participation in the race, so we were down to 18 bikes and everyone who qualified in 11th to 19th was bumped up one position on the grid.Fortunat...

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