Sunday, Rossi took another comfortable win at LeMans. The first few laps were a really tight battle between Pedrosa, Stoner, Edwards and Rossi. Stoner was leading for several laps as Rossi made his way from fourth position to second. After Rossi got around Stoner, Pedrosa was next. Soon thereafter, Stoner started having some issues with his bike and ended up pushing it into the pits with about 10 laps before the finish. Right about then Jorge Lorenzo found his way up into the pack of leaders. He had been working up order during the entire race after a very poor start. Lorenzo was able to get past Edwards and Pedrosa, even though he is still racing on two broken ankles. Rossi had a comfortable gap at the front and was able to coast in for the checkered flag. Lorenzo finished second and Edwards third. The 3 podium spots were all Yamaha this week. Not only did this win put Rossi at the top of the list as the new World Championship points leader, but it also tied him as the rider with the second most GP wins in history. Not a bad weekend.
Rossi puts another notch in his belt and pulls ahead in the points.
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