MotoGP fans across the globe, especially those based in Italy, have been waiting five years for this weekend’s Grand Prix. Even since breaking his leg here on June 5th 2010, Valentino Rossi hasn’t been able to race in front of his adoring compatriots as a genuine championship contender. Until now, that is. We saw an upturn in form and fortune for Valentino after returning to Yamaha with a tremendously popular win at Assen but the moment that truly marked a return to his best came on Italian soil at Misano where Rossi beat Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo fair and square, triggering scenes of jubilation in the grandstands. By this point though, Marquez had the 2014 title in his pocket...
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