Nine-time world champion Valentino took the Assen MotoGP win today in Holland but was pushed all the way by a resurgent Marc Marquez who took it to The Doctor and tried a pass into the last lap which saw Rossi bounce across the gravel. Rossi had led for almost all of the race but ran across the grass with seven laps to go, giving Marquez a chance to pass into the first corner. Rossi then sat behind the Repsol Honda wunderkind to see where he was strong, putting a move on Marquez with three laps left as the Spaniard as took to the grass. It looked like Rossi had the pace to pull away from Marquez but through Ramshoek, where The Doctor had been faster, Marquez manage to close on the...
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