MotoGP Review: The Cream Rises
Surrounded by falling world champions and fuming Michelin-shod riders, Valentino Rossi strolled to another victory and doubled his championship lead
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The crash of Casey Stoner while leading last weekend's Czech MotoGP reminded me of the crash that befell Max Biaggi at the very same circuit in 2001 while being pressured by the very same Valentino Rossi. Biaggi was leading and, after Rossi had hunted him down, the Roman tipped off, ironically only yards away from where Stoner fell on Sunday.
That night in 2001, Rossi got properly stuck in at a nightclub in Brno that had an outside bar and a swimming pool. Everyone was dragged in, including me, as he celebrated a tipping point in that year's championship charge.
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