Having dealt his two main rivals a blow at Assen, momentum is back with Valentino Rossi as MotoGP 2015 reaches its midway point in Germany this weekend. Rossi not only halted Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo's four-race win streak in Holland - just as the Spaniard was on the brink of snatching the title lead - but also inflicted a rare last-turn defeat on Honda's reigning champion Marc Marquez. Challenging for a tenth world title in his 20th season, Rossi had the upper hand for much of the Dutch TT weekend, taking his first pole of the year with only Marquez able to match his pace in the race. Their battle culminated at the final chicane, when Marquez dived for the inside and Rossi speared...
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