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Valencia MotoGP: Lorenzo crowned champion despite heroic Rossi surge
Jorge Lorenzo was crowned MotoGP champion following a lights-to-flag victory in the title-deciding Valencia Grand Prix, as Valentino Rossi charged to fourth from the back of the grid. Lorenzo led every lap of the race, but was under huge pressure from the Repsol Hondas of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa in the closing stages – and couldn’t afford both of them to pass him as it would have handed the title to Rossi. From the back of the grid, following his penalty for his clash with Marquez in Malaysia, Rossi tore through the field from 25th to fourth. But his efforts weren’t enough, as he finished well behind the third-placed Honda of Pedrosa. With Rossi powerless to progress any...
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