Full results here.
As ever Assen produced a great race. That's such a fast circuit for bikes it's actually scary to watch at times.
There were two particularly strong performances in my books. The first was Hayden's charge up the field all the way to third. The way he went round the outside of the field at the first corner of the race was exceptional. As he says he has nothing to lose so he just "rolled the dice."
As good as Hayden's climb up the field was it pales in comparison to Rossi's charge. Poor old Hopkins had been sat in second chasing Stoner in first for all he was worth when suddenly Rossi's there, diving inside of his line. Hopkins as ever rode the wheels of his Suzuki but the two Repsol Hondas eventually pushed him down the fifth place.
As Rossi chased Stoner down and then tried to get past him I felt the season hung in the balance. I must admit for a second my faith in the genius of Rossi faltered, he seemed almost to have nothing up his sleeve. If he couldn't get past Casey then I felt it would almost certainly be Stoner's championship but then with three laps left he made the most beautiful pass of the race. Casey then seemed to sit and back content with second. I'm not saying that it won't be Stoner's championship but if Rossi couldn't get by then the Australian's only real competition would have been broken.
It was great to see Rossi win, proving again his amazing ability on a bike. I must say that Stoner's riding this season is almost faultless; he is amazing with his maturity and smooth lines.
Shame about De Puniet taking Vermeulen out, I think he was over committed on that corner and he hadn't quite won the line. Bad end to good grid places for both of them.
I thought Westy did well; he was involved in a huge battle with Melandri and Hoffman and gave as good as he got.
Great to see Hayden on the podium, if anyone needed a result it was Hayden and finally it happened and he must be happy he beat Pedrosa. Who's wearing the number 1 Danni eh?
Well I hope we see more Rossi wins over the next half of the season but whatever happens I suspect we'll see lots more Stoner v Rossi battles!
As ever Assen produced a great race. That's such a fast circuit for bikes it's actually scary to watch at times.
There were two particularly strong performances in my books. The first was Hayden's charge up the field all the way to third. The way he went round the outside of the field at the first corner of the race was exceptional. As he says he has nothing to lose so he just "rolled the dice."
As good as Hayden's climb up the field was it pales in comparison to Rossi's charge. Poor old Hopkins had been sat in second chasing Stoner in first for all he was worth when suddenly Rossi's there, diving inside of his line. Hopkins as ever rode the wheels of his Suzuki but the two Repsol Hondas eventually pushed him down the fifth place.
As Rossi chased Stoner down and then tried to get past him I felt the season hung in the balance. I must admit for a second my faith in the genius of Rossi faltered, he seemed almost to have nothing up his sleeve. If he couldn't get past Casey then I felt it would almost certainly be Stoner's championship but then with three laps left he made the most beautiful pass of the race. Casey then seemed to sit and back content with second. I'm not saying that it won't be Stoner's championship but if Rossi couldn't get by then the Australian's only real competition would have been broken.
It was great to see Rossi win, proving again his amazing ability on a bike. I must say that Stoner's riding this season is almost faultless; he is amazing with his maturity and smooth lines.
Shame about De Puniet taking Vermeulen out, I think he was over committed on that corner and he hadn't quite won the line. Bad end to good grid places for both of them.
I thought Westy did well; he was involved in a huge battle with Melandri and Hoffman and gave as good as he got.
Great to see Hayden on the podium, if anyone needed a result it was Hayden and finally it happened and he must be happy he beat Pedrosa. Who's wearing the number 1 Danni eh?
Well I hope we see more Rossi wins over the next half of the season but whatever happens I suspect we'll see lots more Stoner v Rossi battles!