Valentino Rossi tightened his grip on the MotoGP world championship lead, winning the Czech GP at Brno while Casey Stoner crashed out. Reigning champion Stoner lost the front end of his Ducati while leading on lap seven of 22, sliding into the gravel. Although he briefly rejoined the race the Australian retired the following lap as his bike was too badly damaged. Rossi cruised to a dominant win, crossing the line over 15 seconds ahead of Alice Ducati’s Toni Elias, with Rizla Suzuki veteran Loris Capirossi third.

Colpo di scena al settimo giro del GP della Repubblica Ceca: l’australiano della Ducati che era al comando ma sotto la pressione di Valentino scivola e si ritira. Il pesarese Rossi vince e ora ha 50 punti di vantaggio.

Series leader Troy Bayliss got back to winning ways in style as he clinched both races in today’s World Superbikes round at Brno. Bayliss had not had a win since April and had never triumphed at the Czech circuit, but the Ducati rider broke his duck with his 47th career victory in race one and then cemented his place at the top of the World Superbike standings by doing the same in race two. Bayliss beat fellow Australian Troy Corser by 1.5 seconds in the first race of the day and enjoyed victory by even less of a margin in the second as Michel Fabrizio rode across the line less than a second behind him.

Nella prima manche del GP della Repubblica Ceca l’australiano della Ducati trionfa davanti a Corser e Fabrizio. In gara 2 Bayliss si ripete, ipotecando il terzo mondiale. Ora sale a +79 su Neukirchner.

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