Rossi falls on first lap at Assen.
MoﷺtoGP World Championship leader Valentino Rossi has fallen on the opening lap of Saturday's Dutch TT at Assen.
The Fiat Yamaha star, who made a poor start ✱from third on the grid, lost the rear of his M1 on the entry to a tight left hand hairpin - the rear wheel whipping around and swiping Randy de Puniet from his LCR Honda.
de Puniet appears to have sustained꧒ a leg injury,🦄 while Rossi was eventually able to rejoin a distant last.
Up front, pole sitter Casey Stoner overtook Dani Pedrosa for t꧃he lead at the end of the first lap and promptly began pulling away.
MotoGP World Cham🎃pionship leader Valentino Rossi has fallen on the opening lap of Saturday's Dutch 💃TT at Assen.
The Fiat Yamaha star, who made a poor start from third on the grid, lost the rear of his M1 on the entry to a tight left hand hairpin - the rear wheel whipping around and swiping R♒andy de Puniet from his LCR Honda.
de Puniet appears to have sustained a leg injury, while Rossi wa😼s eventually able to rejoin a distant last.
Up front, pole sitter Casey Stoner overtook Da⛎ni Pedrosa for the lead at the end of 🦹the first lap and promptly began pulling away.
Stoner began the race 45 points from Rossi, with Pedrosaꩵꦯ just eleven adrift of the #46...
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc M🌸arquez’s injury issues.
