Rossi clinches 100th victory in Assen

Eurosport - Sun, 28 Jun 13:04:00 2009

Valentino Rossi clinched his 100th Moto GP victory after cruising to a comfortable victory at the Dutch TT in Assen.

MOTORCYCLING Valentino Rossi Assen - 0

Rossi won with consummate ease, losing his lead very briefly at the start of the race but storming back to complete his historic achievement.

Rossi unveiled a huge gallery of photos chartering his career in celebration of having reached the landmark, with a packed crowd at Assen chanting his name.

"It's fantastic because this track is special and there is a lot of history. My father won this race in the 250cc (category)," the 30-year-old Rossi said.

"It's great when you can ride your 100th victory," he added after unrolling a 10-metre wide poster showing his 99 previous grand prix wins.

Rossi now leads the standings after seven of the season's 17 races with 131 points, with Lorenzo at number two on 126 and Stoner third with 122.

The three men were tied at the top with 106 before the Dutch race.

Jorge Lorenzo was a comfortable second, while Casey Stoner finished third, despite being a long distance from the front two.

Colin Edwards finished in fourth, just ahead of Australian Chris Vermeulen.

James Toseland battled superbly to clinch sixth spot after an extended tussle with a host of drivers in a very clustered second group of riders.

MotoGP Dutch TT: HIGHLIGHTS at 9pm on Saturday 27 on British Eurosport (Sky 410 / Virgin Media 521); Also available on your PC via the Eurosport Player - click on the link under the picture to subscribe

DutchTT MotoGP results:

1. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 42 mins 14.611 secs

2. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 42:19.979

3. Casey Stoner (Australia) Ducati 42:37.724

4. Colin Edwards (US) Yamaha 42:43.725

5. Chris Vermeulen (Australia) Suzuki 42:48.216

6. James Toseland (Britain) Yamaha 42:53.958

7. Randy de Puniet (France) Honda 42:54.154

8. Toni Elias (Spain) Honda 42:54.385

9. Nicky Hayden (US) Ducati 42:54.434

10. Loris Capirossi (Italy) Suzuki 42:55.284

11. Alex de Angelis (San Marino) Honda 43:00.621

12. Marco Melandri (Italy) Kawasaki 43:12.388

13. Sete Gibernau (Spain) Ducati 43:19.977

14. Niccolo Canepa (Italy) Ducati 43:24.508

15. Yuki Takahashi (Japan) Honda 43:24.541

Dan Quarrell / Reuters

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  1. deaconIf com41- Mr Cox is quality!! He adds that little­ bit of fun to the commentary side which would otherwise­ be a bit bland- love the nick names and 'third­ armpit' jibes, always adds a smile to my face,­ great entertainment. zry_4321 com49- those sort of­ races are brilliant, team mates or not right now the­ championship is wide open so both gotta fight for it-­ Lorenzo is Rossi's main rival for this year no­ doubt. Victory 101 for VR in the USA!!

    From chris, on Mon 29 Jun 2:51PM

  2. I watched the duel between Lorenzo and Rossi at­ Barcelona. Regardless who was the winner ,which Rossi­ did ;you saw their managers , jumping up and down and ­ pleading for both riders to calm down !

    From zainal r, on Mon 29 Jun 9:10AM

  3. I totally agree with bikerboy_mad
    Rossi's puppets­ may be overwhelming for his 100th victory, but its the­ ferocious battle for the 6th place that save the day of­ an otherwise boring race! What's the point of­ seeing a whole lap of cruising while further back there­ was a "massacre" going on -especially on the­ final lap!

    From kaveiros75, on Mon 29 Jun 8:13AM

  4. Great 100th win. Hopefully many more to come before the­ 2011 switch to F1.....that would be fun to see IMO,­ anyways he has nothing left to prove in MotoGP, he is­ the greatest of all time. He would bring millions of­ fans to F1 (yeah all you guys) I am a huge MotoGP fan­ but find F1 just as interesting even if most of the­ races are boring.

    From Tempoe, on Sun 28 Jun 9:06AM

  5. Must to be shame to the peoples who won the rights to­ transmisson of the races ,because they stop­ transimisson on EUROSPORT international.

    From Iustinian, on Sun 28 Jun 8:41AM

  6. well done valentino!!!! myself and my r1 are off for a­ right good f+++ing rip today in your honour!!!

    From jimbob333, on Sun 28 Jun 7:01AM

  7. Congrats to Vale on the 100! Great to be able to watch­ the GOAT and now with serious competition (you know I­ mean you Jorge!)
    One thing though: when will the TV­ directors understand that when the leaders are sorted­ out and there is a huge battle going on for 6th we­ don't need or want to see the last three­ 'cruising' laps of the first three but miss­ completely the real racing and battle behind - it­ utterly ruined the coverage of the 'race'.

    From John, on Sun 28 Jun 6:04AM

  8. As I expected Motogp beat F1, Bravoo Vale 46. from­ Sepang Malaysia.

    From Nabil, on Sun 28 Jun 4:38AM

  9. RE: deaconlf... whats the problem deaco baby everybody­ has a knickname we all love pezza, valle and stavros­ don`t diss the cox we need people like you "like a­ third armpit" quote unquote the charlie cox (ex­ touring car gladiator) no actually i am english.
    go on­ valle lad here`s to 100 more .........

    From geoffrey, on Sun 28 Jun 12:13AM

  10. Brilliant race action, but why do we have to listen to­ that Aussie pillock giving nicknames to all and sundry­ - pezza, vally etc - and talking utter drivel. BBC used­ to stand for BRITISH broadcasting corporation, so lets­ have BRITISH commentators. Suzy Perry and Steve Parish­ are very good, but why waste licence-payers money on­ the other bloke, whatever his name is?

    From LES, on Sat 27 Jun 11:20PM

  11. Congratulations Rossi, you're he best all time. For­ me Rossi's best win is 2006 in Germany Sachsonring,­ in last 2 corners win against Melandri, Hayden and­ Pedrosa. That was unbelivelable. But Catalyna was a­ greatest move i ever seen in MotoGP

    From bobcha78, on Sat 27 Jun 10:35PM

  12. Congratulations to Rossi on his 100 victory. I really­ hope Rossi can beat the win record before he retires.­ Agostini got 122 wins but he used to race two classes­ every race weekend. Just picture if Rossi raced say 250­ and MotoGp class every weekend. He would probably have­ close to 150 victories and over 15 World Championships.­ Rossi and Agostini two of the greatest off all time. I­ been following Rossi right from his first 125cc race.­ The Doctor.

    From josiespadaro46, on Sat 27 Jun 8:54PM

  13. valeeeeeeeeeeee rossi 46 always x
    WLF !!!!!

    From vale46, on Sat 27 Jun 8:50PM

  14. Another milestone for the GOAT. Did what he had to do­ for the victory, credit to Lorenzo- he is getting more­ confidant with each race and is racing like Stoner did­ in 2007, only this time Valy is in top form with a­ equal bike and tyres which shows how far ahead of his­ rivals he is. If it was not for the 'lottery'­ wet races in france and italy this year Rossi would­ aready be dominating this championship!! USA next-­ three in a row I say!! Go VALY!!

    From chris, on Sat 27 Jun 8:49PM

  15. GOOD TO SEE NICKY HAYDENS'S SECOND TOP TEN FINISH­ IN A ROW, ESPECIALLY WITH A LOOSE CLIP ON! I HOPE THEY­ THEY DIDN'T HIRE ONE OF BEN SPIES' FORMER­ YAMAHA MECHANICS!!!

    From Michael, on Sat 27 Jun 7:26PM

  16. Campeón para siempre!!!

    From Maria, on Sat 27 Jun 6:48PM

  17. 100th. victory, Valentino Rossi! What a racer he his...

    From zehtrindade, on Sat 27 Jun 6:42PM

  18. I am so pleased, and not just because it was his 100th­ victory.
    But in the manner in which he took it.
    It­ was a masterful display, on a true riders track, by one­ of the true greats.
    It was a honour and privillage­ took witness such a display.
    Long my he live
    All hail­ rossie

    From kevingolding, on Sat 27 Jun 6:33PM

  19. GRANDISSIMA VITTORIA DA GRANDISSIMO CAMPIONE!
    FORZA­ VALE!!!

    From donne leonessa, on Sat 27 Jun 6:29PM

  20. It wasn't spectacular race as at Montmeló, he­ simply spectacular blow away rivals. Peerless­ performans! Great 100th victory for the greatest­ champion ever.
    Next target 123! Don't disappoint­ us, Valentino, f~uck F1!
    FORZA IL DOTTORE!!!

    From Emilija Jana, on Sat 27 Jun 6:02PM
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