MotoGP: Dutch TT to Rossi and Yamaha

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Click image to enlarge	Melandri (33), Hayden (69), Gibernau (15), Rossi (obscured) and Edwards in the early race	In the latter half of the race, melandri showed why he should be considered the heir apparent, staying glued to Rossi's rear wheel	There's a new colour at the front - GREEN. Shinya Nakano's kawasaki was fourth fastest in qualifying and ran at the front for the first time on a dry circuit.
Pedrosa will graduate from the 250 class to the MotoGP class next season on a Repsol Honda RC211V according to rumours	Nicky Hayden was recently named one of America's most eligible bachelors - not exactly relevant to his racing CV, but certain to add a few dollars to his contract when viewed in tandem with his recent step up in pace. he is after all, the pin-up boy of th	Valentino and team-mate Colin Edwards obviously have a strong friendship underpinning their status as team-mates.	Behind every great motorcycle racer is a great engineer - Valentino and jeremy Burgess after the race.
Early in the race Edwards leads Nakano's Kawasaki, Capirossi's Ducati, barro' honda and Alex Hoffman's Kawasaki. Hoffman is another who will need to perfrom miracles to keep his ride as it now seems obvious that a talented rider will put the green meanie	Coilin Edwards put in a rare podium ride on the M1 - very few people have achieved a podium on the bike other than Rossi.	Alex Barros - still the only person to have greeted the chequered flag before rossi this season, but not showing enough form to suggest he can do it again	Click image to enlarge
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Compare the race lap times of the main combatants and you'll see why rossi is the champion and melandri the main challenger. Courtesy: Motogp.com