Valentino Rossi arrives at Le Mans for this weekend's French MotoGP targeting back-to-back wins after his masterful ride in Jerez and with a watchful eye on the weather. The man from Urbino shut out his title rivals with a dominant pillar to post success in Spain to inject fresh life into his bid for a tenth world title. He moved to within 24 points of Marc Marquez and seven adrift of his Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo. In Jerez, the 37-year-old Rossi prevented Marquez from claiming his third successive success after wins in Argentina and Austin. Rossi, a three-time MotoGP winner at the famous Le Mans circuit in the Loire region, took second to Lorenzo last season when he missed out on the...
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