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Honda riders try 2010 bike
Sunday's Valencian Grand Prix winner Dani Pedrosa and Repsol Honda team-mate Andrea Dovizioso got their first taste of the 2010 version of the RC212V, as post-season testing began at the Spanish circuit on Monday.
Lorenzo and Rossi try latest Yamaha.
Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, first and second in the 2009 MotoGP World Championship, were impressed by the latest prototype version of the 2010 YZR-M1 during testing at Valencia on Monday.
Stoner talks Valencia fall.
Ducati's "grid strategy" has been blamed for Casey Stoner's embarrassing exit just before the start of Sunday's MotoGP season finale.
2009 MotoGP points standings.
CLICK HERE for the 2009 MotoGP World Championship standings after the 17th and final round, Sunday's Valencian Grand Prix...
Rossi: Yamaha must decide between me or Lorenzo.
During an interview with the BBC , Valentino Rossi warned that Yamaha must choose between keeping him or team-mate Jorge Lorenzo for the 2011 MotoGP season. "Yamaha have to decide between me and Jorge for 2011," he said. "I have a great option to join Ducati."
125: Simon on pole at Valencia
2009 125cc world champion Julian Simon took his seventh pole position of the season during qualifying for the Valencia season finale on Saturday.
Spies sets sights on top ten.
"If I had a ninth or tenth place finish in the race I'd be super happy. That would be like winning a Superbike race" - Ben Spies.
Rossi looking forward to Valencia test
Arriving at the Valencia MotoGP season finale with a ninth world title already in his pocket, Valentino Rossi already has one eye on the post-race test. The outing, on Tuesday and Wednesday, will be the first chance for Rossi to try an early version of next year's Yamaha.
Suppo leaves Ducati.
Livio Suppo, head of the factory Ducati team since its 2003 MotoGP debut, will leave after this weekend's Valencia finale.
Valencia title deciders
Although the 2009 MotoGP and 125GP titles have already been decided, this weekend's Valencia season finale will still feature one championship showdown - between Hiroshi Aoyama and Marco Simoncelli in the 250cc class.
250: Aoyama heads for title showdown.
Fittingly, the last ever 250cc World Championship will be decided in the last ever race by the two-stroke class, at Valencia this weekend.
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Ben Spies' Yamaha YZF-M1 revealed
Ben Spies' mount for the Valencia season finale unveiled
Canepa forced to miss Valencia finale
Aleix Espargaro will ride the Pramac Ducati at the MotoGP season finale after injury forces Niccolo Canepa to withdraw
Nakano retires.
Former 250cc World Championship runner-up Shinya Nakano has announced his retirement from racing.
PICS: Sepang.
Full picture coverage of the Malaysian MotoGP is now available online at Crash.net . The pictures include Valentino Rossi's post-race celebrations, after securing his ninth world championship, plus all the 125, 250 and MotoGP race action.
Pedrosa takes first wet podium.
Dani Pedrosa claimed his 78th grand prix podium - but first ever in the wet - with a second place finish in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.
Lorenzo rides from last to fourth at Sepang.
Jorge Lorenzo's chances of winning the 2009 MotoGP World Championship officially came to an end in the Sepang rain on Sunday, despite mounting a daring last-to-fourth charge in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Rossi celebrates latest world championship.
"Lorenzo has pushed me to new levels and it's been a great duel to the end" - Valentino Rossi.
MotoGP points standings.
CLICK HERE for the 2009 MotoGP World Championship standings after round 16 of 17, Sunday's Malaysia Grand Prix at Sepang.
Rossi: The records.
Valentino Rossi won his seventh MotoGP title on Sunday, marking his ninth world championship victory in all three grand prix classes.
Rossi on pole at Sepang.
Ahead of his first chance to wrap up the 2009 MotoGP title, Valentino Rossi pulverised the opposition during qualifying at Sepang - which ended with the Italian claiming a record-equalling 58th pole position in grand prix racing by 0.569sec.
125: Marquez on pole at Sepang.
Marc Marquez has put the outgoing factory KTM team on pole position for the penultimate round of the 125cc World Championship, at Sepang in Malaysia.
Friday sixth for Capirossi and Suzuki.
After a terrible weekend at Phillip Island, Rizla Suzuki got the Malaysian Grand Prix off to an encouraging start with the sixth fastest Friday practice time for Loris Capirossi at Sepang.