Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) (L) celebrates on the podium with world champion Valentino Rossi after winning the Valencia motorcycling GP, the final race of the season, at the Ricardo Tormo race track in Cheste, near Valencia, on November 8, 2009. World champion Valentino Rossi of Italy was second and his Spanish team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was third. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) (L) celebrates on the podium with world champion Valentino Rossi after winning the Valencia motorcycling GP, the final race of the season, at the Ricardo Tormo race track in Cheste, near Valencia, on November 8, 2009. World champion Valentino Rossi of Italy was second and his Spanish team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was third.

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  2. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 11: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team rounds the bend during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 11, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  3. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 11: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team heads down a straight during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 11, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  4. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 10: Hector Barbera of Spain and Team Aspar leads Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 10, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  5. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 10: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team heads down a straight during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 10, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  6. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 09: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team rounds a bend during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 9, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  7. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 09: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team rounds a bend during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 9, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  8. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 09: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team heads down a straight during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 9, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  9. Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa celebrates on podium of the MotoGP race of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 6, 2009. Italian Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi won the race ahead of teammate Spanish Jorge Lorenzo and Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.
  10. Japanese Honda 250cc rider Hiroshi Aoyama takes a curve during the qualifiing session of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Aoyama tooks the pole position ahead of Spain's Aprilia rider Hector Barbera and Italian Gilera rider Marco Simoncelli.
  11. Spain's Honda rider Dani Pedrosa powres round a bend during the qualifiing session of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Italian moto GP Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi took the pole position ahead of Spain's Honda rider Dani Pedrosa and teammate Spanish Jorge Lorenzo.
  12. Spain's Honda rider Dani Pedrosa powers round a bend during the qualifiing session of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Italian moto GP Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi took the pole position ahead of Spain's Honda rider Dani Pedrosa and teammate Spanish Jorge Lorenzo.
  13. Spanish Jorge Pedrosa rides his Honda and clocks the third best time of the second free session practice of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Rossi clocked the best time of 1'34.528 ahead of Lorenzo and Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.
  14. Spanish Jorge Pedrosa rides his Honda and clocks the third best time of the second free session practice of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Rossi clocked the best time of 1'34.528 ahead of Lorenzo and Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.
  15. Spanish Jorge Pedrosa rides his Honda and clocks the third best time of the second free session practice of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Rossi clocked the best time of 1'34.528 ahead of Lorenzo and Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.
  16. Spanish Jorge Pedrosa rides his Honda and clocks the third best time of the second free session practice of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on September 5, 2009. Rossi clocked the best time of 1'34.528 ahead of Lorenzo and Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.

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