Valentino Rossi stunned crowds in Germany on Sunday by narrowly missing out on a podium finish only six weeks after breaking his leg in Italy. The World Champion now aims higher as the championship moves to Laguna Seca.
Defying the odds to compete at the weekend, let alone challenge for top five positions, Rossi was less than half a second behind third-placed Casey Stoner at the chequered flag and now looks forward to the first of two trips to the United States in 2010.
“I was so happy to be back at the Sachsenring and to be fighting for the podium, even though I just missed out, was more than we could have hoped for,” he began.
“I still have some pain in my leg but I am growing stronger every day and I hope this week that I will be in better shape once again and I can try to improve a little bit more.
“Laguna is different to anywhere else we go but it's always great fun to ride there and the last two years I've had great races.”
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