Max Biaggi, Sete Gibernau, Loris Capirossi, Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa. Those are just some of the great riders that Valentino Rossi has battled for MotoGP victory during his illustrious career. But the Italian ranks Sunday's Qatar duel with Andrea Dovizioso as among the best of his career. Rossi caught the race-leading trio of Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, plus Ducati riders Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone just before the halfway stage of the 22 laps. The group constantly shuffled positions before Lorenzo and Iannone dropped out of victory contention in the closing laps. Rossi and Dovizioso continued to trade places until Rossi was able to gain a few vital bike lengths...
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