"Stoner leaves rivals in his wake"

It would have taken a brave man to bet against Casey Stoner achieve a second consecutive victory after his phenomenal form in practice and qualifying on Saturday warming, and of Australia contained his post early in Assen.

The circuit record was passed along the Marlboro Ducati rider after only two laps, and increasingly as improving the race went to take the victory.

Stoner the task was made somewhat easier by the absence of Valentino Rossi in the battle for supremacy, the Fiat Yamaha rider crash in the opening round after losing the final part of his bike and careering Randy de Puniet. Rossi returned to action, sometimes improve the pace of the head, with the exception of Stoner, but even if he had stayed at the track World Champion 2007 almost have proved undoubtedly too fast to catch.

Dani Pedrosa was also unable to avoid a second break Stoner in as many races, the pilot Repsol Honda spinning in isolation after being approved by the initiative of his rival. Second-place along with Rossi of misfortunes-puts the Spanish in the lead in the World Cup.

As at last year's race in the Netherlands, the A-Style TT Assen was to be Nicky Hayden's return to the podium in 2008. FLU other corridors, while unable to keep up with the man immediately ahead, it has sought to be a cruise line for the Former World Champion and Assen racewinner. However, in an almost tragicomic turn of events, pneumatic valve engine used by the factory Honda Pilot has swallowed too much fuel, and he could only limp on the line in the fourth as Colin Edwards took one second podium of the year.

Having started from the second row, fell on the ground and then made a return showing their skills in Assen, Tech3 Yamaha rider Edwards satellite to some extent put his demons to rest Assen. Having lost in 2006 to Hayden in the last lap, passing by his rival at the finish line was a sweet reward for the Texas Tornado ` '.

Andrea Dovizioso benefited most difficult to advance certain movements Jorge Lorenzo, who broke a tussle for fifth place. Jiro Team Scot rider eventually took the field ahead of his rival Spanish, with Chris Vermeulen and Shinya Nakano losing ground.

There was shock for Anthony West Kawasaki and Honda Gresini San Carlo pilot Alex de Angelis in the race, while in early Faller Rossi managed to pass both Marco Melandri and Toni Elias later for the eleventh place.