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MOTOGP AUSTRALIA: ROSSI LEADS FIRST PRACTICE

Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi has stamped his authority on the MotoGP field at Phillip Island, setting the fastest time in free practice one while title rival and team-mate Jorge Lorenzo could only muster sixth and crashed at the end of the session.

The Doctor lead for most of the session and posted a time of 1'31.032 which was a tenth of a second quicker than home favourite Casey Stoner, on the Marlboro Ducati and half a second ahead of third-placed man Dani Pedrosa.

Gresini Honda's Alex De Angelis was fourth fastest on a 1'31.786, Monster Yamaha's Colin Edwards fifth and Lorenzo sixth, more than a lap slower than Rossi on a 1'32.077.

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Despite a low-speed off, Britain's James Toseland put in an impressive performance to finish in seventh on a track he knows well while the second Repsol Honda of Andrea Dovizioso was eighth, Mika Kallio ninth and Loris Capirossi rounding out the top ten.

Kallio's team-mate Nico Canepa crashed heavily, damaging his right elbow and, after a trip to the medical centre, has been ruled out of the rest of the weekend.

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