Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy celebrates on the podium after winning the MotoGP race at the TT Assen Grand Prix at Assen, the Netherlands June 27, 2015. REUTERS/Michael Kooren
ASSEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Yamaha's Valentino Rossi won MotoGP's Dutch TT race from pole position on Saturday after a thrilling duel with world champion Marc Marquez in which the pair clashed at the final corner.
Rossi extended his championship lead to 10 points, with closest rival and team mate Jorge Lorenzo finishing in third place after qualifying eighth for Yamaha's fifth double podium of the season.
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