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ROUND 7/JUNE 29, 2013 CIRCUIT VAN DRENTHE/ASSEN, HOLLAND MOTOGP P58 MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Rossi climbs to the top after a victory he called one of the best of his career. SALOM! Briefly... While other riders enjoy another weekend off after Assen, Stefan Bradl, Alvaro Bautista and Cal Crutchlow face a South American sojourn that is likely to bear little fruit. Although they will purportedly be "testing" at the new Rio Hondo las Termas circuit, which is scheduled to join the calendar next year, more time will be spent in PR appearances in Buenos Aires than at the track, far off in the Andean foothills. The race was originally scheduled for this year; the "tests" are to fulfill Dorna's contractual obligation to the circuit. The event was shrouded in controversy from the outset, after Argentina nationalized Repsol's interests in the national fuel company, and the Spanish government in turn advised against visiting Argentina. within just over four tenths. Jonas Folger had been The usual KTM-fest was with the front pack in the early again gate crashed by Miguel stages, but again dropped away Oliveira's Mahindra, after he for a lone sixth. claimed his and the SwissAn Australian show of minibuilt machine's first pole. The force put Jack Miller and Arthur Portuguese was a presence Sissis with the front gang at the also in the usual front-running beginning, but they lost touch in gang, in a display of close a private battle, and then Sissis racing with five protagonists, lost touch with Miller. He came as close at the end as they back to attack at the end, but Luis Salom won the Moto3 race and had been at the beginning. Miller just held him off at the last In the middle, however, Estrella extended his lead in the championship chicane for seventh; once again top to 10 over Maverick Vinales. Galicia rider Alex Rins had made Honda. a very convincing attempt at a Alex Masbou finally prevailed over breakaway, only for eventual wina huge battle for ninth, heading a pack of ten bikes ner Luis Salom to bring the rest back up with him. over the line within less than two seconds. It was actually Maverick Vinales who took the lead Salom eked out a few more points and leads Vinaon lap 17; but for the last two laps Salom was firmly in les, 152-142. Then comes Rins with 117, Folger with 73 control. Rins was third over the line, Oliveira fourth, and Marquez on 59 points. and early leader Alex Marquez fifth, all over the line