Pedrosa win overshadowed

ByEurosport

Updated 05/09/2010 at 13:01 GMT

Dani Pedrosa rode to a comfortable victory in a San Marino MotoGP race overshadowed by the death of Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa.

Honda MotoGP rider Pedrosa of Spain takes a curve during the first practice session of the San Marino motorcycling Grand Prix at the Misano circuit

Image credit: Reuters

News of Tomizawa's death broke during the main MotoGP race, following a horrific crash earlier in the day, and the riders were informed as they returned to parc ferme.

Flags on the podium were flown at half mast, and a tearful world champion Valentino Rossi said: "After you hear this news, everything else is nothing."

Pedrosa claimed his second consecutive race win, leading from pole position at Misano.

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