Dani Pedrosa got his Le Mans weekend underway with a P1 in Friday's opening practice, a session in which the top 14 riders were separated by just a second. On a sunny morning at the Le Mans circuit, Andrea Dovizioso led the early running with a 1:36.181. Ten minutes later he was down in third place, 0.123s off the pace, as Pol Espargaro hit the front on his Suzukia with a 1:35.054. Marc Marquez slotted into second place while his championship rivals, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, were fourth and fifth quickest. Yonny Hernandes was the first rider to crash out as he went down at Turn 8. The rider was okay. Back at the front, Andrea Iannone slotted into P1 but it was short-lived as...
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