PICS: Stoner falls at Assen
MotoGP World Championship leader Casey Stoner highsides in Friday morning practice at Assen.

Stoner crash, Dutch MotoGP 2011
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The Repsol Honda team suffered a nightmare start to Friday morning practice for the Dutch MotoGP when all three of its riders suffered big ac🔯cidents wi💟thin the space of a few minutes.
First to tumble was world champꦛionship leader Casey Stoner (see below for more pictures), followed swiftly by Andrea Dovizioso (at the same turn) and then stand-in Hiroshi Aoyama.
Stoner and Aoyama walked away, but Dovizioso was taken to the medical centre with a toe injury, before al💛so ret♏urning to the track.

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