Dani Pedrosa leads Le Mans day 1 - times and claims
Dani Pedrosa was man in charge in first day of free practice at Le Mans circuit, as he set pace in both sessions, that were held in dry conditions, with just few occasional rain drops. Casey Stoner improved his time from FP1 to set second time of the day, which was not the case with Rossi, who was unable to improve in FP2 and had to settle as 6th overall. Colin Edwards set 3rd time on his Yamaha, in front of injured Jorge Lorenzo, who despite serious injuries and small crash still has found speed for 4th time of the day. Chris Vermeulen seems to go well on French circuit, as he was quite far from Capirossi in 11th place. Read rider impressions after first day at Le Mans.
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