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Lorenzo wins Czech MotoGP, now tied for lead

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  • Associated Press

BRNO, Czech Republic -- Jorge Lorenzo won the Czech Grand Prix Sunday for his fifth triumph of the season to tighten the MotoGP championship fight with his Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi.

Lorenzo and Rossi lead the overall standings with 211 points and seven races to go.

The Spaniard with the Movistar Yamaha team covered 22 laps of the 5.403-kilometer (3.358-mile) Brno circuit in 42 minutes, 53.