Assen (The Netherlands) Sunday 27th April: Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) celebrated victory once more as he climbed on to the top step of the podium in both of today's races at Assen. Troy and his Ducati 1098 F08 dominated both races, although the Australian rider faced something of a battle against Yamaha rider Haga in the second outing this afternoon. A perfect finish to a weekend in which Bayliss has been consistently strong, and these wins, his fourth and fifth of the ten races held so far this season, mean that his lead in the riders championship is extended to 70 points. Bayliss now holds 178 points and second-placed Checa has so far accumulated 108.

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Troy Bayliss (Race 1 - winner, Race 2 - winner)
"I'm very happy of course, it's been an incredible weekend. This is the last time I'll race Superbikes here at Assen. It's perfect in that the first time I raced at this track I had a big battle with Nori and now again here this year. That first year he won and so it's fitting that in my last visit here, this time I was able to beat him. We've been going well all weekend and were able to take pole and then I made a really good start in both races. I think I'm riding for the best team in the paddock at the moment so I thank my guys, the Ducati Xerox Team, again for their hard work, and we go to Monza with 50 extra points in the bag."

RESULTS: Race 1 - 1. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox); 2. Checa (Honda); 3. Neukirchner (Suzuki) Race 2 - 1. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox), 2. Haga (Yamaha); 3. Checa (Honda)

CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS:1. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) 178; 2. Checa (Honda) 108; 3. Corser (Yamaha) 89; Nieto (Suzuki) 85; 5. Xaus (Ducati) 81; 6. Haga (Yamaha) 67...... 13. Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) 37. Manufacturers - Ducati 190; Yamaha 126; Suzuki 113; Honda 109; Kawasaki 37