Honda's Pedrosa wins French MotoGP

Honda's Dani Pedrosa won the French MotoGP at Le Mans on Sunday to take the lead in the world championship standings. The Spaniard, following up his win in Spain last time out, made light of the early wet conditions to cross the line clear of Briton Cal Crutchlow, five seconds back, with Marc Marquez in third. Marquez, who started from pole, struggled for grip on the slippery Bugatti circuit in the early stages before fighting back strongly. The Spaniard now lies second overall on 77 points with defending champion Jorge Lorenzo eleven points adrift in third. Source: AFP