(CNN) -- World MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi cruised to the 100th victory of his illustrious motorcycling career with a comfortable win at the Alice TT Assen race in the Netherlands on Saturday. Valentino Rossi dominated the Dutch race to move clear at the top of the championship standings. The Italian took sole ownership of top spot in the overall standings after finishing 5.638 seconds ahead of Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and 23.113 in front of 2007 world champion Casey Stoner. The trio had been tied on 106 points ahead of the seventh of 18 races this season. Rossi started in pole position but briefly lost his lead to Stoner's Ducati before moving out in front again, and the Italian steadily increased his advantage throughout the 26-lap race.
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World MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi cruises to 100th victory of his career
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Italian wins Alice TT Assen race in Netherlands by more than five seconds
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Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo claims second place, Casey Stoner third
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Rossi takes outright lead in the championships standings
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