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Italian rider Marco Simoncelli (Metis Gilera) rides during the 250cc race of the Valencia motorcycling Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo race track in Cheste, near Valencia, on November 8, 2009. Spaniard Hector Barbera won the race ahead of compatriot and Aprilia teammate Alvaro Bautista with Italy's Raffaele De Rosa third on a Honda. Japanese Hiroshi Aoyama secured the 250cc world title by finishing seventh. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images)