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Sunday, November 08, 2009 Rizla Suzuki Latest News Rizla Suzuki looking ahead following Valencian adversity Publish Date: Sunday, November 08, 2009 Rizla Suzuki looking ahead following Valencian adversity Rizla Suzuki will begin testing and preparations for the 2010 season tomorrow following a below par finish to this year�s calendar for Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen. Due to the cool weather conditions experienced here at Valencia all weekend and the disappointing qualifying from both riders yesterday, this afternoon�s race was always going to be a difficult and demanding affair. Capirossi used the softer of the two Bridgestone compounds available to him for the 30-lap race, but was still unable to generate enough heat to give him the performance he required. He battled stoically throughout the whole race and his 14 th  place finish was scant reward for the hard work he has put in all weekend. Vermeulen had hoped to leave the team with a good to result from his last appearance in Rizla Suzuki colours, but the Australian struggled as much as Capirossi to find the performance from his Suzuki GSV-R. Vermeulen crossed the line in 15 th  place to secure the one remaining point scoring position in the race and give him the small consolation of being the only rider to score points at every event this season. Today�s race was held in cool and very windy conditions at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Spain. Over 94,000 spectators witnessed a near faultless performance from home star Dani Pedrosa, as he led from start to finish to win his second Grand Prix of the year. Rizla Suzuki will now regroup and restructure in time for a three-day test that begins at the Valencian circuit tomorrow, when new rider Alvaro Bautista will join the team to begin his career as a MotoGP rider.