It would appear that with every race win, that Valentino Rossi reaches a Grand Prix milestone and with that his legacy grows, the charismatic Italian has now reached a century of World Championship wins with his latest coming on Saturday in Assen. The Fiat Yamaha rider had less of a battle on his hands than two weeks prior in Barcelona, and was in better condition to give an animated celebration, Valentino Rossi celebrated by revealing a banner and a photo with an ‘old school’ camera.

“It’s a fantastic achievement. 100 victories is a great number. Thanks to all the guys who have helped me to reach this number –my teams over the past ten years, Jeremy Burgess and especially all my close friends and family for giving me motivation. We hope to win some other races though!” added Valentino Rossi after stepping onto the podium with his custom made ‘100’ flag, representing his milestone victories.

Valentino Rossi also commented on the race, in which he led for almost the entirety after having pole, the World Champion said “I had a good feeling and knew that I was very fast on two or three points in the track, so I tried to get out to the front as soon as possible and impose my rhythm. It was a perfect race because any mistakes would have a high cost. I knew that Lorenzo was very strong, so I tried to take an advantage."

“It’s been two races that the bike has had a good setting. This year the bike is fantastic, and we hope to continue in this way.”

Valentino Rossi will not have a whole lot of time to celbrate the win because the MotoGP World Championship takes a swift transatlantic flight to Laguna Seca, California for this weekend’s Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, Although Rossi did win at Laguna Seca last year he knows that it is always tough in the US.

“Last year was great, but it will be hard with just 3-4 days of rest. We are in a good moment, and I hope to have a good race like last year.”said Valentino Rossi.