![Moto GP rider Ruben Xaus of Spain stands up from his fallen Ducati bike during practice for Sunday's Catalonian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Montmelo circuit just outside Barcelona, Spain, Friday June Moto GP rider Ruben Xaus of Spain stands up from his fallen Ducati bike during practice for Sunday's Catalonian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Montmelo circuit just outside Barcelona, Spain, Friday June](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2d4ah5k/spanish-rider-ruben-xaus-take-a-curve-with-the-new-ducati-motorcycle-during-moto-gp-test-practice-at-montmelo-racetrack-in-barcelona-spain-march-26-2004-xaus-and-his-team-mate-british-neil-hodgson-compete-during-the-upcoming-2004-season-which-will-start-in-south-africa-april-18-reutersgustau-nacarino-gnacm-2d4ah5k.jpg)
Moto GP rider Ruben Xaus of Spain stands up from his fallen Ducati bike during practice for Sunday's Catalonian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Montmelo circuit just outside Barcelona, Spain, Friday June
![Spanish MotoGP riders Ruben Xaus (L) and Toni Elias (R) pose with theirs Fortuna-Yamaha motorbikes before the official test session at Catalunya's racetrack. Spanish MotoGP riders Ruben Xaus (L) and Toni Elias ( Spanish MotoGP riders Ruben Xaus (L) and Toni Elias (R) pose with theirs Fortuna-Yamaha motorbikes before the official test session at Catalunya's racetrack. Spanish MotoGP riders Ruben Xaus (L) and Toni Elias (](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2d4kb2d/spanish-motogp-riders-ruben-xaus-l-and-toni-elias-r-pose-with-theirs-fortuna-yamaha-motorbikes-before-the-official-test-session-at-catalunyas-racetrack-spanish-motogp-riders-ruben-xaus-l-and-toni-elias-r-pose-with-theirs-fortuna-yamaha-motorbikes-before-the-official-test-session-at-catalunyas-racetrack-near-barcelona-spain-march-18-2005-reutersalbert-gea-2d4kb2d.jpg)
Spanish MotoGP riders Ruben Xaus (L) and Toni Elias (R) pose with theirs Fortuna-Yamaha motorbikes before the official test session at Catalunya's racetrack. Spanish MotoGP riders Ruben Xaus (L) and Toni Elias (
![Honda rider Sete Gibernau of Spain, Colin Edwards of the U.S. and Ruben Xaus of Spain celebrate on the podium at the Middle East's first MotoGP at the Grand Prix of Qatar, Honda rider Sete Gibernau of Spain, Colin Edwards of the U.S. and Ruben Xaus of Spain celebrate on the podium at the Middle East's first MotoGP at the Grand Prix of Qatar,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4JP9N/honda-rider-sete-gibernau-of-spain-colin-edwards-of-the-us-and-ruben-xaus-of-spain-celebrate-on-the-podium-at-the-middle-easts-first-motogp-at-the-grand-prix-of-qatar-at-losail-circuit-in-doha-october-2-2004-honda-rider-edwards-took-second-place-while-ducati-rider-xaus-r-finished-third-reutershamad-i-mohammed-hmacm-2D4JP9N.jpg)
Honda rider Sete Gibernau of Spain, Colin Edwards of the U.S. and Ruben Xaus of Spain celebrate on the podium at the Middle East's first MotoGP at the Grand Prix of Qatar,
![MotoGP Fan Zone on Twitter: "Ducati trio @TroyBaylisstic, Ruben Xaus and Loris Capirossi at Jerez. 2004 Spanish #MotoGP https://t.co/7iQdyxPhHQ" / Twitter MotoGP Fan Zone on Twitter: "Ducati trio @TroyBaylisstic, Ruben Xaus and Loris Capirossi at Jerez. 2004 Spanish #MotoGP https://t.co/7iQdyxPhHQ" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ChfJWg8WUAApc1G.jpg)