SHANE BYRNE had a disappointing day in the latest MOTO GP race in Holland.

In front of 90,000 fans, he was forced to retire his Cube having completed eight laps. The British Superbike champion was plagued by a front end problem from the start.

He said: “I don’t like pulling in but I didn’t really have any choice. It was virtually impossible to control. It was a pity because I felt like I was getting to grips with the circuit.

"This was my first time at Assen and it is not an easy track to learn, and was made even harder by so much rain. I’ll sit down with my engineers and analyse data to see if we can find out what happened."

The MotoGP circus now moves to South America for the Rio GP in Brazil on Sunday.