Casey's a dad!

Casey and his wife Adriana became proud parents yesterday with the birth of their first child, daughter Alessandra. The baby was born at a local hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, where the couple live during winter.

The news was confirmed by the Repsol Honda team with a brief message through Twitter that said: "We are very happy to announce that Alessandra Stoner was born on the 16th of February at 9:55pm, weighing 2.8 kilos. Both mother and baby are doing well".

The MotoGP World Champion's first child was born the same day that Valentino Rossi celebrated his 33rd birthday, a coincidence that provoked many comments on the social networks.

Stoner has a few days to enjoy his new family, but in two weeks he will travel to Malaysia to participate in the second Test of the pre-season at Sepang, where the count down to the start of the first race of the 2012 MotoGP season continues.

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