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Ductalk: What's Up In The World Of Ducati
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SBK, "My career nearly came to an end at this track last year", Davies: "The break will help us to understand where to improve"
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SBK, Davies confirmed, the second seat is still to be confirmed with Sykes at the top of the shortlist
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Davide Giugliano is hoping to emulate his 2015 performances at Imola when he produced a phenomenal comeback from injury to reignite his campaign.
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Davide Giugliano has spoken openly about his fear after braking a vertebra in a nasty crash at Laguna Seca as he prepares to return to action in Jerez.
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Luca Scassa will replace the injured Davide Giugliano at Magny-Cours, while Javier Fores steps in for Aruba.it Ducati at Losail.
Interesting solution...
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Front row start for Giugliano. Can Ducati get it's 800th Podium this weekend?
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Davide Giugliano says he is still a little way off full fitness after putting his Aruba.it Ducati machine on the front row of the grid at Donington.
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Kitchen combat as round 5 begins for a selection of leading riders.
Round 5 of the 2015 eni FIM Superbike World championship, the Acerbis Italian round, got under way with a culinary challenge that saw current championship leader Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team), Jordi Torres (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils), Sylvain Guintoli (PATA Honda World Superbike Team), Leon Camier (MV Agusta – Reparto Corse), Davide Giugliano (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati SBK Team) and Michel Fabrizio, substitute rider for Althea Racing Team Ducati’s Nico Terol go head to head preparing traditional hand-made pasta, led by popular host Chef Valentino Marcattilii and his crew. The venue, the restaurant of the “San Domenico” Museum in downtown Imola is internationally renowned, serving world class food since 1970. Following a short demonstration on how the pasta dish should be prepared by Marcattilii, the riders were judged on their efforts by a jury comprising many well-known paddock personalities.
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Good photo gallery on the link. Looks like these guys can actually cook. Nice!
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Bayliss To Fill In For The Injured Davide GiuglianoIn a stunning turn of events that began with the unfortunate (expected) 90 day recovery period of Davide Giugliano who was injured at the Phillip Island SBK test on Monday, Troy Bayliss has been called on to fill in and start the season on the Aruba.it – Ducati Superbike Team He hasn’t ridden the Panigale since May of 2014 but it’s Phillip Island and it’s Troy so it’s crazy but it makes perfect sense and as a long time Ducati Ambassador the legions of Ducati fans that will be rooting for this is immeasurable. His desire to continue racing is well known so when it looked like there was a chance that the seat was open Troy offered and the team said yes.
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Today was unveiled the newly named "Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Superbike Team livery of both Chaz Davies and Davide Giugliano
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Davide Giugliano is one of three riders to go below 1min 40secs as the pace quickens during testing Jerez
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Davide Giugliano goes quickest on a wet fourth day of World Superbike testing in Jerez, ahead of Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea..
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The second and last day of private testing at Alcaniz’s MotorLand Aragon was held in sunny and warm conditions that allowed all riders to continue with their on-track duties and data gathering. The rider to set the quickest time of the second day was Davide Giugliano (Ducati Superbike Team) who clocked a 1’50.2s to end the two-day test on a high note following a further 49 laps completed on the Spanish track. It was a similar outcome for the other factory Ducati rider Chaz Davies, who says he is really happy at how the 2015 version of the 1199 Panigale R is working despite the differences to last year’s machine. The Welshman was only 0.3s slower than his teammate today.
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The first private test of the off season started today at Alcaniz’s MotorLand Aragon, involving three teams who are going to play an important role in next year’s edition of the Superbike and Supersport World Championships. The first of two days of track action began a little later than expected, given the wet conditions encountered early morning and the low temperatures at the Spanish track.
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Looking forward to seeing how this shake out in 2015. Thinking SBK will be a bit more level play ground...
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The first ever floodlit Tissot-Superpole has been won by Ducati’s Davide Giugliano, who will line up for tomorrow’s two 17 lap encounters alongside Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) who will join him on the front row.
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Davide Giugliano apologizes to his Ducati WSBK team after crashing in both races at Magny-Cours whilst battling for the lead..
A crestfallen Davide Giugliano has apologised to his Ducati WSBK team after two more crashes in an error-strewn season cost another pair of strong results at Magny-Cours.
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Davide Giugliano credits two small errors for preventing him from sealing pole position in Jerez, but remains pleased with second..
Davide Giugliano was very pleased to qualify on the front row in second position the latest round of the World Superbike Championship in Jerez
With just minutes left on the clock Giugliano was set for his second pole position of the season after breaking the lap record with a 1minm 40.533secs lap, but a late flying effort from Loris Baz demoted him to second.
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If you get a chance to see Superpole and this lap when BeIn plays it again tonight it's a thrilling watch...
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And after a successful session on track at Sepang, @DavideGiugliano heads straight for the 'pool'! #forzaducati
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Ducati Grandstand at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will be the place to be to watch the nail-biting action for the only US stop of the 2014 FIM Superbike World Championship.
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You need this. Why? How are you going to show off your beautiful Ducati if it's not parked on Ducati Island???
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Davide Giugliano's hopes of securing his first WSBK win at Donington Park come to an abrupt end - view the full crash sequence here....
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A positive race day overall for the Ducati Superbike team and riders Chaz Davies and Davide Giugliano yesterday at Donington Park. Although Davide Giugliano crashed out of race 1 while fighting for the win, he closed race two in fourth place, while Chaz Davies finished both of the day’s races in fifth position.
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Great Result for Ducati Superbike Team
Donington (Great Britain), Saturday 24 May 2014 - The Tissot-Superpole sessions ahead of tomorrow’s fifth round races for the 2014 eni FIM World Superbike Championship were held in cold and wet conditions at Donington Park. After yesterday’s dry free practices the FP4 session this morning proved to be all important ahead of the two grid deciding sessions this afternoon.
At the second chequered flag it was Davide Giugliano (Ducati Superbike Team) who claimed his second career pole position, by lapping the Leicester track in 1’44.903. Joining the Italian rider on the front row in both races tomorrow will be Leon Haslam (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) and Marco Melandri (Aprilia Racing Team).
Row two comprises Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki), Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) and Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team). In the session Guintoli, Rea and Giugliano all crashed and remounted after posting their fastest times.
Making it through from Superpole 1, Toni Elias (Red Devils Roma Aprilia) and Ayrton Badovini (Team Bimota Alstare) joined the already seeded riders after the combined Free Practices. Leon Camier (BMW Motorrad Italia) and Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Kawasaki) both crashed out unhurt at the fast Starkeys section of the track before posting a time. The pair were joined by an unlucky Badovini who also fell spectacularly at the end of the session on the fast uphill left hander, resulting in him not being able to take part in the second session. Niccolò Canepa (Althea Racing Ducati) had a slow speed crash at the Melbourne Hairpin while Fabien Foret (Mahi Team India Kawasaki) elected not to ride in the session.
Times: 1. Giugliano (Ducati) 1'44.903 average 138.059 kph; 2. Haslam (Honda) 1'45.009; 3. Melandri (Aprilia) 1'45.111; 4. Lowes (Suzuki) 1'45.258; 5. Guintoli (Aprilia) 1'45.839; 6. Baz (Kawasaki) 1'46.058; 7. Sykes (Kawasaki) 1'46.241; 8. Rea (Honda) 1'46.306; 9. Elias (Aprilia) 1'46.326; 10. Laverty(Suzuki) 1'47.963; 11. Davies (Ducati) 1'50.099; 12. Badovini (Bimota); 13. Iddon (Bimota); 14. Corti (MV Agusta); 15. Andreozzi (Kawasaki); 16. Canepa (Ducati); 17. Salom (Kawasaki); 18. Camier (BMW); 19. Foret (Kawasaki); 20. Guarnoni (Kawasaki).
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Davide Giugliano (Ducati Superbike Team) was the fastest rider in the opening Free Practice session at Imola this morning. Riding in the hottest conditions of the season so far, the Italian ended the session marginally quicker than his nearest rival, Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike Team).
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Go Ducati, Gassssssss!
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Assen (The Netherlands), Sunday 27 April 2014 – At the end of a day conditioned by bad weather, Ducati Superbike rider Davide Giugliano scored his first podium of the season in race 2 at Assen today, while Chaz Davies concluded the day’s races in seventh and eighth position.
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Congrats to the Ducati Superbike Team for a great job this weekend in difficult conditions...
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