Valentino Rossi joins VR46 riders on track at Misano

For the second time in a month, Valentino Rossi has returned to two-wheels for a training day with the VR46 Academy Riders.
Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi

After an outing at Portimao in late January, just before the Sepang MotoG♎P test, Rossi has again thrown a leg over an R1 Superbike, this time at his local Misano track.

Rossi was riding alongside reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) as well as fellow premier-class competitors꧑ Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha), Luca Marini (Ducati) and Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati), plus Andrea Migno and C💯elestino Vietti.

Bagnaia, Morbidelli, Marini and Bezzecchi - using production Superbikes to co✱mply with the MotoGP testing r𒁏ules - will be back on their racing machines during the final MotoGP pre-season test at Portimao on March 11-12.

Rossi, who switched to sportscars after retiring from MotoGP, has already begun h😼is 2023♋ racing activities, celebrating a podium in Dubai and sixth place at Bathurst with the WRT BMW team.

But as the below images show, the nine-time world champion is still comfortable testing the track limits during a chilly spring💫 day on a✨ motorcycle...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

💖Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Mꦚarc Marquez’s injury issues.

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