The tricolor motorally race started on 20 and 21 April in Riotorto (in the province of Livorno) and will always consist of double tests for each weekend.
Eight races between April and October, for a Championship that promises to be fascinating and spectacular.
The Umbrian stage arrives at the end of June: on the 29th and 30th the drivers will be busy in Foligno to complete the first half of the Championship. The final phase will see Rapino, a town in the province of Chieti, theater of the 5th and 6th round while the grand finale will take place, as in 2023, in Sardinia, in Olbia, on 19-20 October.
The Umbrian team is that of the De Poi dealership, which lines up the new Ducati Desert X Rally and the EntrophyMotorbike team at the starting line.
Riding the two wheels: Antoine Meo, multiple World Champion and Ducati Ambassador who will compete in the G-1000 category, then, in the GPX category, the 2023 Motorally champion Antonio Polidoro, while a third bike will be ridden by Marco Peverini, a rider from Umbertide in the G1000 category .
Already in the first two races in Riotorto, Entrophy Team showed the right determination, finishing second in the Raid classification with both Meo and Polidoro.
But it was in the second stage that Antoine Meo gave his best, winning the two special stages: theoretically he was first in the general classification, but having had a penalty he slipped to 10th place, leaving the victory to Jacopo Cerrutti.
Arriving in Ritorto for the team’s first results were the CEO of CDP Ducati Perugia, Filippo De Poi, Alessandro Sacco, Ducati Multistrada and Desert
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ANTOINE MEO – Multiple World Champion and Ducati Ambassador
“Two tough races but I’m very happy to start the Ducati program with the twin-cylinder, also because I’ve been thinking about it for some time, and I wanted to do it. I am very happy and happy to be able to work with Mori and CDP Ducati Perugia, with his racing team, I hope we will be able to do great things together.
I know that the level of motorally in Italy is very high, I have to get back on the saddle and learn the Italian way of sailing, which is very different from what I have known up to now. In short, a good challenge for me too. I hope to make you dream. ”
ANTONIO POLIDORO – 2023 GPX category Motorally Champion
“The DesertX Rally is a very powerful and beautiful motorcycle. I’m ready to give my best, second place on the first day gave me the right confidence to face the next races.”
TO FILIPPO DE POI – Ducati Perugia
“The world of OFF Road competitions is expanding with the new Ducati project, which I immediately found very stimulating; The CDP-Entrophy team has the primary objective of achieving success thanks to the support and experience of Ducati Corse. The Team is also ready to host further pilots or amateurs who want to compete in the competition.”
STEFANO MORI – EntrophyMotorbike Manager
“There is a lot of work but we are ready to work hard. The Ducati Desert We are sorry about the bad fall of Marco Peverini, who was very strong on the special stages, but who fell yesterday. Come on Marco, we’ll see you in good shape for the Foligno stage on 29th and 30th June.”
