Footage released of Le Mans-style start to Valentino Rossi’s 100km of Champions
Marco Bezzecchi offers a new glimpse at 100km of Champion🉐s
Footage of the chaoti💫c start to Valentinoﷺ Rossi’s 100km of Champions has been released.
Marco Bezzecchi has shared how last Saturꩵ🌸day’s showpiece in Tavullia got started.
. giving us a preview of ’s home town race 👀
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The 50-lap ♑race at Rossi’s ranch begins with a ‘Le Mans-style’ star💮ting grid.
That means൲ riders start on fo꧅ot and must dash to their bikes, hop on, and head off.
ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚIt is a method made faওmous by the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Bezzecchi’s footage shows him running across to a bi🍒ke being propped up by his teammate Francesco Bagnaia before jump🌜ing on and starting the race.
Rossi has also shared frᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚesh glimpses of the untelevised race that took place in his hometown on Saturday afternoon, at the annual event he hosts.
Over𝐆head footage showed the exciting Le Mans-style starting grid before the bikes hit the dirt track.
The cameras also pick up fantastic angles of The D𒀰octor sliding around the corners.
There is also onboard footage from🦄 Rossi’s perspective, and a classic shot of the MotoGP legend wheelieing over the finishing line.
Rossi and Luca Marini were runners-up in the 100km o💫f Champions.
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