Footage released of Le Mans-style start to Valentino Rossi’s 100km of Champions
Marco Bezzecchi offers a new glimpse at 100km of Champ꧒ions
Foota💞ge of the chaotic start ✃to Valentino Rossi’s 100km of Champions has been released.
Marco Bezzecchi has✤ shared how last Saturday’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 Ma🦹ns-style’ starting grid.
That means riders start on foot and must dash to their bikes, 🎉hop 🌱on, and head off.
It is a me😼thod made famous by the iconic 24♐ Hours of Le Mans.
Bezzecchi’s footage shows him running across to a bike being propped up by his teammate Francesco Bagnaia ꦏbefore juꦇmping on and starting the race.
Rossi has also shared fresh glimpses of the 𒐪untele😼vised race that took place in his hometown on Saturday afternoon, at the annual event he hosts.
Overhead footage showed the exciting Le Mans-style starting grid before the bikes 𒐪hit the dirt track.
The cameras also pick up fantastic a🧔ngles of The Doctor sliding around the corners.
There is also onboard footage from Rossi’s perspecti💃ve, and a classic shot of the MotoGP lege🐬nd wheelieing over the finishing line.
Rossi and Luca Marini were runners-up in the 100km of 🍒Champions.
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