Valentino Rossi shares touching details about family life as a father
Vale🦩ntino Rossi teased about late nights becoming a thing of the past
A joyous Valentino Rossi has shওared details about how his life has changed as aꦿ father.
Rossi and his part🐼ner Francesca recently welcomed their second daughter, Gabriella.
Giulietta, born in 2022, i♎s the couple’s first baby.
Rossi was teased on an Italian radio show about the legendary stories of his late night ant🍷i🐲cs during his MotoGP heyday.
“The baby’s arrival has totally chan🌌ged the cards on the table,” he laughed.
“Now, I wake up first to take Giulietta tꦫo school. Then I make the milk.
“I have to wake up at 7:45am!”
Rossi resp💖onded to stories that he would party until 4༺am before MotoGP races.
“These stories, over time, have become legendary,” he re𒁏plied.
“4am is a bit late. I can’t saไy that it didn’t happen…
“I was out late, but not this late. Perhaps 1am…”
Rossi was speaking from his ranch in Tavullia, where last w♛eekend he welcomed a who’s who of motorcycle racing talent for his annual showpiece.
Rossi and 🐬Luca Marini were forced to settle for a podium finish in the 100km of Champions race.
“It has becom💯e an annual race at the ranch,” he🐭 said.
“We invite champions from different categories.
“It is an endurance race. Pairs of ꦛriders take turns in th♔e pits every five laps, like in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
“I am on the Yamaha, Luca Marini is on a Honda.
“It’s the only official race I do on a bike, so it’s very i❀mpo🐻rtant.”
James was a sports jou🎀rnalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
