Everything is ready at the Tavullia Ranch for the 2022 ‘100 Km of Champions’. Valentino Rossi publishes the start list of 40 participants.
The Valentino Rossi ranch there is a constant coming and going of champions throughout the year, but these are times of great excitement in Tavullia. All is ready for the eighth edition of the 100 Km of Champions, big stars of the World Championship, World Superbike and other motorcycling disciplines are arriving, for a total of 40 athletes who will compete on the oval dirt road of the Motor Ranch.
Friday 25 and Saturday 26 November will be two days of flat track duels on the track, with the landlord Valentino Rossi who will try to defend the victory in the previous 2021 edition obtained together with his brother Luca Marini. At the Doctor’s court will come such well-known names as Daniel Petrucciback from an excellent season in MotoAmerica, and his former Ducati factory boxmate, Andrea Dovizioso, who retired from the MotoGP races this season, after a bad spell with the Yamaha of the RNF satellite team.
The stars at the court of Valentino Rossi
There will be well-known faces from VR46 Riders Academystarting with the new world champion I’m sorry Bagnaiaeager to win this competition to end 2022 on a high note. Together with him his training mates Franco Morbidelli, Luca Marini, Marco Bezzecchi, Andrea Migno (looking for a saddle for next year), Celestino Vietti, as well as his friends Mattia Pasini, Alberto Surra and Niccolo Antonelli.
But also many riders who will arrive from Spain, starting with Alex Rinsrecently arrived at LCR Honda, e Jorge Martin, the Pramac Racing team rider who stood out as the second best poleman in the season that has just ended. There will be also Augusto Fernandez, fresh Moto2 world champion who from 2023 will jump on the KTM RC16 of the GASGAS Tech3 team alongside Pol Espargarò. Also present was the Capitoline Fabio Di Giannantonio and other well-known faces of WorldSBK, such as Michael Rinaldi and Axel Bassani. On the first day there will be the usual individual challenge to the Americana with direct elimination, while on Saturday there will be a race in pairs.
Although the event is of increasing media and sporting importance, there will be no live TV. The only cameras allowed are those of Sky Sports MotoGP, with the ever-present Guido Meda and Mauro Sanchini commenting on the challenge of the ‘100 Km of Champions’. But the images will only be broadcast for subscribers in the pre-Christmas period.
