Tony Cairoli will be debuting with Ducati in the Motocross World Championship. The nine-time world champion will be competing with the Desmo450 MX in the Dutch Grand Prix, to be held on August 17th and 18th on the Arnhem track.
A participation that represents a historic debut for Ducati, as well as an important step in the development of the bike from Borgo Panigale, which will participate in the entire MXGP World Championship in 2025, the same year it will be entering production, marking the Bologna-based manufacturer's entry into the specialized off-road segment.
The Desmo450 MX development program will then continue on August 31st and September 1st in Castiglione del Lago, the 5th round of the Italian Championship, in which Alessandro Lupino leads the overall standings with two rounds to go, after the brilliant results obtained in the last round of the Italian MX Championship at Ponte a Egola.
During the race in Tuscany, Cairoli won the first round in his return to the competition, and Alessandro Lupino took the lead in the championship, winning overall and confirming the level of competitiveness already achieved by the Desmo450 MX.
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