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Valentino Rossi tests at Misano with Ducati 1198 superbike

Misano Circuit: Seventy-three days after an operation to his right shoulder, Valentino Rossi returned to the track at Misano Adriatico aboard a Ducati 1198 Superbike. On November 14 at Cattolicaā€™s Cervesi hospital, the Italian had undergone surgery on the supraspinatus tendon and the long head of biceps tendon, as well as cartilage in the Glenoid Labrum.

The day was sunny but chilly, with a maximum air temperature of 10º Centigrade (50º Fahrenheit) and a maximum track temperature of 15º C (59º F). Valentino arrived at the circuit at around 1:20 and met a team of Ducati technicians that included his own crewā€™s two engineers, Matteo Flamigni and Gabriele Conti, as well as Ducati Marlboro Team Manager Vittoriano Guareschi. A half-hour later, he turned the first laps aboard the 1198 to test the status of his shoulder which, though recovering nicely, is still quite painful, just a few days ahead of the first test in Malaysia with the Desmosedici GP11.

ā€œFirst of all, thanks to Filippo (Preziosi) and to Ducati, who organized this test,ā€ said Valentino Rossi. ā€œMisano Circuit let us use the track on a day when Mattia (Pasini) was planning to ride in order to confirm his own condition. The track more or less confirmed what we expected: the shoulder is painfulā€”especially under braking, when the front area hurts, where they stitched the tendon. Movement is stable enough, and weā€™re also doing not so bad with endurance, but apart from that, it hurts a lot and isnā€™t very strong. Letā€™s hope it gets a little better in these next few days before the test in Malaysia. Once weā€™re there, weā€™ll work with the riding position in an effort to make the most of the situation and collect important information with the Desmosedici, even though Iā€™m not in top form. Today I did a total of 25 laps on the 1198 Superbike, which is sort of a ā€˜historicā€™ motorcycle for Ducati: beautiful and fast. I liked it!ā€

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