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Cycle News 2024 Issue 33 August 20

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of a 7-Eleven that shows how tall you are when you walk in the door at a RIDE Day event, I prom- ise you most attendees would be three inches taller after that first expe- rience. How do people learn more to get their friends and family to a RIDE Day or learn more from MSF? MSF-USA.org is the site to go to with all our state-by-state informa- tion and course details, including a unique page and calendar for RIDE Day. Right now, we're ramping up our 90-days of RIDE Day this fall, which will go from Sep - tember through Novem- ber to keep riders and ranges/coaches ramped up with new rider inter - est. CN WIND IN THE P34 Morbidelli Reunites With VR46 O ver the Austrian MotoGP weekend, it was confirmed that Valentino Rossi's VR46 has recruited Pramac rider Franco Morbidelli to partner with Fabio di Giannantonio in a one-year deal for 2025. Morbidelli takes the place of Marco Bezzec- chi, who joins Jorge Martin at Aprilia in 2025-26. "What a beautiful story!" said Morbidelli. "I am very happy to announce that I have signed with the VR46 Racing Team for the 2025 season. I will definitely feel at home here, I really want to do well and repay, with good results, this trust both for my- self and for all the crew. "I can't wait to start this new adventure together." Morbidelli will remain on a Desmosedici GP24 that he cur- rently rides at Pramac, while di Giannantonio will have the GP25 after he was enlisted for the factory ride earlier this month. Franco Morbidelli joins Valentino Rossi's VR46 squad for 2025. PHOTO: GOLD & GOOSE "Franco was the first rider to enter the VR46 Riders Academy, we have known him since years," said Ales- sio Salucci, Team Director of Per- tamina Enduro VR46 Racing. "He is a rider of great talent, we can't wait to welcome him." CN

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