MV Agusta Roma is the brand's new official flag store dealership in the Italian capital. A collaboration between Timur Sardarov, CEO of MV Agusta Motor S.p.A., and entrepreneur brothers Maurizio and Stefano Celon, it is "based on a dynamic and refined concept, part of a larger, trending complex" and hosts the new MV Agusta Roma Café.
Energica has opened a fourth Monobrand store in Taiwan. The move follows the establishment of dedicated Energica showrooms in USA, Italy and Germany. Energica motorcycles are now available in the new 80 sqm showroom in Taiwan, opened by local importer Russ Tiger.
Italy won the 2021 Motocross of Nations, at Mantova, Italy, in September, ahead of the Netherlands in second and Great Britain in third. Started in 1947 and now in its 74th year (last held in 2019), a combative nine-time MX World Champion Antonio Cairoli led the Italian team to top honours, with Mattia Guadagnini (MX2) and Alessandro Lupino (Open class). There have been six different MXoN team champions between 2003 and 2021, with the USA being the most successful winning team taking seven victories.
Following his impressive performances as a rookie in the 2021 FIM WSBK Championship series, 24-year-old Italian Andrea Locatelli has extended his contract with Yamaha Motor Europe until the end of 2023.
Energica has signed Lenovo as an industrial partner and will use Lenovo's "smarter technologies to design components, simulations and FEM calculations". In association with Lenovo, Energica says it will explore the "possibilities of launching the Academy for training and developing skills and technologies and assist young talents to acquire and consolidate technical skills to equip them for the future development of an Italian Electric Motor Valley".
Mitas has been selected as an original equipment supplier for the new 2021 Piaggio Beverly 400 range with its TOURING FORCE-SC tyres. "We are very pleased to be selected as an original equipment supplier for the new Piaggio Beverly 400. The partnership represents a further strengthening of our relationship with Piaggio and our efforts to provide products for efficient urban mobility," says Gustavo Pinto Teixeira, Vice President Two Wheels and
Specialty Tyres.
The Malaysian MotoGP (Sepang) has been cancelled and replaced by a second GP for 2021 at The Misano World Circuit in Italy on October 24. At present, the 2021 Championship is slated to finish 14 November at Valencia, Spain, but the organiser is still retaining the option of adding in another race after that. The U.S. MotoGP will now be the only remaining 2021 race to be staged outside Europe, at Austin, Tx., October 3rd.
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