Rossi 'returns to riding on a Ducati 1198'

Former world champion Valentino Rossi has made his return to the track 73 days after undergoing an operation on his right shoulder.

Motorcycle insurance customers might be interested to note the Italian rode 25 miles on a Ducati 1198 Superbike at Misano Adriatico in a test run and stated he liked the bike, describing it as "beautiful and fast".

After the outing, Rossi thanked the organisers for arranging it and admitted that his shoulder was still painful, but that is what he expected.

He added: "Movement is stable enough and we're also doing not so bad with endurance, but apart from that, it hurts a lot and isn't very strong."

This comes after Ducati announced earlier this month it is launching a Troy Bayliss Academy course as part of its riding school the Ducati Riding Experience, which caters for a range of abilities from beginners to specialists on the track.

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