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FIM-EWC - ROUND 2

BELGIUM, ENDURANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: APRILIA RSV4 WINS AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

FIRST VICTORY IN THE SUPERSTOCK CLASS FOR AVIOBIKE BY M2 REVO TEAM. HERE THE QUOTES

9 June 2024 - The Aprilia RSV4 won the “8 Hours” of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), the second round of the 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship. This outstanding result underlines the competitiveness and reliability of the RSV4 1100 in its second appearance in the Superstock class.
The team, made up of experienced rider Kevin Calia, along with Luca Bernardi and Francesco Cocco in their first appearance in this track, delivered a flawless race, taking the Aprilia RSV4 1100 to victory in the Superstock class.

MASSIMO RIVOLA (CEO Aprilia Racing): “It’s incredible to take the Superstock win in our second Endurance race of the season. Congratulations to Luca and Kevin for the win, to Aviobike and Nuova M2 Revo for the great teamwork. Spa-Francorchamps is a track where Formula 1 usually races, it’s incredibly fast and has some dangerous points, such as the famous Eau Rouge. To see the RSV4 competitive and reliable is a sign of the quality of the product, which makes us proud”.

VICTORY AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: AVIOBIKE BY M2 REVO
TRIUMPHS IN SUPERSTOCK

Francorchamps (Belgium), 8 June 2024 - The Aviobike by M2 Revo team has achieved an extraordinary milestone, winning the Superstock race in the second round of the FIM Endurance World Championship. After a start to the season marked by bad luck at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (Round 1), where a last-minute technical problem prevented the team from reaching the podium, the Aprilia RSV4 1100 took the top step of the podium at Spa Francorchamps.
The trio of riders made up of Luca Bernardi, Kevin Calia and Francesco Cocco demonstrated an impeccable performance, leading the Aprilia RSV4 1100 to triumph and giving the Aviobike by M2 Revo team an unforgettable victory.

“WE MADE IT!” – AVIOBIKE M2 REVO, FIM EWS facebook clip video:
www.facebook.com/fim.ewc/videos/1392186924796373

Michele Bonaldo, Team Manager M2 Revo Racing #111: “We are very happy! In the first year of Aviobike by M2 Revo collaboration we achieved victory in the world endurance championship already in our second outing of the season after narrowly missing out on the podium at the 24h of Le Mans. I have to thank all our M2 Revo guys who worked tirelessly in the days leading up to the start to prepare for the trip. We are over the moon, this victory will give us the push we need to push harder and harder. Thanks to Aprilia, to all the technicians and obviously to Luca Bernardi, Kevin Calia and Francesco Cocco.”

Giovanni Baggi, Team Principal M2 Revo Racing #111: “I am very happy with the result. It was the demonstration of an extraordinary performance by the riders, the team and this collaboration between Aviobike, Aprilia and M2 Revo, which brought an excellent result. I have already had experience with this championship, and to show up at a race of this type, on a circuit of this type, at a level of this type and to win was an unprecedented demonstration of strength. I'm really happy. I thank all the people who helped us, the sponsors, Aprilia and the guys at M2 Revo.”

INSIDE THE PADDOCK - AVIOBIKE M2 REVO, FIM EWS facebook clip video:
www.facebook.com/reel/694459889452074

The famous SPA-Francorchamps circuit (Belgium) which hosted the “8 Hours of SPA MOTOS”, 2nd Round of the 2024 World Endurance Championship. Source of the image: www.facebook.com/fim.ewc

(Source: Nuova M2 Racing press release).

Source: www.fimewc.com/en/news/aprilia-powers-aviobike-by-m2-revo-to-double-ewc-superstock-glory

EWC-FIM ENDURANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
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