[Ducati] NICCOLO’ CANEPA WINS TITLE WITH THE DUCATI 1098S IN THE SUPERSTOCK 1000

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NICCOLO’ CANEPA WON HIS FIRST TITLE WITH THE DUCATI  1098S IN THE SUPERSTOCK 
1000 CUP


The Ducati 1098S won the  title at the Magny-Cours circuit in France today, 
when young Italian Niccolò  Canepa powered to the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup for 
the Ducati Xerox Junior Team.  Team-mate Brendan Roberts ended his season with 
a harmless crash. 

The  race was held in the interval between the two Superbike races due to 
early  morning fog and at the start Canepa powered away behind leader Van 
Keymeulen.  All the Italian had to do was control his chief rival Claudio Corti and 
the  final laps proved to be decisive. With the final podium slot behind winner 
 Badovini and runner-up Corti, a third place was enough to give the title to  
Canepa by four points. 

NICCOLO’ CANEPA, 1000 FIM Superstock World  Champion with 161 points
“It was a tough race, run at a fast pace. All I  had to do was keep an eye on 
Corti, but towards the end I began to have a few  problems and I was unable 
to go for the win. I just managed to avoid crashing a  couple of times. When 
Corti and Badovini passed me I was just trying to hold out  to the end. I didn’t 
see Badovini pass Corti and I only found out I had won on  the slowing-down 
lap. A big thanks to my family, Ducati and my engineers, it’s  been a fantastic 
season.” 

Brendan Roberts ended what has been a  difficult season with a harmless 
crash. The young Australian had to retire and  finished tenth overall in the 
championship. 

BRENDAN ROBERTS, 10th in  Championship with 61 points
“It wasn’t a good end to the season but I’m  pleased for the result and for 
Niccolò. I didn’t have the best set-up and was  having a few problems at the 
front end of the bike. I crashed in the corner  before the downhill stretch, 
but I’ll be back next year!.” 
Serafino Foti,  Ducati Xerox Junior Team team manager, has now followed up 
last year’s result  with this important win. In 2006 Canepa finished runner-up 
in the European 600  Superstock Championship, despite missing the end of the 
season after a crash in  an Italian Championship race. 

SERAFINO FOTI, Ducati Xerox Junior Team  Manager “It’s unbelievable and a 
fantastic result. We’ve had an incredible  season with what on paper looked to 
be a really difficult project, a challenge  that thanks to all the team we have 
won. Everyone has given their all, Niccolò,  Brendan and Domenico never gave 
up and they’ve all done a fantastic job. Thanks  to Ducati, who believed in 
us, and to all of our sponsors and friends who have  always given us their moral 
support. This is my second season with the Junior  Team and the results have 
way exceeded our expectations. We are a winning team!”       





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