I’m not always a believer in running off to ask the opinions of everyone who’s ever been on a bike what they think of Valentino Rossi’s move to Ducati, but this time round, Max Biaggi could offer an interesting insight. While the excitement in Italy of Rossi’s move to Ducati reached fever pitch, not every Italian loves the MotoGP rider. Rossi in rosso was great for those who wanted to see two Italian icons united, but for those who are Rossi detractors it was an example of his greed, ego and desire to keep his number one position, at least in popularity stakes.

Erroneous judgements or not, Rossi’s stated reasons for moving to Ducati are all about new adventures in the twilight years of his career and while he didn’t specifically mention anything about Yamaha and Jorge Lorenzo, we all know that he has felt a little betrayed by them. But times change and here is Max Biaggi to the rescue of Rossi’s reputation, saying that it was the right decision to have made.

Max Biaggi is the rider every Italian loves to hate but there’s no denying that in the saddle of his Aprilia, he has achieved great things this year. The Italians didn’t need to wait for Rossi to move to Ducati to see an Italian on a local bike winning races. At the presentation of the new Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 and the Moto Guzzi V7 Racer (more on that later), Max Biaggi has said the championship is not in the bag yet, but they’re hoping to win in front of a home crowd at Imola. And on Valentino Rossi, Biaggi said:

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