Nicolo Bulega won the Supersport world title this season and made himself be worthy of a place at the Ducati factory in the Superbikes. After his first tests earlier this week at Jerez, the italian didn’t hide his desire to be better than everybody else, even from his teammate, the world champion Alvaro Bautista.

Bulega, still at a very first stage of his work with the new team spoke of the job done in the first two days: ‘It was very good but unfortunately, we didn’t ride a lot during these two days. On day one, we only did 20 laps. On day two, we did half a day. I’m happy because I didn’t ride a lot but I was already fast. I was fast, but I was at 85%. I’m learning the bike, learning to speak with my new team so it’s important for me to do a lot of kilometres with this bike’.

As for what his teammate have done, Bulega confesses he has no clue, not showed right away his determination to beat everyone on track, despite the difficulties he expects: ‘Honestly, I don’t know what kind of work Alvaro did. I don’t want to beat Alvaro, I would like to beat everybody! Alvaro is now the reference point for Ducati because he’s the best. He’s fast and it’ll be very difficult to beat him’.

And gave then a brief comparison from the new bike to that he used this season: ‘We still have a lot of work to do and I’m still trying to learn the bike to understand better the DNA of this bike because it’s more difficult than WorldSSP. It’s all more. More brakes, more engine, more electronics’.

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The first of two days of World Superbike testing took place in Jerez today, a day marked by many new developments: from debuts in the category, such as Nicolò Bulega, to some of the most anticipated changes, such as Jonathan Rea (from Kawasaki to Yamaha), to the change of teams in the Ducati universe, such as Michael Ruben Rinaldi.

The briton on the Yamaha was succeeded by Axel Bassani, on a day that also saw one of the highlights being the chance to see Andrea Iannone officially on track after a suspension that had lasted since the end of 2019.

Here are some of the best photos from the day:

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Nicolo Bulega ended this Supersport World Championship with another victory after the red flag on Race 2, and this was for sure a year he won’t forget so soon, end more because he proved he was worthy of being promoted to Superbike… with the factory team. The italian was, naturally, super pleased with this season.

In a team statement the #11 analysed this year, considering this to be the best so far on his career: ‘It has been an incredible year, the best so far in my career. We achieved fantastic results together with a team that welcomed me in an extraordinary way. I thank them, one by one, for giving me everything to be competitive again after a few difficult seasons’.

Bulega ended the season with 503 points, more 95 than the second, Stefano Manzi.

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Nicolò Bulega had a strong start to the final round of the World Supersport Championship with a dominant win in the first race at Jerez. The already crowned champion crossed the finish line with nearly a five-second lead.

Starting from pole position, the Aruba.it Ducati rider made the most of his advantage and led in every lap of the race. After just two laps, he had a lead of over a second over Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing/Ducati), and the gap continued to grow while there was an intense battle for the second position.

At one point, Bulega had a lead of more than five seconds, but he allowed his rivals to get slightly closer in the final laps. The battle for the second position remained uncertain until the end, with Manzi edging out Caricasulo by just 39 thousandths of a second. He finished 4.892s behind the winner. Jorge Navarro (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) and Valentin Debise (GMT94 Yamaha) rounded out the top five.

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Even after securing the title, Nicolò Bulega continues to be unstoppable in the World Supersport Championship, and yesterday, he led the second free practice. It was the only dry session on Friday.

Initially, Adrián Huertas (MTM Kawasaki) set the pace with a sequence of fast laps. Still, he was eventually overtaken by Bulega (Aruba.it Ducati). As the riders made up for the lost work time due to the rain in FP1, lap times steadily improved, leading to several changes in the leader position.

Bulega was the only one who managed to stay at the top consistently: for about ten minutes. However, before securing the lead for good, he was briefly beaten by Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team/Ducati).

With less than seven minutes left in the session, Bulega set the best time in FP2, lapping in 1m43.171s. Montella finished second, 0.628s behind, followed by Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha). Only two more riders managed to stay within one second of the leader: Marcel Schrötter (MV Agusta) and Valentin Debise (GMT94 Yamaha).

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O conteúdo Nicolò Bulega smashed his rivals in the WSSP FP2 at Jerez aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Nicolò Bulega is the new World Supersport champion. The victory in the first Portimão race this Saturday allowed the rider who has dominated the season to seal the title with still three races to go.

Despite starting from pole position, Bulega (Aruba.it Ducati) had a slow start and was overtaken by Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha). However, he quickly regained the lead in the first corner. In the early laps, Manzi managed to put pressure on his rival, but on the fourth lap, he was passed by Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team/Ducati).

Once in second place, Montella kept up with Bulega and even set a new lap record, but on the seventh lap, he was forced to retire due to a technical issue with his bike. Bulega then had a more comfortable lead, with Manzi more than a second behind. Jorge Navarro (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) climbed to third place.

The top three positions remained unchanged until the end. Bulega crossed the finish line with a 2.637s gap over Manzi, who managed to distance himself from Navarro after a few laps of pressure. Marcel Schrötter (MV Agusta) finished fourth, winning a hard-fought battle against Valentin Debise (GMT94 Yamaha) and Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing/Ducati).

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Nicolò Bulega is on the verge of becoming the Supersport World Champion. This weekend, he won both races at MotorLand Aragón, putting himself in a position to clinch the title in the next round at Portimão.

Yesterday, after securing pole position, the Aruba.it Ducati rider led from start to finish in the first race. Without giving his opponents any chances, he crossed the finish line with a 3.581s lead. The battle for second place was considerably more intense. Marcel Schrötter (MV Agusta) came out on top after overtaking Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) on the 13th lap. The Italian rider lost more positions after running through the gravel and ultimately finished in 11th place, while Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team/Ducati) completed the podium.

Starting from pole position once again, Bulega continued to dominate and led from start to finish in the second race on Sunday. After just one lap, he had a gap of over a second, which then stabilized at around two seconds. Manzi was his main rival throughout the race, finishing 2.160s behind. The #62 had the upper hand in a battle with Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing/Ducati), but the positions remained stable for most of the race. Bahattin Sofuoglu (MV Agusta) and Schrötter completed the top five.

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Two wins in two races. That’s the tally for Nicolò Bulega in the Magny-Cours round of the World Supersport Championship, as he won the second race of this round on Sunday.

The Italian rider from Aruba.it Ducati started from pole position and kept the lead, gradually pulling away from the rest of the field. Valentin Debise (GMT94 Yamaha) was his main pursuer. Up until a certain point, the Frenchman managed to keep up with Bulega and put pressure on him, but the championship leader ultimately held on to consolidate his race lead.

In the end, Bulega crossed the finish line 1.991s ahead of Debise. The rest of the pack didn’t have the pace to challenge the top two. Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) secured the final step of the podium with little opposition but was 12.441s behind the leader. Marcel Schrötter (MV Agusta) and Niki Tuuli (PTR Triumph) rounded out the top five.

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O conteúdo Nicolò Bulega completed the perfect weekend in WSSP at Magny-Cours after another duel with Valentin Debise aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Nicolò Bulega was the winner of the first race at Magny-Cours in the World Supersport Championship. In the race held this afternoon, the Aruba.it Ducati rider led from start to finish.

After keeping the lead at the start, Bulega managed to distance himself from Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha), who moved up to second place as early as the second lap.

However, in the final part, Manzi managed to get closer and put some pressure on Bulega. The future World Superbike rider held off his rival and won with a 0.587s gap. Valentin Debise (GMT94 Yamaha) continued his strong performance from Superpole to secure third place – his first podium of the year. Adrián Huertas (MTM Kawasaki) and Niki Tuuli (PTR Triumph) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

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O conteúdo Nicolò Bulega returned from the break with a victory in Race 1 of the WSSP at Magny-Cours aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.