Ducati Globetrotter 90°, the Trans-Siberian stage concluded

Ducati Globetrotter 90° – The second of the seven scheduled stages of Ducati Globetrotter 90° has just ended, the journey around the world astride the Multistrada 1200 Enduro in the places and on the roads that are symbolic of the first ninety years of Ducati history. After starting on July 4th from Bologna, the Globetrotter torch arrived in Vladivostok (Russia) with the French pilot Laurent Cochet and was handed over to Jessica Leyne, the daredevil Globetrotter, the only woman to arrive among the seven finalists chosen for this round the world trip .

Leaving Moscow on August 24th, “Lolo” Cochet traveled 9.100 km in 22 days. Laurent crossed Russia, traveling for 1.000 consecutive km without stopping. Deviating from the Trans-Siberian Railway, “Lolo” then chose to cross the Altaï mountains, the solitary peaks where Russia, Mongolia and China meet. At the border with Mongolia, he drove on the famous M52 highway, which in 1000 km leads to the wildest and most evocative regions of Central Asia. Then onto Lake Baikal, one of the largest and deepest in the world and one of the "seven wonders of Russia". In a landscape which, in Laurent's words, "mixes typical views of Mongolia, the Alps and the Dune of Pilat in France". In Ulan Ude, Clochet witnessed some moments of the Mongol Rally, a non-competitive race for charity. The French pilot's adventure ended in Vladivostok on 14 September.

Jessica Leyne, the only woman of Globetrotter 90°, has just begun her stage in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica will travel for 2.659 km on Japanese roads, recounting her adventure thanks to the Globetrotter torch: the now "famous" witness, created by the Ducati Design Center and equipped with a camera to share the travel diary on globetrotter90.ducati.com. Her journey will take her to the island of Kyushu to visit the Hiroaki Iwashita museum in Yufu, where the only existing prototype of the Ducati Apollo in the world is located: with its 1257 cc, the Apollo was the first maxi- motorcycle from Borgo Panigale created in 1968 by Fabio Taglioni. And above all, the Ducati Apollo was the first to have two 90° L-shaped cylinders, one of Ducati's hallmarks ever since.

On September 29th, Jessica Leyne will be at Twin Ring Motegi, the circuit where Casey Stoner won the MotoGP world title with Ducati in 2007. An unforgettable race for the Borgo Panigale manufacturer which, in addition to the World title with Stoner, won the podium with Loris Capirossi aboard the second Desmosedici. After Motegi, Jessica will arrive in Sugo, where in 1998 on the Sportsland circuit Carl Fogarty won the decisive race to win his third Superbike world title, the seventh for Ducati. Jessica's adventure will end with the crossing of the Pacific Ocean and the arrival in San Francisco on October 5th, for the third passage of motorbike and "torch" to the Brazilian Eduardo Generali, 28 years old. He will be the first to challenge the roads of the States, driving to Indianapolis for 3.900 km in 13 days.