Francesco Bagnaia was given two of his previous bikes as an emotional reward for his wedding ceremony.
Bagnaia wed longtime sweetheart Domizia Castagnini – who’s a daily within the MotoGP paddock alongside him – in Italy final weekend.
Company included Valentino Rossi, fellow VR46 riders and esteemed Ducati figures.
Bagnaia was pictured alongside particular presents, two of his former bikes.
The primary was a pink and white 125cc Pre-GP Metrakit – a motorcycle that Bagnaia utilized in 2010 when he was simply 13.
He was later reunited along with his Moto3 Sky Racing Group VR46 KTM.
Bagnaia spent three seasons in Moto3 with out ever conquering the category.
“Attain your objectives with out ever forgetting the place you began from,” Bagnaia posted to social media alongside his previous bikes.
“Thanks guys, you made me joyful.”
Bagnaia’s wedding ceremony was large information in Italy the place he’s a mainstream sportsman.
Now a back-to-back MotoGP champion, Bagnaia was the primary Italian to win within the premier class since Rossi.
He additionally ended Italian producer Ducati’s 15-year run with no championship in 2022.
Bagnaia noticed off Fabio Quartararo and Jorge Martin to win the title within the ultimate rounds of every of the previous two years.
He’s at the moment 10 factors away from Martin on the summit of the MotoGP standings forward of subsequent weekend’s return at Silverstone.