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Stoner, Mamola, Capirossi, Petrucci, Bayliss, Checa, Smets, Melandri, Everts, Pourcel, Méo, Aubert, Puzar, Chiodi and Salvini, but also great SBK riders Rea and Iannone and those of the Africa Eco Race, such as Alessandro Botturi and Jacopo Cerutti. And then again the farewell of Giacomo Agostini on his MV Agusta 500, enduro legends such as Verona, Freeman, Holcombe and Bolt, Supercross specialists and many others.
The entry list of riders who will race at EICMA 2024 is unique and unprecedented in the history of the Milanese event. In fact, the organization unveiled this morning the contents of the MotoLive arena, the event within the event, the maxi outdoor area of Edition number 81 of the International Two-Wheeler Exhibition active from Thursday, November 7 to Sunday, November 10 at Fiera Milano Rho. And it's not only the list of riders and their palmares to amaze (almost 50 world championship titles), but also the entire schedule: pure adrenaline.
It starts with the confirmations, with the show offered by the stuntmen: three different runs per day of freestyle motocross, acrobatic trial and the exclusive Buggy Back Flip number ready to ignite the large audience of EICMA, to continue with the unfailing entertainment and live broadcasts of Radio Deejay, live music on the central stage, the presence of SKY and the special events of the top brands, such as the ignition of the Aprilia from MotoGP. Also returning are all the international competitions of the best offroad specialties, e-bike races, supercross and enduro: all hosted within the three tracks set up for this edition, which is set to celebrate 110 years of the exhibition event.
But among the most important novelties from the four-day MotoLive event is the christening of the Champions Charity Race, which will put more than sixty riders, including true motorsport legends, in the saddle. This new format will feature duels in pursuit and three different categories: Rally, Legend and Superbike.
Thursday 7 and Friday 8 space is given to the Rally category with the exciting challenge between the specialists of the discipline on twin-cylinder maxienduros, which will see the presence of no less than 17 different brands: all the best of the segment. Saturday, on the other hand, is the time for the highly anticipated Legend category, the ultimate in motorsport, 12 riders and more than 30 world championship titles on asphalt and dirt, the best of both worlds. Aboard specialized single-cylinder two- and four-stroke flat track machines, again using the pursuit race formula, the likes of Casey Stoner, who returns to racing after twelve years, Carlos Checa, Loris Capirossi, Marco Melandri, Troy Bayliss and Randy Mamola will compete against each other, as anticipated. The off-roaders include Stefan Everts, Alex Puzar, Christophe Pourcel, Joël Smets, Chicco Chiodi and Marco Belli. Sunday 8 the MotoLive weekend closes with the Superbike category, with a top-notch entry list featuring champions such as Andrea Iannone, Jonathan Rea and Andrea Locatelli.
Among the new features of the MotoLive area, which has been completely revised in its layout and enriched in its content offerings, we also find the setting up of an SBK paddock, the top championship of series-derived motorcycles, and that of the Africa Eco Race, which has chosen the EICMA stage to present the 2025 edition of the competition and the riders who will participate. Finally, there will be no shortage of test areas, six in all, dedicated this year to the testing of small-capacity motorcycles and scooters with thermal and electric engines.
That of MotoLive in EICMA is a story that for nineteen years has lived of adrenaline and passion for engines together with Tissot, a well-known watch brand that, as Official Timekeeper of the MotoGP and Superbike World Championships, is confirmed again this year at the side of the riders who will win the Tissot Holeshot.
The path to EICMA 2024 is therefore open, the countdown begins: appointment from next November 5 to 10. On Tuesday 5 the exclusive press day, Wednesday 6 the day reserved for the press and industry professionals, and from Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 the opening to the general public.
Admission tickets and more information on eicma.it and official social media profiles.
Here is the complete MotoLive program.
