Pecco Bagnaia celebrates the 2022 MotoGP title in his Chivasso, in front of thousands of fans who flocked to Piazza D'Armi.
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After a long series of celebrations across Europe and Italy, Pecco Bagnaia landed in his town of Chivasso. During the last weekend of MotoGP in Valencia, the city in the Turin region installed a giant screen in the square to watch the key moment of the season, to witness its coronation. Finally Pecco can arrive in his hometown as a hero, to remind us that this triumph also brings something of the Piedmontese DNA.
Forty-two days later, Chivasso embraces the MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia, in a red Piazza D'Armi, with flags bearing its famous number 63. It doesn't matter that the World Cup final between Argentina and France takes place at the same time. “ I didn't expect to see so many people in the square for me. I am very happy and proud », commented the pilot Ducati. " Our event will be even more beautiful than Argentina-France ". On the other hand, his return was certainly exciting, a feat that reignited the passion for motorcycles more than a decade after the last world championship signed by Valentino Rossi. Pecco was able to embroider an unprecedented rise of 91 points on Fabio Quartararo, finishing at +17 on the French champion.
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After the press conference in the presence of the mayor and the president of the Official Pecco Fan Club, Luca Cena, there was a mass gathering in the square at 15 p.m. A few days after the big party Ducati which was held three days ago in Piazza Maggiore in Bologna. “ See more than five thousand people on the square, in front of the giant screen, it was something magical. A great event that made me really happy. I thank Chivasso, the mayor, my fellow citizens… There is always a good reason to come back here and hug friends and family. This is my happy island ».
His success in MotoGP pushes the local administration to take advantage of the rider to give prestige to this local community, perhaps as happened in Tavullia with Valentino Rossi and the Ranch. But Pecco Bagnaia comments: " Chivasso should not imitate Tavullia but should do something in the Chivasso style. Ours is a different reality, we must move forward in our own way. We can certainly think of a twinning, but we Chivassesi have to do things our way ».
