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Marco Melandri, born August 7, 1982 in Ravenna, Italy, is an Italian motorcycle road racer currently racing for the Yamaha World Superbike Team.
Melandri was introduced to racing by a former rider Loris Reggiani at the age of six. He came through the ranks from minibikes, motocross and then the Italian and European 125cc championship.
In 1997, Melandri won the Italian 125cc championship, also finishing 4th in European 125cc championship. In addition to his European success, he made his debut in 125cc world championship at Brno, Czech Republic as a wild card rider.
2002 proved to be Melandri's chance to shine. He domina
Marco Melandri, born August 7, 1982 in Ravenna, Italy, is an Italian motorcycle road racer currently racing for the Yamaha World Superbike Team.
Melandri was introduced to racing by a former rider Loris Reggiani at the age of six. He came through the ranks from minibikes, motocross and then the Italian and European 125cc championship.
In 1997, Melandri won the Italian 125cc championship, also finishing 4th in European 125cc championship. In addition to his European success, he made his debut in 125cc world championship at Brno, Czech Republic as a wild card rider.
2002 proved to be Melandri's chance to shine. He dominated the season by collecting 9 wins and 3 additional podiums. After challenging for world championship for years, he finally won the 250cc world title. He became the youngest 250cc world champion at the age of 20 years and 74 days until Dani Pedrosa broke his record in 2004.
In 2011, Melandri moves into the Superbike World Championship with the Yamaha World Superbike Team. He also signed a contract to ride with the BMW World Superbike team for the 2012 season.
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