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DesertX … The Rider & The Engineer

4 years ago | Words: Matt Holmes | Photos: Ducati Media House

We’ve seen so much of Antoine Méo, the five-time World Enduro Champion, riding in the landscapes that have personified the styling and performance goals of the DesertX. It was a first meeting for both Méo and the DesertX. But their coming together was the result of a partnership that had already given rise to two world titles.

Watch as two world champion collaborators, Méo and long-time colleague and friend Pierluigi Zampieri, Ducati’s R&D Vehicle Director, discuss the wins that defined them in off-road racing in years past. And what brought them back together to work on the DesertX project. The rider and the engineer. The talent and the brains. Friends and World Enduro World Champions. We hope you can speak Italian, or listen to the tale and take in the subtitles, as it’s a worthy watch!

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