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 November 17, 2004
 INDEX OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND EVENTS
Troy’s achievements and other special events from his 2001 through 2004 seasons.

September 2, 2001

DUCATI – WORLD CONSTRUCTORS’ CHAMPIONS 2001
Strike 10 for Ducati! With a second place and a win by Ruben Xaus in today’s races at Oschersleben, Ducati have clinched a record tenth World Superbike Constructors’ title.

September 8, 2001

100 POLE POSITIONS FOR DUCATI!
With fastest time in the Superpole session at Assen today, Troy Bayliss has set Ducati’s 100th pole position in the World Superbike Championship.

September 9, 2001

TROY BAYLISS & DUCATI ARE NUMBER 1
The year 2001 will be long remembered by Ducatista and Troy Bayliss fans alike after the popular Australian lifted the famous Superbike World Champion trophy at Assen.

September 27, 2001

‘72 COLOURS FOR TROY’S INFOSTRADA DUCATI
Imola, 23rd April 1972 was the start of a golden era for Ducati when Paul Smart and Bruno Spaggiari took first and second places in the Coppa Oro Shell 200 Miles of Imola.

October 1, 2001

TROY BAYLISS – NUMBER 1
The number 1 plate made a welcome return to the front of the Ducati at the end of an action-packed race weekend in Imola.

October 3, 2001

SBK – INFOSTRADA PRESENTATION
After possibly the most spectacular Superbike event of the year had brought the 2001 World Superbike season to a close in Imola, there was still one more event that the teams and riders had to look forward to: The annual and official crowning of the new champions!

November 27, 2001

THE BAYLISS 998S REPLICA
To celebrate the victory of the Riders’ World Superbike championship 2001, Ducati is dedicating a 998S replica to Troy Bayliss.

December 16, 2001

DUCATI & BAYLISS AWARDED THE “CASCHI D’ORO”
Troy’s hectic lifestyle as the new world champion continued this weekend as he returned from his winter test in Valencia, Spain and was driven directly to the “Caschi D’Oro” (Golden Helmet) awards in Bologna, Italy.

December 16, 2001

2001 FIM WORLD CHAMPIONS’ AWARDS
The 2001 FIM World Champions' Awards Ceremony was held yesterday evening at the Palais St-Vincent in St-Vincent, Val d'Aosta (Italy).

June 26, 2003

DUCATI MOTOGP TEAM ENJOY ROYAL VISIT
Preparations for the Dutch TT were completed by royal appointment at Assen yesterday, as Great Britain´s Princess Anne took the opportunity to visit the MotoGP paddock.

August 27, 2003

PILLION ON THE DESMOSEDICI
“I wanted you to experience, just for one moment, what it’s really like.” That’s what Randy Mamola told me after taking me for the ride of a lifetime on the back of Ducati’s V4 GP bike.

December 01, 2003

MCN'S DESMOSEDICI TEST
The dust had hardly settled on the on the final race in the MotoGP calendar at Valencia when the teams handed over their exotic race bikes to MCN.

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