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After his incredible win in Race 1 at the Lausitzring in Germany, Chaz Davies, is ready for action in France and looking to repeat his form. Round 11 at Magny-Cours hosts the penultimate European round of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship and with only three rounds to go there is 150 points up for grabs.

Davies, who just over a week ago celebrated his fifth win of the season to equal his personal record, is keen to improve his results on the French track after finishing second in Race 2 last year.

“Last year, in Magny-Cours, we found a setup that granted us a strong pace in the dry,” said Davies. “We’ll try to build from that base and also to take advantage of the improved feeling on the bike that allowed us to get back on the top of the podium in Germany. The weather will be unpredictable, but surely we’ll have to lap in the rain at some point. To this end, we learned a lot from the Race 2 debrief at Lausitz, so overall I’m very much looking forward to head out on track.”

Davies’ teammate Davide Giugliano, who unluckily crashed out from second place in wet conditions in Germany, positively underwent a physiotherapy rehabilitation program to recover from a right-shoulder trauma while further scans ruled out any fractures. The Italian is thus ready to resume the positive course that saw him claim a podium in each of the four rounds preceding the German one.

“I still feel some pain in the right shoulder,” said Giugliano. “I was able to follow an intense physiotherapy program that allowed me to recover quite quickly over the past few days, so I hope to get back into full shape in time for FP1. I’ve always felt comfortable at Magny-Cours, it’s a fun track with a peculiar layout. The weather could turn into a factor once again, but we’ll be ready for all conditions.”

The Aruba.it Racing - Ducati team will take it to the track at 10:15 (GMT+2) on Friday 30^th of September for the first free-practice session.