        Italy now has a rider in MotoAmerica. After Corti a few years back, and Zanetti last season, it&rsquo;s now the turn of Tommaso Marcon as he prepares for the US championship aboard the Aprilia RS660. The rider will compete in the final two rounds of the season&rsquo;s Twins Cup, in New Jersey and Alabama, assisting the Robem Engineering team with the development of the Noale twin-cylinder, thanks to his experience across various European championships. In the words of Matthew Spicer and Tommaso Marcon  Robem Engineering team owner Matthew Spicer and rider Tommaso Marcon had this to say as the news was confirmed. Spicer stated: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re very excited at the opportunity to be working with Tommaso for the final two rounds of MotoAmerica. As a team, it will be interesting to get Tommaso&rsquo;s feedback from racing one of our RS 660s at New Jersey and Barber. We are also grateful to Aprilia for helping facilitate Tommaso joining the team for the next two rounds of the championship. We&rsquo;ve seen how competitive the RS 660 has been already up till this point in the season, and we believe others will also see the Aprilia platform to be on in MotoAmerica Twins Cup in 2022.&rdquo; Mentre Marcon said: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m really excited about this new opportunity. The new RS 660 has already reached a very good level in MotoAmerica, despite being a newcomer in the field, and we&rsquo;ll use the next races to continue developing the project. I want to thank Robem Engineering, Aprilia Racing, and Piaggio Group Americas for the opportunity to compete in one of the best championships for factory derivatives.&rdquo; Robem Engineering has clocked up four wins and nine podiums already this year with rider Kaleb De Keyrel, who leads the way in the Twins Cup with a 53-point lead over the second-placed rider, with three races left to run. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, Biaggi: &ldquo;Aprilia will be one of the strongest teams in 2022&rdquo;       

<p>The Italian rider-tester will line up for the final two rounds in New Jersey and Alabama with the Robem Engineering team's twin</p>

MotoAmerica: Tommaso Marcon in the Twins Cup with the Aprilia RS660

        Tommaso Marcon has concluded his first MotoE season in fourteenth place, scoring a best of two fifth place finishes with the Tech3 team. The Italian is less than satisfied with this result, his target very different. Injury early in the season  &ldquo;My expectations were very different, in that I set out to win&rdquo;, Marcon tells us. &ldquo;Unfortunately, I was slowed down a week before the first race because I injured by right posterior cruciate ligament, and so really struggled in the Jerez races&rdquo;, he explains. &ldquo;Two consecutive weekends and I wasn&rsquo;t fully recovered. I raced, but I couldn&rsquo;t move with the right leg, using only my left and my arms; racing with 25% less strength is really complicated. &ldquo;Luckily I was probably 80% in shape by Misano and the fact it was my home track spurred me on. In race 1 I finished fifth, from eleventh on the grid. I was actually last at turn two having had to avoid some crashes up ahead, but I was able to work my way up. I was a pity about race 2, I crashed while lying third; it would have been a nice podium. &ldquo;At Le Mans, a track I&rsquo;d never seen before, we only made one dry lap before the race, in Superpole, and I qualified just fourteenth, but then finished race 1 in fifth place. In race 2 I crashed while lying fourth due to a problem with the temperature of the front tyre&rdquo;, continues Marcon. How would you sum up your first MotoE season? &ldquo;The important thing for me was getting the result, and we didn&rsquo;t fully manage that. But I&rsquo;m pleased because we showed our speed&rdquo;. The development of the Aprilia RS660 Trofeo  You&rsquo;re currently involved in the development of the Aprilia RS 660 in its Trophy version. How is that going? &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a wonderful opportunity, also because I&rsquo;m doing it for an Italian brand, one that I&rsquo;ve always loved, and at 20 this feels really great&rdquo;. How have you developed as a test rider? &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a better rider than test rider but the experience I&rsquo;ve had in recent years means I am a level that allows me to test, at least as far as Aprilia is concerned. After all, every rider seeks perfection every time they get on the bike, particularly at international level, where milliseconds count. You have to be able to understand where you can improve&hellip;&rdquo; The future  What will you do next year? &ldquo;MotoE is an interesting formula, and that&rsquo;s definitely the future. We&rsquo;ve evaluating whether to do it again or change. I have two MotoE offers, but also a chance to return to Moto2. One option would be the CEV - I could aim for the win there before moving to Moto2, which is my main goal&rdquo;, concludes Marcon. In any case, Tommaso Marcon has age on his side, turning just 21 later this month. He has plenty of time to complete a CEV season before finding a way into the world championship. Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, Honda at a juncture: who will replace Marc Marquez?       

<p>&ldquo;We showed our speed, but not our full potential. For next year I&rsquo;m torn between MotoE and CEV&rdquo;, the Italian tells us</p>

2 risultati per 'EN tommaso marcon'

MotoAmerica: Tommaso Marcon in the Twins Cup with the Aprilia RS660

Exclusive, Tommaso Marcon: “I set out to win in MotoE”