Today, Thursday 25 May, The Ducati Xerox World Superbike Riders Troy Bayliss and Lorenzo Lanzi appeared at Harrods in Central London. The WSB riders made a special one-off guest appearance in the famous Harrods department store in Knightsbridge. Londonbikers Foxy was there bright and early to bring you these exclusive photos.
The event was organized in collaboration with Ducati Corse’s luggage partner Tumi, the two riders were present in the store from 10 o’clock until 12 noon before they headed off for the fourth round of the World Superbike Championship, which is taking place at the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire this weekend on May 27-28.
Troy and Lorenzo were greeted by representatives from Harrods, Tumi and Xerox prior to the store opening and they then posed for photographs in front of the Harrods shop window where the luggage collection is on display. They were then escorted by the store’s security guards through Harrods to the Tumi concession in the luggage department where they signed autographs and stopped for more photographs with fans, customers and employees. Finally the riders extracted lucky names from a helmet in a prize draw to see who won a pillion ride on the Ducati Xerox 2-Seater Experience at the Silverstone weekend as well as some items from the high performance Tumi+Ducati luggage collection.
World Superbike makes its first annual visit to the UK for the Silverstone round, this year with Ducati Xerox rider Troy Bayliss firmly in command of the championship. The 37 year-old from Australia, WSBK champion with Ducati in 2001, has won the last five races on his Xerox-backed Ducati 999 machine and will be aiming to increase his winning streak on UK soil. His 24 year-old team-mates Lorenzo Lanzi from Italy is chasing his first glory this year after two outstanding wins in 2005.
Tumi, the leading international brand of prestige travel, business and lifestyle accessories recently signed a three-year licensing agreement with the Italian manufacturer of high-performance sports motorbikes. The exclusive Ducati Collection by Tumi includes a range of eight racy black and Ducati red travel and accessory bags that feature the company’s logos. The collection, which includes wheeled luggage, backpacks and messenger bags, is available through 500 Tumi retail stores and Ducati’s network as well as top specialty and department stores worldwide.
Related LinksFull galery of the eventwww.ducati.com www.tumi.com
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