What does a 'rider coach' do? And why did Manuel Poggiali leave Gresini just as Marc Marquez arrived?
Poggiali gave up the opportunity that many would crave - to oversee Marquez’s debut year on a Ducati.Poggiali insists he was not tempted to reject or postpone the call from the factory team in favour of working alongside Marquez.
“Each rider is different, he has his own history, his own characteristics, his own difficulties and his own strong points. “Together we analyse with the support of the whole team and we try to find the solution to optimise everything as much as possible.”Last season with Gresini, he aided Fabio di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez."Fabio has always had great qualities,” Poggiali said.“His journey was perhaps a little longer than others, but it's part of the game.
“It was a journey that led him to mature, to understand what to do on the track, to manage many things, tyres, asphalts, tracks...
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