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The Pedercini Kawasaki team has confirmed that Matteo Baiocco will join their team to contest the 2010 World Superbike championship alongside his already signed team-mate Roger Lee Hayden. In 2003 26-year old Matteo won the European Supersport championship and in 2004 he made his debut on the International scene competing in the Supersport World Championship. In 2006 Baiocco participated in the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup Championship and finished 3rd in the 2007 championship standings. Last year he moved to the World Superbike Championship with the PSG1 Kawasaki team but ended the season with Guandalini Ducati.


Matteo Baiocco : I'm very happy for the opportunity that has been given to me by the Pedercini family. I'm really excited about next season. After a very difficult 2009 season now I have the opportunity to compete in all the Superbike World Championship races and my targets are to enter the Superpole and to obtain as many points as possible. It will be one of the most difficult championships in*Superbike history with 14 official riders but I'm ready to race and work with my team to give the best of myself. I will try to give back some great results to the Pedercini team, Kawasaki, my family and all the sponsors who have had such faith in me".


Donato Pedercini :"We're very happy with our signing of Matteo. He is a young rider and we hope to realize his full potential. Baiocco has already shown he can run inside the top fifteenth-twenty and we'll do our best to guide him through the next Superbike World Championship. Our team is very motivated to take our two young riders to the their highest level and we are working hard to be ready for the 2010 season in the best possible way. For sure the first two races in Phillip Island will be very difficult for us with two new riders and private bikes, but we'll try our best as usually. I think the next season will be very open and there are manystrong riders and teams and so our*target is to do better than in 2009".





Source: World Superbike

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