{"id":693533,"date":"2026-05-25T13:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/693533\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:02:10","slug":"andrea-iannone-samples-harley-davidson-ahead-of-baggers-debut-at-italian-motogp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/693533\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Iannone samples Harley-Davidson ahead of Baggers debut at Italian MotoGP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andrea Iannone has completed his first Harley-Davidson laps ahead of his Bagger World Cup debut at the Italian MotoGP.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MotoGP<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/wsbk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WorldSBK <\/a>race winner last rode at a grand prix weekend during a stand-in appearance for VR46 Ducati at the 2024 Sepang round.<\/p>\n<p>After being left without a WorldSBK seat, Iannone will return to competitive action this weekend during the second round of the inaugural FIM Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iannone.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Andrea Iannone signs for Niti Racing in the Baggers World Cup.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.76\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Andrea Iannone signs for Niti Racing in the Baggers World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/1060\/andrea-iannone\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iannone <\/a>got his first taste of the race-prepared Road Glide motorcycle during a test at Misano.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>The machines weigh around 280kg and are powered by 2,152cc engines producing more than 200hp, with top speeds reaching 310km\/h (191mph).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMugello is the perfect place to start, in front of the Italian fans, on a track I know very well,\u201d said the 36-year-old, when his race seat at Niti Racing was announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not coming here just to participate. I want to understand the bike quickly and be competitive straight away. Let\u2019s see what we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-05-25-12_20_49-stories-instagram_1600x900.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Andrea Iannone tests for Niti Racing at Misano (@nitiracing_bwc)\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Andrea Iannone tests for Niti Racing at Misano (@nitiracing_bwc)<\/p>\n<p>Archie McDonald claimed victory in race one of the championship\u2019s inaugural Austin round for Joe Rascal Racing.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Niti Racing then clinched victory in race two with Oscar Gutierrez.<\/p>\n<p>Iannone joins the team as a third rider alongside Gutierrez and Dimas Ekky Pratama.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Andrea Iannone has completed his first Harley-Davidson laps ahead of his Bagger World Cup debut at the Italian&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":693534,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[111332,64,63,806,805,803,804,329377,85],"class_list":["post-693533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-andrea-iannone","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-mugello-circuit","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=693533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=693533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=693533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=693533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}