http://www.ducatinewstoday.com Ducati News, Reviews, Rumors and Opinion Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:00:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation Fast forward to the end of 2011. Valentino Rossi has completed his first season with Ducati on the last of the 800cc Desmosedici&#8217;s. Has he won some races? Probably. The championship? Possibly. 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She has been snapped filming a new TV commercial for the French company in Paris where she is shown astride a 1970&#8242;s Ducati 750 Sport painted a shade of hideous beige. 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