Team Althea Racing- Second day of qualifying and Superpole on the track of Assen TT

For the second day of qualifying and Superpole, the track in Assen was dry under cloudy skies. In the second qualifying session this morning Davide Giugliano stole the show with his impetuous leadership, which was also profitable after gaining many fastest laps he reached the first position with a best lap time of 1'36 "814. An important performance for the Althea Racing Team rider. During the practices in the afternoon he continued to work with his team to find the best set-up for his Aprilia RSV4. At the end of the session Davide clocked the sixth fastest time (1'37"029). In Superpole Giugliano provided three outstanding performances in each of the three phases. In the first one, he got the second time and an easy qualification to phase two. In the second he reached seventh place which allowed him to enter to the final phase where only a small clutch problem prevented him from gaining the first row. However, the sixth position and the second row satisfied the rider and his team who are ready for the two races that will take place tomorrow on the distance of 22 laps each.

Davide Giugliano: "Everything went well and we achieved the result we wanted. We shot very strong with the race tires and reached a good second row. I was not able to fully use the soft tires, but my result in Superpole satisfied me and I'm confident for the races tomorrow. I will face two difficult races, both physically and mentally, but I think I am not far from the fastest riders and I am convinced I can be competitive with them. I would like to thank my team, who once again today have done a fantastic job."

Genesio Bevilacqua: ”I’m really satisfied with the work that both David and my whole team have completed. We’ve reached the target that we set ourselves, which was to be fast in every session. Our rider put in a great performance this morning, when he finished qualifying in first position. In Superpole there are some expert riders that are difficult to beat when it comes to the flying lap and, in addition, Davide suffered due to a small clutch problem in the second and third phases. We are nevertheless happy with the second row and, from what we have seen over these two days, we are sure that we can complete two top level races.’

Assen TT – Superbike qualifying second session : 1) Giugliano (Aprilia) - 2) Sykes (Kawasaki) – 3) Baz (Kawasaki) – 4) Rea (Honda) – 5) Guintoli (Aprilia) – 6) Checa (Ducati)

Superbike free practice second session: 1) Sykes (Kawasaki) – 2) Baz (Kawasaki) – 3) Davies (BMW) – 4) Rea (Honda) – 5) Checa (Ducati) - 6) Giugliano (Aprilia) - 7) Laverty (Aprilia)

Superpole : 1) Sykes (Kawasaki) – 2) Rea (Honda) - 3) Laverty (Aprilia) – 4) Guintoli (Aprilia) – 5) Baz (Kawasaki) – 6 Giugliano (Aprilia) – 7) Melandri (BMW) – 8) Checa (Ducati) – 9) Fabrizio (Aprilia)