The winningest Italian in Superbike,
Marco Melandri, said Tuesday he will quit after the
season-ending Qatar race on October 26.
An emotional Melandri, 36, who won the 250 cc title in 2002
and has won 22 Superbike races, told a press conference: "like
in all fairytales, there has to be an end.
"I felt I no longer had energy or my mojo, something inside
me went out."
photo: Melandri with girlfriend and model Manuela Raffaeta
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