Cycle News Staff | January 10, 2024
Former WorldSBK and MotoGP racer Ruben Xaus says he’s coming out of retirement and planning to compete in the 2024 MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers Championship.
Ruben Xaus says he’s coming out of retirement to compete in the 2024 MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers Championship. Photo: Paul Carruthers
In 2003, Xaus had his best season in the World Superbike Championship when he ended up second in the title chase behind his teammate Neil Hodgson, winning seven races and earning 15 podiums.
Xaus’ best season in MotoGP was in 2004 when he finished 11th in the championship with a podium finish in Qatar. He returned to the World Superbike Championship in 2006 and continued in the series through the 2011 season, riding for Ducati, BMW and Honda teams.
He is the first Spaniard to win a WorldSBK race, which he accomplished on a Ducati in 2001.
The 45-year-old Xaus will compete aboard a Feuling Parts Harley-Davidson.CN
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