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Troy Bayliss (born March 30, 1969) is an Australian motorcycle racer. He has twice won the Superbike World Championship, as well as the British Superbike series, and a MotoGP race. He currently rides for Ducati in World Superbikes.

Superbike World Championship

Bayliss began the 2000 season competing for Ducati in the US's AMA Superbike Championship, but was called in to replace Carl Fogarty in the Superbike World Championship when the latter was injured at Philip Island. Despite missing the first 3 rounds and having a poor start at his first race in Sugo, Bayliss had a creditable season, winning two races and earning sixth overall in the championship.

In the 2001 season Bayliss opened with four 2nds in 5 races, and took his first victory in race 8 at Monza. His consistent performances and six race wins paved for the way for the championship title, defeating reigning champion Colin Edwards. Bayliss clinched the title in the penultimate meeting at Assen when Edwards broke down, however he failed to earn any points in the final meeting after crashing in race 1 and suffering a broken collarbone.

Bayliss started 2002 in dominant form breaking the record (at the time) for most race wins in a season, but Edwards thanks to his consistency in usually minimizing the points lost when Bayliss won by finishing second overturned the advantage, Colin won his second title at a thrilling final round in Imola. Troy crossed the line first in race one, but lost on aggregate, as the first part of race one being red flagged because of an oil leak by Peter Goddard's Benelli. Incidentally, Peter Goddard vacated his seat on the Suzuki superbike in the Australian series in 1997 and recommended Troy for his position.

In retrospect, the 2002 season had been lost partially due to mishaps created by his own team. Troy was injured at Brands Hatch when colliding with his teammate Ruben Xaus, whilst Xaus was swerving to bring heat into his tyres, and after the Laguna Seca round, Ducati changed the frame. This frame change would prove costly as Troy consistently complained that the bike didn't feel like the same machine he had been riding previously. It was only at the final round in Imola that the team reverted to the original frame. Troy was very competitive all weekend.

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~phoenixfeather Apr 24, 2009
I'm designing a website for someone who is absolutely in love with Ducati bikes and racing--is it possible for me to use this photo as a starting point for a graphic on the site?
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~EvanDeCiren May 3, 2009  Professional Digital Artist
You can use it... but i want to see the result of your work as long as you finish it =)
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~MantisKerensky Sep 15, 2008   Photographer
I herd that Bayliss will retire from Superbike... very sad thing!
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