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Chinese Motorcycle Racing Team Robbed in Italy

According to news reports on September 27th, Zhang Xue's team encountered a theft incident in Italy. The team went to Milan, Italy in late September to watch a match. Some members of the team posted videos showing that the bus they were on was robbed by thieves. Many items were stolen, including backpacks, clothes, sports cameras, cash, power banks, and other belongings. The team has reported the incident to the police.

Chinese Motorcycle Racing Team Robbed in Italy

At 20:00 on the 26th Beijing time, the first round of the WorldSSP category in the WSBK World Superbike Championship in Italy began. This is the 10th race of this season. In the qualifying sessions, rider Valentine Debs, riding a 53-number machine from Zhang's team, finished eighth. He started the first round of the main race from the third position.

The race started, but a collision between riders led to the flag being displayed at the track. The race restarted, and the distance was reduced to 13 laps. In the end, Debris finished fourth in the first round. Another rider, Zhang Xueqi, failed to complete the race due to a fall from their bike, with the number 64 Karikasu.

At this competition, the founder of the team, Zhang Xue, led a team of nearly 200 people to attend the event and cheer for the team. During this trip, Zhang Xue also brought her son, Zhang Qingtian. Five months ago, Zhang Xue promised that if the team achieved good results, she would arrange a private flight to take the team to the event.

(Observing Network compiles from LookNews and CCTV News)