There’s one thing at the centre of Tony Arbolino’s pre-season training plan ahead of his debut year in the Moto2™ World Championship: muscle. “I’m just trying every day to increase my fitness,” started the Moto2™ rookie. I’m trying to add a little bit of muscle to be ready for Moto2 because my first impression with the big bikes is that it’s difficult to manage the weight. The 20-year-old admits one of the most challenging aspects of riding a Moto2 machine is that he’s unable to “do what you want” with the bike to be fast, unlike in Moto3. “The first impression is that you can’t jump onto the big bike and expect to ride it like a Moto3, it just doesn’t work. In Moto3, you can, more or less, do what you want with the bike.

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