After two days of testing at Jerez in mid-November, Xavier Siméon and Lorenzo Baldassari were back in the saddle today in Almeria, completing respectively 70 and 63 laps, with a best time of 1’37”2 for the young belgian, and 1’38”7 for the italian, whose experience with the more powerful Moto2 is limited to the recent test held in Jerez. Baldassarri tried for the first time the 2014 Suter chassis, that Siméon will test tomorrow. Xavier Simeon “The last time I rode at Almeria was 5 years ago, so I decided to start the first day of testing with calm, still using the 2013 bike. I am pleased because I got a good rhythm since the beginning and I did a very good lap time. Now I’m ready to test the 2014 chassis for a first in-depth comparison, but i can already say that I’m really satisfied”. Lorenzo Baldassarri “It has been a very positive first day of testing: my feeling with the new bike was immediately very good. Unfortunately my left shoulder is still not OK: at the end of the day began to bother me, especially when braking. Tomorrow i will try to make shorter runs to avoid to fatigue it. I still have to work a little bit on my riding style, but I’m happy because today i felt very comfortable riding the bike”. Fausto Gresini “Like it happened in Jerez, Siméon was again very fast today, despite he was still using the 2013 bike. Baldassarri was slowed by his injured shoulder, but he managed to complete a lot of laps, trying for the first time the new 2014 chassis and doing a very good job, considering that is a rookie. We are very happy and we hope to continue like this for the next two days of testing, although the weather forecasts are not the best”.