Disappearance: Claudio Castiglioni died at 64

Claudio Castiglioni, 64, died last night in hospital in Varese (Italy) after a "courageous battle against the disease". President of MV Agusta and founding boss of Cagiva, Castiglioni has marked the history of motorcycles in general – and Italian in particular.

Claudio Castiglioni, 64, died last night in hospital in Varese (Italy) after a "courageous battle against the disease". President of MV Agusta and founding boss of Cagiva, Castiglioni has marked the history of motorcycles in general – and Italian in particular.

"Ciao Claudio, this will handle"

So much so that Ducati is now devoting the front page of its official website ("Farewell Claudio, we will miss you") to the one who had acquired the brand in 1985 with his brother Gianfranco, before reselling it in 1996 to the American investment fund Texas Pacific Group (which then sold it in 2006 to Investindustrial, the current owner).

"It is with the utmost respect that Ducati celebrates the enthusiasm, passion, courage and determination of Claudio Castiglioni and his impact on the history of Italian motorcycling," said the Ducati team who "joined the mourning for his family, his company and his many friends and bikers ".

Claudio Castiglioni had also sold MV Agusta (riddled with debt) and Cagiva to Harley-Davidson (read), before buying them back less than two years later (read).

"The last jewels in heritage"

"The man who had elevated the Italian motorcycle industry to his current rank as a world leader, and the businessman who had excelled with the MV Agusta, Cagiva, Ducati and Husqvarna brands, has passed away", regrets MV Agusta’s team recalling that Castiglioni founded Cagiva in 1978, after experience in the family metallurgical company.

"Claudio Castiglioni has given us some of the most important motorcycles of creation, personalizing performance, elegance and style", continues MV Agusta, citing in particular the Cagiva Elefant and Mito, the Ducati 916 and Monster or the MV Agusta F4 and Brutale, without forgetting the F3 and Brutale 675, "the last jewels chiseled in the heritage of his insatiable passion for motorcycles".

Affected by the disease, Claudio Castiglioni left the reins of MV Agusta to his son Giovanni this year. "With the same passion and tenacity as his father, Giovanni will continue to create what Claudio described as the most beautiful motorcycles in the world", concludes the MV Agusta team..

Claudio Castiglioni’s funeral will take place tomorrow, Friday August 19, in Brunella Church, via Crispi in Varese, at 2:00 p.m. The entire Site team joins in the grief of their family and loved ones…

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