Three-times AMA Superbike champion Ben Spies has officially joined Team Yamaha Italia in the World Superbike Championship for the next 2009 campaign.

The American will partner British Superbike race winner Tom Sykes.

A delighted Spies hailed his decision as a good move for his career and he is pleased to be following in the footsteps of some revered American legends, including Doug Polen and Colin Edwards.


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