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VALENTINO ROSSI BIOGRAPHY:
Valentino Rossi (born 16 February 1979) is an Italian professional motorcycle road racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. Rossi is one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time, with nine Grand Prix World Championships to his name – seven of which are in the premier class. Rossi is also the only road racer to have competed in 400 or more Grands Prix. He has ridden with number 46 his entire career, including the years when he was defending his title. He also owns the Sky Racing Team VR46 which currently participates in the Moto2 class and historically in the Moto3 class. After graduating to the premier class in 2000, Rossi won the 500cc World Championship and 8 Hours of Suzuka with Honda in 2001, the MotoGP World Championships (also with Honda) in 2002 and 2003 and continued his streak of back-to-back championships by winning the 2004 and 2005 titles after leaving Honda to join Yamaha. He lost the 2006 title with a crash in the final round at Valencia. In 2007 Rossi ultimately finished third overall, before regaining the title in 2008 and retaining it in 2009. After a 2010 season marred by a broken leg and no title defence, Rossi left Yamaha to join Ducati for the 2011 season. Rossi replaced Stoner at Ducati and endured two losing seasons with the Italian marque. It was confirmed in 2012 that he would rejoin Yamaha for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. On his return to Yamaha, he finished fourth in the standings in 2013, followed by three successive runner-up positions in 2014, 2015 and 2016. After Rossi won the 2017 Dutch TT, a multiple-year winless streak followed, although he managed to finish third in the 2018 championship even during this period. Rossi is contracted to race until the end of the 2020 season with Factory Yamaha, when he will be 41 years old. It was confirmed Rossi would leave the Factory Yamaha team at the end of 2020, and he confirmed on 26 September 2020 he will ride for the Petronas Yamaha Racing Team in the 2021 season.
Valentino Rossi (born 16 February 1979) is an Italian professional motorcycle road racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. Rossi is one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time, with nine Grand Prix World Championships to his name – seven of which are in the premier class. Rossi is also the only road racer to have competed in 400 or more Grands Prix. He has ridden with number 46 his entire career, including the years when he was defending his title. He also owns the Sky Racing Team VR46 which currently participates in the Moto2 class and historically in the Moto3 class. After graduating to the premier class in 2000, Rossi won the 500cc World Championship and 8 Hours of Suzuka with Honda in 2001, the MotoGP World Championships (also with Honda) in 2002 and 2003 and continued his streak of back-to-back championships by winning the 2004 and 2005 titles after leaving Honda to join Yamaha. He lost the 2006 title with a crash in the final round at Valencia. In 2007 Rossi ultimately finished third overall, before regaining the title in 2008 and retaining it in 2009. After a 2010 season marred by a broken leg and no title defence, Rossi left Yamaha to join Ducati for the 2011 season. Rossi replaced Stoner at Ducati and endured two losing seasons with the Italian marque. It was confirmed in 2012 that he would rejoin Yamaha for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. On his return to Yamaha, he finished fourth in the standings in 2013, followed by three successive runner-up positions in 2014, 2015 and 2016. After Rossi won the 2017 Dutch TT, a multiple-year winless streak followed, although he managed to finish third in the 2018 championship even during this period. Rossi is contracted to race until the end of the 2020 season with Factory Yamaha, when he will be 41 years old. It was confirmed Rossi would leave the Factory Yamaha team at the end of 2020, and he confirmed on 26 September 2020 he will ride for the Petronas Yamaha Racing Team in the 2021 season.
GIACOMO AGOSTINI BIOGRAPHY :
Giacomo Agostini (born 16 June 1942) is an Italian multi-time world champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Nicknamed Ago, he amassed 122 Grand Prix wins and 15 World Championship titles. Of these, 68 wins and 8 titles came in the 500 cc class, the rest in the 350 cc class. For these achievements obtained over the course of a career spanning 17 years, the AMA described him as “…perhaps the greatest Grand Prix rider of all time”. In 2010, Agostini was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.
Giacomo Agostini (born 16 June 1942) is an Italian multi-time world champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Nicknamed Ago, he amassed 122 Grand Prix wins and 15 World Championship titles. Of these, 68 wins and 8 titles came in the 500 cc class, the rest in the 350 cc class. For these achievements obtained over the course of a career spanning 17 years, the AMA described him as “…perhaps the greatest Grand Prix rider of all time”. In 2010, Agostini was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.
Early career
Agostini was born in Brescia, Lombardy. His family was from Lovere, where his father was employed in the local town council. The oldest of four brothers, Agostini initially had to steal away to compete, first in hill climb events and then in road racing, as his father did not approve of his son’s motorcycle racing career and did everything he could to persuade him not to race. Eventually his father came to terms with his racing and Agostini won the 1963 Italian 175cc championship aboard a Morini. He got his break when Morini factory rider Tarquinio Provini left the team to ride for Benelli. Count Alfonso Morini hired the young Agostini to ride for him. In 1964, Agostini would win the Italian 350cc title and proved his ability by finishing fourth in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
Agostini was born in Brescia, Lombardy. His family was from Lovere, where his father was employed in the local town council. The oldest of four brothers, Agostini initially had to steal away to compete, first in hill climb events and then in road racing, as his father did not approve of his son’s motorcycle racing career and did everything he could to persuade him not to race. Eventually his father came to terms with his racing and Agostini won the 1963 Italian 175cc championship aboard a Morini. He got his break when Morini factory rider Tarquinio Provini left the team to ride for Benelli. Count Alfonso Morini hired the young Agostini to ride for him. In 1964, Agostini would win the Italian 350cc title and proved his ability by finishing fourth in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
