Giacomo Agostini

  • The day I didn’t say hello to Mike Hailwood: a Daytona opportunity missed

    The day I didn’t say hello to Mike Hailwood: a Daytona opportunity missed

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    You know those moments when you later think “Why didn’t I do that?” Philip Ridley recounts one of those incidents in his life. I lived in Toronto, Canada, for ten years throughout the 1970s. I was then and still am interested in motorcycle road racing, as is my brother, Ralph. Ralph went to live in…

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  • Bazza’s first!

    Bazza’s first!

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    Words: Bertie SimmondsPic: Mortons Archive Some Fifty years ago Barry Sheene took his first 500cc Grand Prix race win. It was just months after his near-death crash at Daytona and his victory set the scene for his two world championships in 1976 and 1977. Suzuki’s iconic RG500 would eventually win 49 races, four riders’ titles…

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  • Ago’s British track career documented in new book

    Ago’s British track career documented in new book

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    Celebrating the great Giacomo Agostini, winner of 122 motorcycling Grands Prix on his way to 15 world titles, Agostini: On the British Circuits by The Classic MotorCycle editor James Robinson, is a stunning collection of period photographs which captures him in action on racetracks in Britain.

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  • Win a lunch with Agostini!

    Win a lunch with Agostini!

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    The International Classic MotorCycle Show returns and this time their star guest is none other than Giacomo Agostini. Not only can you attend and catch him talking about his racing highlights across his famous career, but you also can win a lunch with the racing star and have some one-on-one time! All you must do…

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