Valentino Rossis announcement of retirement brings down the curtain on an incredible career in the MotoGP motorcycle world championships. With his nine titles, including seven in the premier class, he is widely regarded as the greatest motorcycle racer of all time, and his 26 seasons of Grand Prix racing make him unique across both motorcycling and Formula 1. Rossi has been captivating fans since he won his first Grand Prix at the age of 17 and even in his final season, at the age of 42, he has been riding faster than ever. In this major new book by top MotoGP journalist Mat Oxley, each and every one of these races comes under the microscope, complete with perspectives about Rossis achievements, the controversies, his character, and analysis of his bikes. This is a Valentino Rossi book like no other
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Dimensions: 235 x 280mm
Publication Date: 27 Jan 2022
Publisher: Evro Publishing
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781910505212
About Mat Oxley
As a motorcycle racer Mat Oxley is an Isle of Man TT winner and lap record holder. As a writer he has been plying his craft for 40 years and is revered for his sharp reporting of MotoGP for magazines and websites around the world including Bike Motor Sport Motorcycle News and Performance Bikes. Ever since Rossi burst into Grand Prix racing in 1996 Oxley has followed his career closely and in 2001 wrote a landmark first biography MotoGenius with full cooperation from Valentino and his family. Among Oxleys other acclaimed books are Mick Doohan: Thunder from Down Under (1999) Valentino Rossi: Portrait of a Speed God (2002) and Stealing Speed (2009). Married with two children he lives in north London.