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Valentino Rossi Record Breaker (HB)
Valentino Rossi Record Breaker (HB) Valentino Rossi is without doubt the greatest Motor Cycle rider of the modern era. His exploits over the past decade, and more, have placed him alongside the legends of the sport, such as Giacomo Agostini and Mike Hailwood. Rossi's record-breaking deeds on the track have been accompanied by his fun-loving persona that has endeared him to a whole new raft of fans across the globe. They have been thrilled by the Italian's audacious skills and fearsome competitiveness that has seen him conquer almost before him, in a career that thus far seen him win almost 100 races in just over 200 starts. Still only 30 years old, Rossi had already secured World Championships in both the 125cc and 250cc categories, before claiming his first senior category win in the fearsome 500cc class with Honda in 2001. Rossi's dominance continued when the MotoGP four-stroke machines were introduced, and two more Championship titles were added to his dizzying list of successes by the end of 2003. Needing a fresh challenge, Valentino joined the underperforming Yamaha team in 2004 and, with the help of his trusted crew, led by Jerry Burgess, overcame all-comers to become only the second rider to win back-to back titles with different manufacturers. In 2005 Rossi passed the milestone of fifty 500cc/MotoGP victories, as he won his fifth successive in the premier class, but the true measure of Valentino's greatness came in 2008. After two seasons fighting to regain his crown, 'The Doctor" re-established himself back at the top, taking nine victories on his way to a sixth senior title to record his eighth Championship in total. During the year he outstripped the records of both Angel Nieto's Grand Prix 90 victories and Giacomo Agostini's 68 wins in the premier class. Produced by the publishers of MOTOCOURSE, this lavishly illustrated book celebrates the extraordinary career of Valentino Rossi with an array of fantastic photographs, illustrating, not only his many on-track battles, but also his crowd-pleasing victory celebrations. It is simply a must for his legion of fans worldwide.