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Valentino Rossi: All His Races unpicks the motorcycle racing legend’s entire career, complete with perspectives about the controversies, his character, and analysis of his bikes.
About the author
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 Rossi and his family. Among Oxley’s other acclaimed books are
Mick Doohan: Thunder from Down Under (1999),
Valentino Rossi: Portrait of a Speed God (2002),
Stealing Speed (2009) and
Valentino Rossi: All His Races (2022). Married with two children, he lives in north London.
Summary
Valentino Rossi’s 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.
