Giacomo Agostini

Giacomo Agostini is an Italian multitime world champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Nicknamed Ago, with an absolute record of 122 Grand Prix wins andWorld Championships titles, he is considered to be perhaps the greatest motorcycle racer of all time. Of these, 68 wins andtitles came in the 500cc class, the rest in the 350cc class.

Agostini was born in Brescia, Lombardy, to father Aurelio Agostini and mother Maria Vittoria. 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 sons motorcycle racing career and did everything he could to persuade him not to race.

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