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Giacomo "Ago" Agostini. June 16, 1942 Italian MotoGP driver
Italian Hillclimb Chapion 1963
MotoGP Champion
350cc '68, '69, '70, '71, '72, '73, '74
500cc '66, '67, '68, '69. '70, '71, '72, 1975
Wins 122 Podiums 159 Isle of Man TT
Wins 10
Podiums 13
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame 1999
Regarded as the greatest motorcycle racer of all time
"You know, winning, it has
always been difficult – you have to give 100% of your potential, you
have to fight. The difference is that in my time, I lost a friend every
week. Today, it is safer and we should be very happy about that".
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