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Biking Wonders

Italy's Giacomo Agostini dominated motorcycle racing in the 1960s-70s, winning eight premier class titles, the most by any rider

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Valentino Rossi (Italy), with seven world titles, dominated MotoGP through most of the 2000s

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Spaniard Marc Marquez won the premier class title six times between 2013 and 2019, missing out only in 2015

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Maverick Australian Mick Doohan dominated motorcycle racing in the mid-to-late 1990s, winning five titles

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Mike "The Bike" Hailwood of England won four successive titles in the 1960s

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John Surtees (UK) is the only racer to win the MotoGP and F1 titles. He won four Moto GP titles in the late 1950s

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American rider Eddie Lawson won four MotoGP titles, including two on the trot in 1988 and '89

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Kenny Roberts (US) won three successive titles in the late 1970s. His son, Kenny Roberts Jr, also has a MotoGP title

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Spain's Jorge Lorenzo won three world titles between 2010 and 2015

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Australian Casey Stoner, who won the title in 2007 and 2011, had a thrilling rivalry with Valentino Rossi

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