Mat Oxley

Mat Oxley, Mick Doohan The fourth edition of this best-selling paperback includes a complete new chapter and photographs to cover the 2005 season and Rossi's fifth consecutive World Championship title. After quitting the dominant Honda factory at the end of 2003 for the unfancied Yamaha outfit, Rossi proved that he could still quell his MotoGP opposition. Beating off the Honda hordes, the popular Italian left his former bosses with seriously red faces. Rossi's achievements on the Yamaha have stunned even the sport's most cynical observers, convincing them that he's the greatest bike rider ever.

Mat OxleyUpdated to tell the story of the 2002 and 2003 MotoGP seasons, here is the compelling story of Valentino Rossi, arguably the greatest motorcycle racer ever - certainly the most entertaining. The cheeky-faced Italian, who has a massive fan base outside the sport as well as within motorcycle racing, has already proved his sublime talent. Aged 24, he conquered the three Grand Prix World Championship titles in just five seasons, winning the 125 crown in 1997, the 250 crown in 1999, and the (very last) 500 title in 2001. He also won the inaugural MotoGP Championship in 2002. All that speed and, against the morass of anti-personality stars that prevail today, he's such a cool dude. The book covers: why he grew up so fast and so funny, with input from his parents (father was a GP winner in the late 1970s); year-by-year career history, from riding minibikes aged 10 through to the 2003 MotoGP season - the victories, the defeats, the rivals, the crashes; the bikes, the riding techniques; how he adapted his spectacular riding style to maintain his dominance as the two-stoke 500 GP class gave way to four-stroke MotoGP for 2002; Rossi at play, post-race partying and the Valenteenieboppers who chase him around; and the infamous Rossi hairstyles, happenings and phrases.

El amor de Valentino Rossi por la velocidad y la diversión queda magníficamente retratado en este libro a todo color, con fotografías de infarto en plena carrera e imágenes divertidísimas entre bastidores. Desde sus inicios en las minibikes hasta su posicion actual de rey de MotoGP y piloto ocasional de rallies y Formula 1, esta obra repasa cada una de las etapas de la extraordinaria carrera de Valentino Rossi, incluidas las celebraciones mas excentricas, los accidentes, los actos de sus fans mas acerrimos, su relacion con sus peores enemigos, y su pasion por las maquinas mas modernas y los llamativos diseños de sus cascos.La biografia ilustrada imprescindible para los fans de Il Dottore.