{"product_id":"valentino-rossi-all-his-races-hardcover","title":"Valentino Rossi: All His Races - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMat Oxley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eValentino Rossi's retirement brings down the curtain on an incredible career in the MotoGP motorcycle world championships.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With his nine titles, including seven in the premier class, he is widely regarded as the greatest motorcycle racer ever, and his 26 seasons of Grand Prix racing make him unique across both motorcycling and Formula 1. Rossi has been captivating fans since he won his first Grand Prix at the age of 17 and even in his final season, at the age of 42, he has been riding faster than ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eValentino Rossi: All His Races, \u003c\/i\u003e by top journalist Mat Oxley, each and every one of these races comes under the microscope, complete with perspectives about Rossi's achievements, the controversies, his character, and analysis of his bikes. This is a Valentino Rossi book like no other, with photos by Henk Keulemans, who was shooting grand prix racing when Rossi's father Graziano was winning races. \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly days, from karting and minimoto bikes to a first GP win, on a 125 Aprilia in the 1996 Czech GP, then onwards to claim the 125cc world title in 1997.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoving up to the 250cc class in 1998 brought four consecutive end-of-season wins riding for Aprilia, followed by a decisive title in 1999 with nine victories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrabbed by Honda to race its super-successful NSR500, Rossi graduated to the 'class of kings' for 2000, almost becoming champion that season -- but the following year he sealed \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotoGP, for 990cc four-stroke bikes, took over and Rossi immediately reigned supreme aboard his Honda RC211V, securing back-to-back titles in 2002 and 2003, before a surprise departure to uncompetitive Yamaha.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRossi rates his first year with Yamaha, 2004, as his best: defying expectation, he won first time out on the YZR-M1 and took a fourth successive title with nine wins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn six more seasons with Yamaha, 2005-10, Rossi collected three more championship crowns, his 2008 success especially sweet because it involved a fightback after two leaner years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRossi's move to Ducati looked to be an appetising all-Italian prospect but his two winless seasons there, 2011 and 2012, were disastrous.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA return to Yamaha never quite recaptured his greatest glories, but Rossi was championship runner-up three times and came very close to another title in 2015.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Beautifully designed and comprehensively illustrated, this book is the complete record of Valentino Rossi's remarkable career in motorcycle racing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a motorcycle racer, \u003cb\u003eMat Oxley\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eBike\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMotor Sport\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMotorcycle News\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePerformance Bikes\u003c\/i\u003e. Ever since Rossi burst into Grand Prix racing in 1996, Oxley has followed his career closely and in 2001 wrote a landmark first biography, \u003ci\u003eMotoGenius\u003c\/i\u003e, with full cooperation from Valentino Rossi and his family. Among Oxley's other acclaimed books are \u003ci\u003eMick Doohan: Thunder from Down Under\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eValentino Rossi: Portrait of a Speed God\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eStealing Speed\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and \u003ci\u003eValentino Rossi: All His Races\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). Married with two children, he lives in north London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 10.94 x 9.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766822961440,"sku":"9781910505212","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e976c182a2d5d9d812db3a09cd8be367.webp?v=1780299601","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/valentino-rossi-all-his-races-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}