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A fine art print from an original painting of Giacomo Agostini by John Hancox
Print Size: A3
Agostini’s rivalry with Mike Hailwood early in his career dominated Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the 1960s and culminated in their dramatic duel for the 1967 World Championship. Although critics claimed that Agostini raced for much of his career aboard the dominant MV Agusta against fields composed of privateer racers, he had to race during an era when rider deaths were commonplace. He competed on racetracks lined with deadly metal barriers or on street circuits that featured railroad crossings and hay bales wrapped around telephone poles. When Agostini boycotted the Isle of Man TT race in 1972, the most prestigious race of the year at the time, his influential status as the reigning champion led to the removal of the event from the World Championships and marked the beginning of an era of increased safety for riders
