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Max Biaggi retires

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  1. tundraphile

    tundraphile F1 Veteran

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    6-time motorcycle roadracing world champion Max Biaggi announced his retirement today. Four 250GP championships (94-97) and two WSBK titles (2010 & 2012). He has the unfortunate circumstance of being active during the same time as a certain rider named Valentino Rossi, otherwise he probably would have added a few big bike GP titles too.

    He has the unique distinction of winning the first 500GP race he ever entered (1998 on a Marlboro NSR500), and the first WSBK race he ever entered on an Alstare Suzuki a decade later.

    A few weeks ago he won the second WSBK title for Aprilia by the slimmest of margins: 0.5 points (two shortened rain races and half points made that possible).

    41 with a wife and young family. Good for him to leave on top and on his own terms. Enjoy your new life, Max.
     
    tundraphile, Nov 7, 2012
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  2. rdefabri

    rdefabri Three Time F1 World Champ

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    Congrats to him - nothing for him to prove. Sad to see him go, but he went out a winner.
     
    rdefabri, Nov 7, 2012
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  3. yoda

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    Very talented rider, I saw him race at Miller Motorsports Park a number of times.
     
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  4. ferraripete

    ferraripete F1 World Champ

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    mad max!! nothing else to prove. to your health max!!!
     
    ferraripete, Nov 8, 2012
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  5. lil squid

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    Oh man, what are we gonna do without the Roman? Go Max!
     
    lil squid, Nov 8, 2012
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    A true champion and a nice person as well.
    I am sure we will see more of him under different circumstances.
     
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  7. Nuvolari

    Nuvolari F1 Veteran Owner Silver Subscribed

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    In the words of Mike Hawthorne 'Why did you retire sounds more plesant than why don't you retire'.

    Max is going out as champion and has had a stellar career. All the best to him.
     
    Nuvolari, Nov 8, 2012
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  8. Forza Nero

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    It would have been nice to see him grab a MotoGp championship but he made the best of it in WSBK.
    I do miss the rivalry between Biaggi and Rossi. Rossi was just in Max's head
     
    Forza Nero, Nov 20, 2012
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  9. roadracer311

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    Whenever I think of Max Biaggi, I think of this clip:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiCHgOiLW9s[/ame]
     
    roadracer311, Nov 20, 2012
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