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'''Geoff Duke [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]''' (born [[29 March]] [[1923]] in [[St Helens, Mer ...TT]] races. Duke came to prominence after winning the 1949 Senior Clubmans TT and the Senior Manx Grand Prix and was to become the very first post-war mo

...(Tourist Trophy)''' is a [[motorcycle racing]] event held on the [[Isle of Man]] since 1907. The race is run on public roads with minimal protection for s Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett car trials.

! [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Championships]] ...rcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]]. He was also a four-time [[Isle of Man TT]] winner and won 13 Italian national championships.

|First win || [[1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1955]] 250cc [[Ulster Grand Prix]] ...orld Championships on both two and four wheels. He is also the ambassador of the [[Racing Steps Foundation]].

...eir first prototype, ironically called "Vespa 98", in 1945. After learning of that that the name had already been registered by [[Piaggio]] for its [[Ves Following the death of Count Domenico Agusta in 1971 the company declined and by 1980, it stopped

...Guzzi]] (1889–1964), Giovanni Ravelli ( -1918), Giorgi Parodi (1897-1955) ...uropean manufacturer in continuous motorcycle production. Guzzi is now one of seven brands owned by [[Piaggio|Piaggio & Co. SpA]], Europe's largest motor