Valentino rossi born rich

From the day he was born, on 16 February , into a family with a passion for motorcycling - his father Graziano competed as a professional rider in and categories - Valentino Rossi seemed destined for a great future in racing.

He began as a child with go-karts and mini-motos, before coming to international circuits in Racing for Aprilia in the class, Rossi won his first world championship in the second year.

In , he moved up to class, where he became world champion in Reaching class in , Rossi went on to MotoGP, collecting 9 world titles (the only one to have won the title in four different classes) and victories, before retiring at the end of the season.

This exclusive biography, full of personal and race photos, traces Rossi's incredible battles against Max Biaggi, Casey Stoner, Marc Marquez and many other champions, as well as his rivalries between riders, his friendship with Marco Simoncelli, his relationship with Jeremy Burgess, his harmony with engineers and

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