Valentino Rossi

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Valentino Rossi

A.K.A:

The Doctor - Rossifumi - Valentinik - the GOAT -

1979-02-16

Male

Urbino, Italy

http://www.valentinorossi.com/

Biography


Valentino Rossi was born in Urbino, and he was still a child when the family moved to Tavullia. Son of Graziano Rossi, a former motorcycle racer, he first began riding at a very young age. Rossi's first racing love was karting. Fuelled by his mother, Stefania's, concern for her son's safety, Graziano purchased a kart as substitute for the bike. However, the Rossi family trait of perpetually wanting to go faster prompted a redesign; Graziano replaced the 60cc motor with a 100cc national kart motor for his then 5-year-old son