Alan Shepherd

Alan Shepherd was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, born in Keswick, Cumbria, on 28 September 1935. His best seasons were 1962 and 1963, when he rode a Matchless to second place in the 500cc world championship, both times behind Mike Hailwood. He was a three-time winner of the North West 200 in Northern Ireland, including a double victory in the 350cc and 500cc classes in 1962, and twice finished on the podium at the Isle of Man TT. His greatest success came with the East German MZ factory team, with which he won the 1964 250cc United States Grand Prix at Daytona and finished third in that year's 250cc world championship. He retired in 1965 after a head injury suffered testing a works Honda in late 1964, and he died on 16 July 2007.