Ángel Nieto Roldán was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born on 25 January 1947 and died on 3 August 2017. His career ran for twenty-three years, from 1964 to 1986, and was spent mostly in the small displacement classes: 50cc, 80cc and 125cc. In that time he took 13 world championships and 90 Grand Prix victories, a tally that puts him among the most successful riders the sport has seen and fourth on the all-time list of race winners, behind Giacomo Agostini, Valentino Rossi and Marc Márquez. In 2011 the sport honoured him as an FIM Legend for his achievements on a motorcycle.
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Ángel Nieto Roldán (25 January 1947 – 3 August 2017) was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
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Ángel Nieto Roldán (25 January 1947-3 August 2017) was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
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He was one of the most accomplished motorcycle racers in the history of the sport, winning 13 World Championships and 90 Grand Prix victories in a racing career that spanned twenty-three years from 1964 to 1986, mainly competing in 50cc, 80cc and 125cc displacement classes respectively.
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Ángel Nieto Roldán (25 January 1947-3 August 2017) was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
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Ángel Nieto Roldán (25 January 1947-3 August 2017) was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
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Ángel Nieto Roldán (25 January 1947-3 August 2017) was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
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