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Bill Lomas

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Bill Lomas was an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, born on 8 March 1928, who won the 350cc world championship twice, in 1955 and 1956, as a member of the Moto Guzzi factory racing team. He was also a two-time winner at the Isle of Man TT. In the 1956 season he rode the famous V8 Moto Guzzi Grand Prix race bike, one of the most technically ambitious racing motorcycles of its time. Beyond road racing, Lomas was an accomplished trials rider. He died in Mansfield, England, on 14 August 2007, from complications following a heart attack.

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1928 1
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    William Lomas (8 March 1928
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    He was a two-time World Champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner.
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    was an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
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