Neil Hodgson

Neil Hodgson is a British former motorcycle racer, born on 20 November 1973 in Burnley, who won the 2000 British Superbike Championship and the 2003 Superbike World Championship. He rode motocross as a schoolboy from 1982 to 1989 and moved to road racing at Easter 1990. In 1992 he became British National 125cc Champion at the age of 18 and was selected for the 125cc World Championship as its youngest rider. He then spent four years in the American Superbike Championship, with a best championship finish of fifth. He returned to British Superbikes with Motorpoint Yamaha in 2010 and announced his retirement on 22 April 2010 because of a shoulder injury from a motocross accident. He now lives on the Isle of Man and works as a motorcycle racing commentator and television pundit.