Noboru Ueda

Noboru Ueda, known as Nobby, is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, born on 23 July 1967 in Tahara, Aichi, who rode exclusively in the 125 class. He began his Grand Prix career with a win in his first race, the 1991 Japanese Grand Prix, and finished second in the 125cc world championship in 1994 behind Kazuto Sakata and in 1997 behind Valentino Rossi. In 1998 he broke his arm in a fall and suffered nerve damage that nearly paralysed his right hand, which led to him wearing the first mechanised glove, made by Spidi, to grip the throttle and brake levers. He retired after a 12-year Grand Prix career at the end of the 2002 season.