Tarquinio Provini

Tarquinio Provini was an Italian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, born on 29 May 1933 in Roveleto di Cadeo and died on 6 January 2005 in Bologna, who was a two-time world champion in road racing, a four-time Isle of Man TT winner and the winner of 13 Italian national championships. He began riding at ten and began racing in 1949 by using his uncle's name on his licence, won the Motogiro of Italy in 1954 and took the 1957 125cc world championship for Mondial and the 1958 250cc world championship for MV Agusta. Racing for Moto Morini, he lost the 1963 250cc title to Honda's Jim Redman by two points after each rider won four races. A serious crash at the 1966 Isle of Man TT broke his back and ended his career, after which he co-founded Protar, a maker of scale racing bike models.