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More than Cricket and Football: International Sport and the Challenge of Celebrity

Joel Nathan Rosen and Maureen M. Smith

Print publication date: 2016

Print ISBN-13: 9781496809889

Published to University Press of Mississippi: January 2019

DOI: 10.14325/mississippi/9781496809889.001.0001

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Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi

A Uniquely British Look at an Italian Motorsport Legend

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(p.25) Valentino Rossi
Source:
More than Cricket and Football
Author(s):

Sean Bell

Publisher:
University Press of Mississippi
DOI:10.14325/mississippi/9781496809889.003.0003

Italy’s Valentino Rossi is the most popular motorcycle racer of his day. This chapter examines Rossi’s dominance in motorsport, while also providing the reader with a broad understanding of motorsport, as well as the risk involved in motorsport. Rossi has served as an international ambassador for his sport, helping to popularize motorcycle racing around the globe.

Keywords:   Motorsport, Motorcycle, Risk, Celebrity, Precautionary Principle

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