Mike the Bike
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Mike the Bike was the legendary British motorcycle racer Mike Hailwood, renowned for his extraordinary versatility and success across multiple classes and championships.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grand Prix motorcycle racer
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Isle of Man TT rider ⓘ human ⓘ motorcycle racer ⓘ |
| activeYearsInMotorsport |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | road traffic collision ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
biographies and documentaries about his racing career
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memorials and tributes in motorcycle racing community ⓘ |
| competedFor |
Ducati
NERFINISHED
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Honda NERFINISHED ⓘ MV Agusta NERFINISHED ⓘ Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedIn |
Formula One
NERFINISHED
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Formula Two NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Prix motorcycle racing NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Man TT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-04-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-03-23 ⓘ |
| familyBackground | son of a motorcycle dealer ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Mike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | Mike Hailwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Mike the Bike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
legendary versatility across racing classes
ⓘ
one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of motorcycle racers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
success at the Isle of Man TT
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success in Grand Prix motorcycle racing ⓘ versatility across multiple motorcycle racing classes ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
successful comeback at the Isle of Man TT in the late 1970s
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won world championships in multiple engine-capacity classes ⓘ |
| occupation |
motorcycle racer
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racing driver ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Warwickshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sportsDiscipline |
motorcycle Grand Prix road racing
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road racing ⓘ single-seater car racing ⓘ |
| won |
multiple FIM Grand Prix World Championships
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multiple Isle of Man TT races ⓘ |
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