Winner of a record 15 world championships and 122 motorcycle grands prix, it was perhaps a little unfair to ask Giacomo Agostini to pick out his best race. But the 73-year-old, chatting during a Dainese event at Misano, did select five of his most memorable moments - including a bitter defeat. “Of course I remember my first race win,” began Ago. “I buy the bike myself, go with no mechanics and won. Then afterwards when I won the world championship at Monza in front of 140,000 people at my home, because I live very close to Monza. “I didn't win, but also I was happy when I had a battle with Mike Hailwood in 1967 at the Isle of Man. I was leading and broke the chain. At the end of...
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