Valentino Rossi unveils limited edition leathers and helmet for milestone birthday

MotoGP legend turned 46 on Sunday

Valentino Rossi, MotoGP 2024
Valentino Rossi, MotoGP 2024
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Seven-time MotoGP world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valentino Rossi has unveiled a limitedಌ edition special edition Dainese leather suit and AGV helmet to mark his 46th birthday.

The MotoGP legend turned 46 on Sunday 16 February, bringing his age in line with the iconic #46 he rode with throughout his ꦆmotorcycle racing career.

Rossi used the #46 forඣ all nine of h๊is grand prix world titles - including his seven in the premier class - and continues to use it in his car racing career.

To markܫ a special birthday for the Doctor, he has collaborated with Dainese and AGV for a limited edition set of leathers and crash helmet.

The ultra-rare pieces are numbered to #46.

In a brief video posted o🍨n Dainese’s social media channels, Rossi said: “I always wanted to share the most important stories in my life through my helmets and my suits.

“I’ve always been ജthe racing rider with the number 46. And you only turn 46 once. So, how else could I have celeb༒rated, if not in the usual way?”

The suit and helmet feature Rossi’s iconic moon and sun design, but with much of his usual yellow colouring repl♕aced by gold.

Rossi isn’t new to limited edition clothing ꦆmerchandise, having released a series of t-shirts over the last year celebrating all of his grand prix world titles.

Read more: Inside Valentino Rossi's chase for his long-awaited tenth world title

The Italian enjoyed an early birthday present earlier this month when he finished second in the Bathurst 12 H𝄹our endurance race with BMW.

It marked his first podium at the event.

Rossi will focus his car raci🥃ng efforts on the World Endurance Championship this year with WRT as a factory BMW driver in the LMGT3 class.

Having also competed at Bathurst, which is not part of the WEC schedulꩲe, Rossi is set to contest other one-off events alongside h💜is WEC commitments.

He will begin 2025 pre-season preparations this weekend in Qatar at the two-day WEC Prologuಌe, before the campaign begins in the country next week with the Qatar 1812Km.

In MotoGP, Rossi’s team will have factory support from Ducati this season on F🌠abio Di Giannantonio’s side of the garage, while welcoming Franco Morbidelli to the outfit for the first time on a GP24.

Di Giannantonio missed most of the pre-season after injuring his collarbone on day one of the Sepang test following a🦩n incident during the end-of-day practice start session.

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