![Italy's world MotoGP champion and Honda rider Valentino Rossi celebrates his win at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island October 20, 2002. Rossi won ahead of fellow Honda riders Brazil's Italy's world MotoGP champion and Honda rider Valentino Rossi celebrates his win at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island October 20, 2002. Rossi won ahead of fellow Honda riders Brazil's](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4GFTK/italys-world-motogp-champion-and-honda-rider-valentino-rossi-celebrates-his-win-at-the-australian-motorcycle-grand-prix-at-phillip-island-october-20-2002-rossi-won-ahead-of-fellow-honda-riders-brazils-alex-barros-and-japans-tohru-ukawa-third-reutersjack-atley-mdbcp-2D4GFTK.jpg)
Italy's world MotoGP champion and Honda rider Valentino Rossi celebrates his win at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island October 20, 2002. Rossi won ahead of fellow Honda riders Brazil's
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On This Day in 2002 the MotoGP era begun! Valentino Rossi started it off in winning ways on his four-stroke Honda RC211V bike : r/motogp
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