Roads: Agostini to ride parade lap at Classic TT

Published: 14 May 2019 Updated: 14 May 2019

Agostini at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Giacomo Agostini will ride a parade lap at this year’s 2019 Classic TT races aboard a 350cc MV Agusta ‘Quattro Cilindri’, owned by Robert Iannucci.

The 15-time world champion will lead a procession of bikes around the 37.73-mile course on Monday, August 26, as part of the Classic Racer Magazine Classic TT Lap of Honour.

What’s more, he will also appear at the Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s Festival of Jurby the day before, as well as the RST Classic TT Heroes dinner that evening.

Agostini enjoyed a great deal of success with MV Agusta; winning the 500cc championship seven times for the manufacturer and securing 62 500cc and 48 350cc race wins.

First introduced to the world stage in 1972, the bike in question was raced by Agostini in 1976, when he formed his own team with Marlboro. This was the season in which he secured MV their final-ever 350cc race win at Assen, as well as the final-ever four-stroke win in the class.

Agostini on his 350 MV Agusta in 1976 at Brands Hatch

Speaking about the ride, Iannucci said: “We have been a passionate supporter of the Classic TT concept since its initial inception and the chance to bring back the combination of one of the greatest names in TT history and one of the most iconic marques was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up.

“We are delighted to be able to give people on the Isle of Man the chance to witness this remarkable bike being ridden on the Mountain Course and to be able to add another chapter to this prestigious event’s growing reputation.”

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By Dan Sutherland

News Editor - I joined the MCN team straight from studying at the University of Sheffield, starting out as Acting Consumer Editor, before becoming the Senior Online Reporter, Senior Writer and more recently the News Editor. Although my first love will always be performance bikes and racing, I have a passion for all things two-wheeled. I did my Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) on my 16th birthday and passed my full test around a year later. I now cover around 20,000 road miles a year on motorcycles of all genres and in all weathers. I have also experienced elements of advanced rider training, tackled countless UK and international short circuits and achieved an ACU race licence to begin a fledgling competition career.

Agostini at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed