Giacomo Agostini Now Has His Own Museum and It’s Open to the Public
Giacomo Agostini now has his own museum to showcase his immense lifetime worth of achievements and it’s open to the public.Â
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GIACOMO AGOSTINI, MV AGUSTA?S RACING LEGEND, NOW HAS HIS OWN MUSEUM
Celebrating an unrivaled sporting career in the champion?s hometown of Bergamo
Varese, 29th November 2019 – 15 World Championships titles, 123 Grand Prix victories, 18 Italian Championships titles, 10 Tourist Trophies? wins for a total of 311 victorious races: these are the impressive numbers of Giacomo Agostini?s racing career, which extended from the early 60?s to the late 70?s, and most of which was spent under the MV Agusta colours. This unprecedented heritage now has a museum to preserve it and share it with MV Agusta enthusiasts and motorcycling fans from all over the world. It is located in medieval Bergamo, Giacomo Agostini?s hometown, nested between the Po plain and the Alps, a stone?s throw from Milan. The museum was designed as a private trophy room by architect Michele Giavarini for the champion to keep his more than 350 trophies, with the idea of also opening it to the public. The museum hosts some of the historic bikes used by Agostini, as well as helmets, race suits and personal objects, displayed in chronological order. On the inox-concrete floor, a giant no.1, black on yellow, the number Agostini raced with, and the word ?Ago? painted in bright red, his nom de guerre, remind everyone that Giacomo Agostini?s record number of victor...
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