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Motorcycling: Spanish legend Angel Nieto dies - Moto GP

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Spanish motorcycling legend Angel Nieto died today aged 70 just over a week after suffering a quad-bike crash in Ibiza, MotoGP announced.

"The 13-time world champion -- whose superstition always referred to his titles as 12+1 - was a MotoGP legend and a key figure in establishing Spain as a world-beating force in Grand Prix motorcycle racing," the official site of the motorcycling world championship said.

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First Published: Aug 04 2017 | 12:15 AM IST

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