Six-time World Champion and six-time TT winner Geoff Duke OBE (born 29 March, 1923) has died at the age of 92.
Englishman Geoff Duke, known affectionately by fans as The Duke, was the first rider whose image was used to promote the world championship internationally, after he sprang to prominence in the early 1950s.
Duke, who was also a well-known dealer in his native St Helens, retired from the world championship at the end of the 1959 season at the age of 36, with an enviable record of six World titles and 33 Grand-Prix victories. Duke is also credited as the first motorcycle racer to wear one-piece leathers and was awarded his OBE in 1953.
Geoff Duke OBE will be forever remembered for his outstanding contribution to the world of motorcycle racing.
Full tribute in the June issue of BDN.