Motorcycle Racer has reached 100 issues which is pretty amazing for a bike racing magazine.

They've done a few features to celebrate including their top 100 riders.

There is some rubbish in there such as Troy Corser ahead of Randy Mamola, Nori Haga and James Toseland to name a few.

This is the top 20:

20. Kork Ballington (4 time 250cc Champion)
19.John Kocinski (WSB Champion, 250cc Champion and 500gp Winner)
18.Carlo Ubbiali (5 time 125 anc 3 time 250 champion)
17.Carl Fogarty (4 time WSB Champion)
16.Max Biaggi (4 time 250 champion and 500/MotoGP and WSB race winner)
15.Wayne Rainey (3 time 500cc champion)
14.Kenny Roberts, Senior (3 time 500cc champion and 2 time AMA champion)
13.Geoff Duke (4 time 500cc and 2 time 350 champion)
12.Barry Sheene (2 time 500cc Champion)
11.Jarno Saarinen (250cc champion and 500cc race winner)
10.Freddie Spencer (250cc champion and 2 time 500cc champion)
9. Jim Redman (250 champion and 4 time 350cc champion)
7. Eddie Lawson (4 time 500cc champion)
6. Michael Doohan (5 time 500cc champion)
5. John Surtees (3 time 350cc and 4 time 500cc champion)
4. Angel Nieto (6 time 50cc and 7 time 125cc champion)
3. Mike Hailwood (3 time 250, 2 time 350 and 4 time 500cc champion)
2. Valentino Rossi
1. Giacomo Agostini (7 time 350 champion and 8 time 500cc champion)


I wouldn't say I agree entirely with it but its pretty reasonable I think.

Think this needs amending to The Peoples top 5
1/Giacomo Agostini "By a cats whisker"
2/Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood MBE GM
3/Carl Fogarty " The Best Brit since the above & forget Sheene"
4/Jarno Sarrinen "What could have been poss no 1"
5/Angel Nieto
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Where the hell is Joey Dunlop?

he's 35th one behind Colin Edwards

Dunlop behind Edwards? A bit surprising

Always the way with these things. You'l never get a top 100 that everyone agrees on

I was pleasantly surprised that Rossi wasn't No. 1 though :)

Wheres Phil Read

125cc - 1968
250cc - 1964,1965,1968,1971
500cc- 1973, 1974