Madrid hosted an incredible tribute to 12+1 World Champion and MotoGP Legend Angel Nieto on Saturday, as the streets of the Spanish capital were flooded with motorbikes and fans in remembrance of a true giant of the sport.
An estimated 50,000 people joined the celebration of Nieto’s life, which began with a smaller, private ceremony and culminated in a convoy of bikes riding out to Jarama circuit and a lap of honour around the track.
The day of tributes began with the more intimate ceremony in the stunning Parque del Retiro, with officials from the city, family and friends joined by innumerable faces from the world of motorcycling, including Marc Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa, Maverick Viñales, Jorge Martinez, Alex Rins, Tito Rabat, Hector Barbera, Alvaro Bautista, Albert Arenas, Joan Mir, Xavi Vierge, Sete Gibernau, Aleix and Pol Espargaro, Jorge Martin, Sito Pons, Emilio Alzamora, Alex Criville, Alberto Puig, Loris Capirossi and Giacomo Agostini.
A plaque to commemorate Nieto was presented to his family by the Mayor of Madrid.
The next stop was Santiago Bernabeu stadium, where Nieto’s family and MotoGP riders addressed the huge crowd that gathered - with the streets flooded with people, bikes doing burnouts and engines revved to the limit to celebrate the life of the 12+1 world champion.
The vast convoy of bikes then made its way through the streets to the gates of the Jarama Circuit, where Pablo and Gelete Nieto rode two of their father’s bikes at the head of a convoy of MotoGP riders on a special lap of the circuit.
On that lap, the convoy stopped at Angel Nieto corner to pay tribute once more and lay flowers at the statue of the Spanish legend.
Then, the riders returned to take to the stage in front of the grandstand, bidding farewell to the fans as the city, paddock, nation and sport bid farewell to one of the truly legendary figures in motorcycling history.
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