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Sporting Witness: 'Fast Freddie' Spencer - Motorcycling's Child Prodigy

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"Fast Freddie" Spencer - Motorcycling's Child Prodigy

02/09/2017 GMT

'Fast Freddie' Spencer - Motorcycling's Child Prodigy

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The American motorbike rider who won his first world championship aged 21

The American motorbike rider who won his first world championship aged 21.

In 1983, American motorcyclist "Fast Freddie" Spencer won the world motorcycling championship aged just 21. Spencer won an epic battle against Kenny Roberts, another legendary US rider. Their rivalry is regarded as one of the fiercest in the history of the sport. Freddie Spencer talks to Simon Watts

Photo: Freddie Spencer in action. Credit: Getty Images)

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