MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi celebrates his 39th birthday during day one of testing in Thailand today (Friday). Rossi won the 125cc title in 1997 and 250cc title in 1999, before making his premier-class debut on a 500cc Honda the following year. Runner-up to Kenny Roberts in his rookie campaign, Rossi romped to the final 500cc crown in 2001 and was champion of the new four-stroke MotoGP in 2002 and 2003. A switch to the struggling Yamaha factory in 2004 sensationally brought instant title success, before Rossi's five-year run was finally broken by Nicky Hayden in the 2006 Valencia showdown. 2007 saw a further defeat, at the hands of Casey Stoner and Ducati, before Rossi and Yamaha...
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