LONDON (Reuters) - British motorcycle great Geoff Duke has died at the age of 92 on the Isle of Man, the sport's spiritual home where the six times world champion raced to six TT victories in the 1950s.
The man known as 'The Duke' in an era when British bike manufacturers and riders led the world, retired from the championship in 1959 after 33 grand prix victories. One of Britain's top sports personalities in the post-war period, he was voted Sportsman of the year in 1951 and also entered motorcycling legend as the first rider to compete in one-piece leathers.
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