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Barry Sheene Crashes

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In 1975, the playboy British motorcyclist Barry Sheene suffered the fastest crash in motorcyling history. Despite broken bones and internal injuries, he was back on his bike within weeks. Ashley Byrne reports.

(Photo: Barry Sheene sitting on a motorbike. Credit: Getty Images)


Published on Saturday, 14th March 2015.

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