John Hartle
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John Hartle was an English professional road racer who competed in national, international and Grand Prix motorcycle events.
John Hartle with his hometown's coat of arms helmet emblem
Hartle has a blue plaque in Chapel-en-le-Frith.
Geoff Duke
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Geoffrey Ernest Duke, born in St. Helens, Lancashire, was a British multiple motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion. He raced several brands of motorcycle: Norton, Gilera, BMW, NSU and Benel
John Hartle
…in the 500 and 350 classes. In 1960 he won his first Isle of Man TT race, the Junior TT event. After being released by MV Agusta, he then rode for Geoff Duke's privateer Gilera team, alongside Derek Minter. In his early career, Hartle was sponsored for non-championship races by Eric W Bowers Coaches and later…
Geoff Duke (1951)
Duke en route to victory at the 1951 500cc Dutch TT
Duke's funeral cortege assembled at TT Grandstand