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Answer 1

Kenny Roberts Jr

Suzuki, Hondatarts: 109
Poles: 10
Wins: 8
Titles: 1

A paddock in modern times without a Roberts in it, is not a proper paddock! Even the new kids on the block would admit that, never mind the ones old enough to have been there in the 70's with Sr. riding.



Marco Melandri © LAT

Yamaha, Honda, Ducati, Kawasaki

Starts: 113
Poles: 0
Wins: 5
Titles: 0

It's often forgotten that Marco Melandri was runner-up to Rossi in 2005. He's won some fantastic races along the way too, including the coolest victory celebration in history as he flicked the V for victory sign while sideways out of the last corner at Phillip Island, smoke pouring off the rear tyre.

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8. Max Biaggi



Max Biaggi © LAT

Yamaha, Honda

Starts: 97
Poles: 20
Wins: 10
Titles: 0

Max came into 500cc racing with a debut race win in 1998, but never got the measure of Rossi at all. Indeed it took 'The Doctor' only 18 months to break Biaggi from a standing start.

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7. Loris Capirossi



Loris Capirossi © LAT

Honda, Ducati, Suzuki

Starts: 159
Poles: 13
Wins: 8
Titles: 0

The decade's hard rider came from a 'never say die' school. He began the 2000's on a 500 after having dropped back into the 250s for a while, and was one of the 2000 season's winners. But he really flowered when he got his hands on a Ducati in 2003 and made sure it was an Italian who took the team's first MotoGP win at Barcelona. He was so exhausted on the podium, he couldn't even stand up.

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6. Dani Pedrosa



Dani Pedrosa © LAT

Honda

Starts: 69
Poles: 13
Wins: 8
Titles: 0

As a young teenager who didn't even know how to change gears on a bike, Pedrosa entered a free competition in Spain for kids who wanted to go racing, and won - along with Toni Elias, Joan Olive and Raul Jara. Under the tutelage of project leader Alberto Puig, he had won three world titles on 125cc and 250cc machinery by the end of 2005.

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5. Nicky Hayden



Nicky Hayden © LAT

Honda, Ducati

Starts: 115
Poles: 5
Wins: 3
Titles: 1

The winner of probably the most well-received title of the decade. Never has the whole contingent of the paddock, pitlane, grandstands and press office stood up in unison as they did when applauding Nicky Hayden as he crossed the line at Valencia in 2006 as the new world champion.

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4. Jorge Lorenzo



Jorge Lorenzo © LAT

Yamaha

Starts: 34
Poles: 9
Wins: 5
Titles: 0

As part of the new guard coming into MotoGP, Lorenzo took pole at his first three races in the class and won his third with fastest lap.

He had some massive crashes that were world news on the network channels, and brought it back a couple of notches to find that magic zone of not crashing while still going quickly. Towards the end of 2009 he may just have found that line, pushing Rossi into a mistake at Indianapolis.

Having reeled off a pair of 250cc titles, he will be a champion soon in MotoGP. It's a given that it will happen - he is just so talented. He's intelligent enough to walk the walk and talk the educated talk at the same time, realising that just riding around in circles is not what it is all about in this day and age.

3. Casey Stoner



Casey Stoner © LAT

Honda, Ducati

Starts: 65
Poles: 18
Wins: 20
Titles: 1

The undisputed rider of 2007 in any class, anywhere in the world. The Australian won 10 of 16 races and took the title by 125 points - five race wins worth of points. He was untouchable.

Prickly with the press and not a fan of the spotlight, he leaves his racing to do the talking. Amazingly he was only Ducati's fourth choice behind Gibernau (injured and wanted too much money), Hayden (opted to stay with Honda) and Melandri (had his option taken up by Gresini), but actually turned out to be the best choice of all.

He was probably even better than Rossi on that bike at that time. Oh yes.

2. Sete Gibernau



Sete Gibernau © LAT

Honda, Suzuki, Ducati

Starts: 115
Poles: 13
Wins: 9
Titles: 0

The only man to push Valentino Rossi to the limit - and beyond - during the 990cc era of 2002-2006 deserves his spot at number two. He took his only victory on a two-stroke machine by skillfully threading the needle in the terribly wet conditions of Valencia, but was never seen at the front again on a Suzuki as the team struggled.

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1. Valentino Rossi



Valentino Rossi © LAT

Honda, Yamaha

Starts: 167
Poles: 48
Wins: 77
Titles: 7

Of course he's top. One of the greatest sporting characters of recent times oozes talent, displays amazing racecraft at maximum speed, and possesses huge helpings of charisma and charm. A winner of championships on 125cc, 250cc, 500cc, 990cc V5, 990cc straight four, and 800cc straight four machines. Nine in total, seven in the big class and he's still going... surely towards Giacomo Agostini's record of 122 race victories across the classes. It's do-able.