Antonio "Tony" Cairoli (born 23 September 1985) is an Italian professional

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racer. He has competed in the

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s since 2002. Cairoli is notable for winning nine

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motocross world championships, second only to ten-time champion

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, making him one of the most successful world championship motocross racers in history.

Life and career

Cairoli was born in

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. He began his motocross Grand Prix career in 2002 riding a

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. He was the 2005

world champion in the MX2-GP class. In

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he again won the MX2-GP world championship as well as the English

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championship. Cairoli claimed the

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MX1-GP

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, and after moving to

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Factory Racing, successfully defended his title in

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and MXGP 2014 . Cairoli has won several motos on the

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, particularly in 2012 and 2013 when he managed to win every single moto he raced on. On 5 August 2012, in

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, he won his 50th GP in

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. Cairoli announced his retirement from motocross on September 14, 2021. Cairoli announced he is visiting the

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to race the

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for the first 2 races of the season, which include Fox Raceway in

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and the Hangtown Classic in

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. He lives with his wife Jill Cox between

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and

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, where he is training.

Achievements

Results by seasons

2004–2006

2007–2009

2010–2012

2013–2015

2016–2018

2019-2021

Injuries

*2008 – Torn Acl (Knee, MXGP of South Africa) *2014 – Knee injury (at MXON Kegums, Latvia) *2015 – Fractured elbow (MXGP of Maggiora, Italy) *2016 – 2 broken ribs, wrist injury *2019 - Shoulder injury

References

External links

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