The Aspar team will be renamed after Ángel Nieto in honour of the Spanish rider who passed away earlier this year, meanwhile Nieto's eldest son, Gelete Nieto, joins as team principal to lead the project. 'Ángel Nieto is synonymous with motorcycle racing, a sport that gave him so much and to which he gave so much in return,' said team owner Jorge Martínez 'Aspar'. 'Motorcycle racing is what it is in Spain thanks to the man who laid the first stone and we want to pay homage to that fact by renaming our team the Ángel Nieto Team. “You would always learn so much from being alongside him. Ángel helped so many people, me amongst others, and...
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