Leandro Becheroni
{{Short description|Italian motorcycle road racer (1950–2023)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth-date|13 July 1950}}
| birth_place = Calenzano, Italy
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| death_place = Calenzano, Italy
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Leandro Becheroni (13 July 1950 – 30 March 2023) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Life and career
Born in Calenzano, Becheroni had his breakout in 1977, when he won the 500cc Italian Junior Championship with a Bimota SB1.{{cite news |last1=Falcioni |first1=Massimo |title=Addio a Leandro Becheroni, simbolo della 500 dei tempi di Barry Sheene e Kenny Roberts |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Moto/moto-GP/30-03-2023/morto-leandro-becheroni-motocislimo-in-lutto.shtml |access-date=1 April 2023 |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=30 March 2023|language=it-IT}} The following year he made his debut in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing, placing seventh in the Venezuelan Grand Prix. He competed in the World Championship Grand Prix until 1987, and besides that, in 1979 he won the 750cc {{Interlanguage link|Italian Speed Championship|it|Campionato Italiano Velocità}}, in 1981 he won the 500cc Grand Prix European Championship, and in 1983 he won the 500cc Italian Speed Championship.{{cite news |title=Addio a Leandro Becheroni, l'ex pilota ci lascia a 73 anni |url=https://sport.sky.it/motogp/2023/03/31/leandro-becheroni-morto |access-date=1 April 2023 |work=Sky Sport |date=30 March 2023 |language=it}}
After his retirement in 1989, Becheroni opened a restaurant, "Gli Alberi" ('The Trees'), which became a meeting place for pilots and MotoGP fans.{{cite news |title=Muore nel suo ristorante Leandro Becheroni, un mito del motociclismo |url=https://www.lanazione.it/firenze/cronaca/leandro-becheroni-v5pqwc89 |access-date=1 April 2023 |work=La Nazione |date=30 March 2023 |language=it}} He was found dead of a heart attack at his restaurant on 30 March 2023, at the age of 72.
References
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==External links==
- [https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profile/Leandro+Becheroni Leandro Becheroni] at MotoGP.com
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Category:Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Florence