William Lomas (8 March 1928 – 14 August 2007) was an English
Grand Prix
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* Grand Prix motor racing, a form of motorsport competition
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*** Monaco Grand Prix, the most prestigious ...
motorcycle
road racer
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. He was a two-time
World Champion
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and a two-time
Isle of Man TT
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winner. He won the
1955
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
and
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
350cc world championship as a member of the
Moto Guzzi
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Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its historic role in Italy's motorcyclin ...
factory racing team. In the
1956 season, he rode the famous
V8 Moto Guzzi Grand Prix race bike. Lomas was also an accomplished
trials
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rider.
He died in
Mansfield
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, England on 14 August 2007 from complications following a heart attack.
Racing legend Bill Lomas passes away
from ''Motorcycle News'' 15 August 2007
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
(Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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English motorcycle racers
500cc World Championship riders
350cc World Championship riders
250cc World Championship riders
125cc World Championship riders
Isle of Man TT riders
1928 births
2007 deaths
350cc World Riders' Champions
20th-century English sportsmen