How the world's fastest road racer is helping Britain's motorcycling future

By:

Lewis Duncan

Jan 30, 2021, 12:44 PM

Britain has dominated motorcycle racing for three decades, but its representation at the top table is in decline. Looking to provide fresh energy and opportunity in the junior ranks, the world's fastest road racer Peter Hickman may have found a solution

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Wherever you look these days, industries that are the backbone of Britain are being hammered by the seemingly relentless COVID-19 pandemic and the ineptitude of Brexit: fishermen have been hit particularly hard since 1 January, while the country's thriving touring music scene looks next to lose out, among a slew of others as the long-forecasted reality sets in.

That's especially tragic when you consider how the music industry was shaped was in no small part down to great British bands making it big across the globe and inspiring generations of musicians to go on to pursue the same stratospheric levels of stardom as the likes of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath did in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Lewis Duncan is Autosport's International Editor and primary motorcycle racing reporter. A motorsport fan from a young age, Lewis became interested in journalism when he won the star letter competition in the February 2012 issue of F1 Racing Magazine. A member of the Autosport Academy from 2017, Lewis became a freelance motorcycle racing correspondent for Autosport in 2019 before becoming a full-time staffer in 2020 as International Editor.

While MotoGP coverage is his priority, Lewis also covers World Superbikes and road racing across the Motorsport Network, and hosts the Tank Slappers Podcast. He has also occasionally commentated on 750 Motor Club meetings. Away from motorsport, Lewis is a keen record collector with a collection unashamedly largely featuring Iron Maiden and Rush and an avid guitar player.