Max Biaggi Ol3 Oltre Nelle Pieghe Della Mia Vita

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In the front row is Max the Corsair, wearing a black suit and black motorcycle, who earned his nickname early on for his decisive overtaking moves. After all, as he would say, “racing isn’t classical music.” Max won the Sport Production championship and then moved directly to the 250cc class, racking up four consecutive world titles between 1994 and 1997; who, on his 500cc debut (MotoGP didn’t exist yet), took pole position and first place in the race; who always wanted to race, always race to win, and who, before hanging up his boots, also earned two World Championships in Superbike.

Just behind, however, is Massimiliano, Massimo to his father and his faithful uncle Valerio. A boy from Rome (and a Roma fan, he would specify) who plays midfielder in his father’s team, shy but good with girls, who escapes the scolding of his beloved cousin Fiorella because at school he’s the classic “smart guy who doesn’t apply himself.” Until one day he sees a friend riding a shiny new motorbike and decides that’s what he wants to be too: a knight of our times, fearless of anything or anyone. Ol3 (meaning “beyond” spelled with the 3 that has become Max’s symbol) is not just an autobiography: it’s the story of a difficult and lifelong coexistence—the coexistence with oneself—it’s the novel of a boy who becomes a man by always going so fast he barely has time to notice it, it’s a journey through over twenty years of motorcycling, it’s the portrait of Massimiliano Biaggi, aka Max.