Ricardo Tormo
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1952 Canals, Valencia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 December 1998 (aged 46) Valencia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ricardo Tormo Blaya (7 September 1952 – 27 December 1998) was a Spanish professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1973 to 1984, most prominently as a two-time 50cc world champion riding Bultaco motorcycles. The Circuit de Valencia race track was renamed Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo in his honor.