Hailwood

/ ˈheɪlwʊd /

noun

1. Mike, full name Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood. 1940–81, English racing motorcyclist: world champion (250 cc.) 1961 and 1966–67; (350 cc.) 1966–67; and (500 cc.) 1962–65

Example Sentences

The late John Surtees remains the only man to have won world titles on two wheels and four while his fellow-Briton Mike Hailwood also competed successfully in both.

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At 23-years-old, he is the youngest rider to win the world title three times, surpassing Britain’s Mike Hailwood.

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“We reckon it has to be the biggest such berg in British history,” Gordon Hailwood, an official with Thames Water, said at the time.

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He is also the youngest rider to win two consecutive world championships, beating the previous record held by Britain's Mike Hailwood in 1963.

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The previous record belonged to British rider Mike Hailwood, who was 22 in 1962.

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