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Lucio Cecchinello

Lucio Cecchinello (born 21 October 1969) is an Italian former professional motorcycle racer who manages his own motorcycle racing team. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1993 to 2003. In 1996, he founded the LCR Team, initially competing in the 125cc class.

Cecchinello was born in Venice, Italy.

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For most of Cecchinello's life, he had an interest in racing. Not long after he got his license, he took his savings earned thanks to his summer jobs and, with the help of his father Luciano, he bought a Honda NS125 starting his dream to become a professional racer.

When Cecchinello was sixteen years old, he got a job as a mechanic. Eventually, he was working as a mechanic for Team Italia, which was involved in the European Championship.

When Cecchinello turned eighteen, he got the approval of his father to begin racing, and in 1989, made his debut as rider in the Italian Sports Production Championship riding a Honda 125 NSR. At his third race, on Monza race track, Cecchinello gained his first victory followed by further victories that gave him the Italian Runner-up champion title, behind Max Biaggi, in the Italian Sport Production Championship of 1989.

In 1991, Cecchinello made his debut in the 125 cc European Championship with Team Italia, finishing 10th overall. Two years later, he earned his European Runner-up award in the 125 cc class, and in 1993, he made his debut in the World Championship. The following year, the GIVI team offered Cecchinello the opportunity to race in the MotoGP, riding a Honda RS 125cc, during which he scored his first points in a World Championship. In 1995, Team Pileri gave Cecchinello the chance to race with a Honda 125 KIT in the European Championship. Cecchinello won eight races out of the 11 included in the calendar, becoming the official European Champion.

In 1996, Cecchinello created his own racing team for the World Championship in the 125 class (LCR TeamLucio Cecchinello Racing). He acted as a racer and a team manager, and scored in the top ten several times.

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