James Haydon
James Richard Barnaby Haydon (born 2 November 1973 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire), was a world class motorcycle racer. He raced in 250cc and 500cc Grand Prix, MotoGP, British Superbike and the World Superbike Championship. He retired in 2008. James is now involved in property, he manages young riders and works in television. He presents shows for ITV and British Eurosport. He also commentates for Eurosport on the World Superbike Championship and British Superbike Championship coverage, and he covers some Moto GP races when the regular commentators are unavailable. He has worked for the BBC, Sky Sports, Motors TV, Al Jazeera and Radio 5 live and is seen as a rising talent within the media side of the sport. He is also the guest test rider for Britain's biggest motorcycle monthly - Bike Magazine.
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