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Sete Gibernau Retires From Racing
by dean adams
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
This has been rumored all week in Europe and yet again the rumors are true. Sete Gibernau, 33 has retired from racing. Gibernau finished second in the championship in both 2003 and 2004.

At a press conference this morning in Europe, GP and MotoGP rider Sete Gibernau announced his retirement from racing. Gibernau had offers to race in 2007 MotoGP, but refused to 'just race for money' and decided instead to retire. Few remember it but Gibernau actually recieved his top GP class break by riding for Wayne Rainey Yamaha.

Gibernau raced for Ducati Corse this season in MotoGP, but suffered several bad crashes, damaging his body each time. WSBK champion Troy Bayliss rode his bike at Valencia and won the race hands down.

Gibernau's rivalry with Valentino Rossi is well known, as is Rossi's prophecy, uttered after one heated battle with the Catalan rider that "Gibernau will never win another race."

And he didn't.[/Quote]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2006/Nov/061108a.htm

I guess you don't piss off Rossi  
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You can't mess around with Vale's mojo...
You've earned your retirement Sete.... be proud!
 
Sete was a good rider, just not a great rider. There is a BIG difference. Only maybe 1 or 2 riders in a series ever become GREAT, and the others just have to accept being just Very Very Good  
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Dang. Sete retiring?

Never saw that coming, yet, after the curse Rossi put on him-you have to wonder.....

He was a good rider. I'll agree with another in this post that he wasn't GREAT.
 
Sad to see him go! When he was healthy he was fast as hell. One of the few who could run with Rossi when he rode for Gresini. Now how about some pics of his girlfriend! Google Esther Canadas!
 
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