Colin Edwards is a two-time World Superbike champion and competed in the MotoGP class from 2003 to 2014.
40 Facts About Colin Edwards
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In 1988 at the age of 14, Colin Edwards stopped competing in motocross races, having become distracted by the normal demands of being a teenager.
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In 1991 Colin Edwards began competing in amateur road-racing events locally, but rapidly progressed to national events.
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Colin Edwards was undefeated in every amateur event he entered that year, and won numerous national amateur titles.
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Colin Edwards's performance was sufficiently impressive for him to be offered a sponsored ride with South West Motorsports, and Edwards turned professional just before the commencement of the 1992 season.
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Colin Edwards won five of the nine races and the national title over second-place earner Kenny Roberts, Jr.
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In 1995 Colin Edwards was offered a factory position with Yamaha in the Superbike World Championship.
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Colin Edwards was replaced in the Yamaha World Superbike Team and was unable to negotiate a position in the 500cc Grand Prix competition.
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Fortunately Colin Edwards was able to conclude a deal with Honda to ride the RC45 motorcycle in the 1998 Superbike World Championship.
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Colin Edwards finished fifth overall that year, and earned his first solo international victories with a double win at Monza followed by his 3rd win of the season at Brands Hatch.
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In 1999, Colin Edwards managed several more victories for Honda and ended the season in second overall position, behind champion Carl Fogarty.
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Colin Edwards came second to Ducati rider, Troy Bayliss in 2001 but reclaimed the title from Bayliss in 2002 in a dramatic fashion, clinching the championship in the final race of the season in Imola.
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Colin Edwards holds the record for the most points in a single season with 552 points in 2002 breaking the previous record of 489 points set by Carl Fogarty in 1999.
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Yet Colin Edwards, known in all motorcycle paddocks as a great bike tester, tried to no avail to help lift the struggling team.
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In 2005, Colin Edwards moved to Gauloises Yamaha factory team as the teammate to the world champion Valentino Rossi.
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Colin Edwards's best result for 2005 was a second position at Laguna Seca, behind compatriot Nicky Hayden.
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For 2006 Colin Edwards continued riding for the Camel Yamaha factory team on board the YZR-M1 with teammate and good friend Valentino Rossi in the MotoGP championship.
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Colin Edwards did not have the time to "gel" with the new chassis early in the season, which resulted in him sticking with the older version for the Mugello race.
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Colin Edwards caught back up to his countryman on the last lap, and managed to pass him a few corners from the end.
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When Hayden attempted to pass him again in the final chicane, Colin Edwards ran across the AstroTurf and lost control of his bike, which briefly continued on without him.
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At his home race, the Red Bull US Grand Prix, Colin Edwards finished ninth suffering tire problems in the scorching heat like his teammate Valentino Rossi.
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Colin Edwards entered his second of a two-year deal with Yamaha factory team, now known as Fiat Yamaha riding the new Yamaha YZR-M1 800cc.
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At Le Mans Colin Edwards took pole position, but made a slow start and gambled on switching to wet tyres in damp conditions.
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Colin Edwards did this too early, and by the time it was wet enough his tyres had shredded, forcing him to pit again and finish at the back of the field.
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Colin Edwards results started to suffer after a crash in Germany.
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Colin Edwards confirmed that he had signed for Tech3 for yet another season.
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Colin Edwards demonstrated consistent form in the 2009 MotoGP season, establishing himself as the strongest satellite rider in the championship.
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Colin Edwards secured a second-place finish in the British Grand Prix at Donington Park.
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On October 1,2009 Colin Edwards announced that he had signed a one-year contract extension that would see him ride for Tech3 Yamaha in the 2010 season.
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On September 19,2010, Colin Edwards signed a one-year contract extension to ride for Tech3 Yamaha in the 2011 season, partnering Cal Crutchlow.
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At the Catalan Grand Prix, Colin Edwards broke his right collarbone during second practice, which successfully had a plate added.
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Nine days later, and in his first race since injury, Colin Edwards took a third-place finish at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, having been promoted to a podium placing after accidents for Jorge Lorenzo and Marco Simoncelli.
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On September 3,2011, Colin Edwards announced that he would leave the Tech3 team, to ride as the single entry for NGM Mobile Forward Racing in 2012.
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Colin Edwards again remained with Forward Racing for 2014, this time partnering Aleix Espargaro on Yamaha-based machines.
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At a press conference prior to the 2014 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, Colin Edwards announced that the 2014 season will be his final MotoGP season, citing the struggle to adapt to a different riding style.
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In 1996, Colin Edwards teamed with Noriyuki Haga to claim victory in the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race riding a Yamaha, his first international victory.
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Colin Edwards won the 8 Hours two more times: in 2001 with Valentino Rossi, and in 2002 with the late Daijiro Kato, both times with Honda.
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Colin Edwards has twice represented the United States in the Michelin Race of Champions Nation's Cup, first in 2000 and again in 2002 when the US team won the event.
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The Colin Edwards Texas Tornado Boot Camp or TTBC is a world class motorcycle training facility built on a 20-acre plot of land near Lake Conroe.
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The "Colin Edwards Experience" is a 4-day camp with Edwards himself involved in the training, including time on the 500yard gun range.