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winning the opening round in Ja-
pan—the first of 25 wins and more
than 50 podiums. A legend was
born, leading up via wins, near
misses, and a string of injuries to
a championship victory in 1993.
After Kevin's retirement in
mid-1995, the next phase led to
the recruitment of Kenny Rob
-
erts Jr. and technical guru War-
ren Willing in 1999, and a second
title victory ahead of Valentino
Rossi in 2000.
The bike lost momentum
thereafter, and the V4 four-
stroke replacement of 2002
proved a major disappointment.
Garry persevered until the
end of 2004, but the demands
of ever-increasing travel were
straining his health and robbing
him of priceless family time. His
daughter, Phoebe, was then 8,
and Garry said, "I'd never been at
home for one of her birthdays."
He took the opportunity to retire,
returning briefly and heading the
short-lived Huawei Moto3 team
figure-headed by long-standing
ally John Surtees.
