What is Ángel Nieto?
[[File:Ángel Nieto 1972b.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Nieto in 1972]] '''Ángel Nieto Roldán''' (25 January 1947 – 3 August 2017) was a Spanish multiple [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] world champion. He was born in [[Zamora (Spain)|Zamora]], [[Spain]]. Nieto had one of the most successful motorcycle racing careers of all time, with 13 [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions by year|World Championships]] to his name, by means of several 50cc, 80cc and 125cc titles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.motogp.com/en/MotoGP+Legends |title=MotoGP Legends at MotoGP.com |access-date=2017-08-04 |archive-date=2017-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119183854/http://www.motogp.com/en/MotoGP%2BLegends |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also competed on five occasions in 250cc races, of which he had finished in 5th place. Nieto died on 3 August 2017 of [[cerebral edema]] after being hit by a car a week before in [[Ibiza]], Spain at the age of 70.<ref>[https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/motociclismo/2017-08-03/angel-nieto-accidente-estado-salud-grave_1424539/ Fallece Ángel Nieto a los 70 años tras su accidente de quad] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category|Ángel Nieto}} *[https://toptooladvisor.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-batmobile-gadgets.html A trip to the Museum Ángel Nieto in Madrid] {{in lang|es}} *[[imdbtitle:0758685|Ángel Nieto documentary film]] {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nieto, Angel}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Spanish motorcycle racers]] [[Category:Pedestrian road incident deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from cerebral edema]]