Where are they now? Jean Philippe Ruggia Visordown


Where are they now? Jean Philippe Ruggia Visordown

Jean-Philippe Ruggia (born 1 October 1965 in Toulon) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. His best year was in 1995 when he finished in fifth place in the 250cc world championship. He won two races in 1993 riding for Aprilia and ended the season ranked sixth.


Where are they now? Jean Philippe Ruggia Visordown

25,172 Drivers View 14,532 Teams View 889 Circuits View Find out about MotoGP driver, Jean-Philippe Ruggia, their career, history and character information incl. races, teams and much more.


Where are they now? Jean Philippe Ruggia Visordown

Jean-Philippe Ruggia (born October 1, 1965 in Toulon) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France.His best year was in 1995 when he finished in fifth place in the 250cc world championship. He won two races in 1993 riding for Aprilia and ended the season ranked sixth. He was also moderately successful in the 500cc class, finishing 8th overall in 1990.


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Short clip from Jean-Philippe Ruggia on his Yamaha 500cc and a short interview in 1989. Don´t miss it! (Language: French) Source: Motor Passion More at.


Where are they now? Jean Philippe Ruggia Visordown

Jean-Philippe Ruggia (born October 1, 1965 in Toulon) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. His best year was in 1995 when he finished in fifth place in the 250cc world championship. He won two races in 1993 riding for Aprilia and ended the season ranked sixth. He was also moderately successful in the 500cc class, finishing.


Where are they now? Jean Philippe Ruggia Visordown

Jean-Philippe Ruggia (born 1 October 1965 in Toulon) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. His best year was in 1995 when he finished in fifth place in the 250cc world championship. He won two races in 1993 riding for Aprilia and ended the season ranked sixth.


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But now he has to make room for two European roadracers from the 250 GP class who have stepped up to 500s: Juan Garriga and Jean-Philippe Ruggia. These riders became famous, or notorious, last season when they would drag their elbows during fast cornering. Ruggia went so far as to put scape pads on the elbows of his leathers.


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Wed, 9 Apr 2008 Elbow-scraping pioneer JP Ruggia disappeared off the racing radar in '98 The year was 1988 and the 250cc GP race at Donington Park was in full swing when suddenly, Yamaha France rider Jean Philippe Ruggia was photographed tearing round a bend with his elbow scraping the ground.


JeanPhilippe Ruggia of France riding a Yamaha, circa 1985. News Photo

Jean-Philippe Ruggia (born October 1, 1965 in Toulon) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. His best year was in 1995 when he finished in fifth place in the 250cc world championship. He won two races in 1993 riding for Aprilia and ended the season ranked sixth. He was also moderately successful in the 500cc class, finishing.


Where are they now? Jean Philippe Ruggia Visordown

MotoGP Motorsport Sports 3 comments Best Add a Comment Marc Marquez • Ruggia claimed in an interview on Visordown that "they (photographers) contacted me because my riding style got me noticed and the photographers would say, 'I'll be at this corner, please get your elbow down'."


Where are they now? Jean Philippe Ruggia Visordown

Jean-Philippe Ruggia IMDbPro Starmeter See rank Help contribute to IMDb. Add a bio, trivia, and more. Add photos, demo reels Add to list More at IMDbPro Contact info & Agent info Known for: MotoGP 8.8 TV Series Self 1992 • 2 eps Credits Edit IMDbPro Self Previous 1 MotoGP 8.8 TV Series Self 1992 2 episodes Best Of 2023 The year in review


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Jean-Philippe Ruggia (born October 1, 1965 in Toulon) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France.His best year was in 1995 when he finished in fifth place in the 250cc world championship. He won two races in 1993 riding for Aprilia and ended the season ranked sixth. He was also moderately successful in the 500cc class, finishing 8th overall in 1990.


Where are they now? Jean Philippe Ruggia Visordown

Around the turn of the century MotoGP began to see riders adopt an elbow-down racing style, with Jean-Philippe Ruggia and Max Biaggi among the first to do it. This meant elbow sliders had to be.


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Jean Philippe Ruggia, il primo che poggiò il gomito sull’asfalto

Jean-Philippe Ruggia1er octobre 1965 Toulon ), est un pilote de vitesse moto français Sa meilleure année a été 1995 lorsqu'il finit la saison à la cinquième place du championnat du monde Il gagne 2 courses en 1993 au guidon d'une Aprilia et finit la saison en sixième place.


Where are they now? Jean Philippe Ruggia Visordown

Initially it was intended to be a safety aid, not an aerodynamic one, but Dainese credits Jean-Philippe Ruggia, riding in the 250cc class at the time, with noticing that the hump improved.

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