Top 10 British bike racers since Carl Fogarty
In a world without King Carl, who is the top Brit rider?
20 YEARS ago Carl Fogarty was busy wrapping up his second World Superbike Championship riding the iconic Ducati 916.
He would go on to clinch another two world championships before injury forced his early retirement. He rejuvinated British bike racing and introduced a whole new generation to the sport.
On track Foggy was cut-throat, daring and - at his peak - unstoppable; off track he was terse, intense and strangely magnetic. It was a winning combination for sponsors and fans, but didn't exactly win him many friends in the paddock.
In the 15 years since his retirement those who have followed in his wake have benefited from the popularity he drew to the sport... but they have also had his giant boots to fill. So who has been the best British racer post Fogarty?
Although Foggy won at the TT we have discounted road racers (so John McGuinness is not eligible). Road racing has become more specialist with fewer and fewer track stars competing in road events.
