[migrated from myspace blog]
Steve McQueen 'most famous biker'
Hollywood legend Steve McQueen has been voted the most iconic biker of all time.
The star of action movies including The Great Escape and The Towering Inferno came top of a poll for Motor Cycle News (MCN) in which more than 2,200 enthusiasts voted.
He beat competition from double grand prix world champion Barry Sheene, seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi and daredevil Evel Knievel, famous for his spectacular jumps.
Also in the top 10 were Marlon Brando, star of 1950s biking film The Wild Ones, Mission Impossible actor Tom Cruise, and Ewan McGregor - who starred in Long Way Round, a BBC documentary following him biking across the globe.
Steve McQueen, who died from lung cancer in 1980, starred in one of Hollywood's most famous motorbike scenes in the 1963 film The Great Escape.
A MCN spokesman said: "The survey is a revealing insight to the biker's mind.
"Despite numerous celebrities currently riding motorcycles, a 44-year-old image of McQueen sat on a Triumph is instantly recognisable by many generations, rivalling that of The Beatles on the Abbey Road zebra crossing."
No comments:
Post a Comment