article_title name nationality
alex george -lrb- motorcyclist -rrb-
 alex george british
alex george -lrb- motorcyclist -rrb-

alex george is a former grand prix motorcycle road racer from glasgow scotland .
his best year was in 1975 when he finished in seventh place in the 500cc grand prix world championship .
he was tenth in the 500 class in 1973 .
he finished on the podium -lrb- in third place -rrb- at the 1975 500cc czech gp , the 1975 350cc dutch tt and the 1977 500cc austrian gp , and had a number of other top six results in the 500 , 350 and 250cc gp classes .
he also competed in the f750 class on a 750cc yamaha and won the bol d'or on his first attempt riding for honda france .
his third place in the 1977 austrian gp came about as a result of a rider boycott of the race following a tragic accident in the earlier 350cc race .
george was a road circuit specialist and was a three-time winner at the isle of man tt .
his most famous victory came in 1979 when he beat pre race favourite mike hailwood who had returned to racing motorcycles after a short formula 1 grand prix career .
serious injuries sustained while competing in the 1982 isle of man tt ended his competitive career .
