Editing Alan Shepherd (section)

{{short description|British motorcycle racer}}
{{about||the American astronaut|Alan Shepard|the Australian cricketer|Alan Shepherd (cricketer)}}
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{{Infobox motorcycle rider
| name             = Alan Shepherd
| image            = 
| caption          = 
| nationality      = British
| birth_date       = {{birth date|df=yes|1935|09|28}}
| birth_place      = [[Keswick, Cumbria]]
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|2007|07|16|1935|09|28|df=y}}
| death_place      = [[Kendal]], Cumbria
| GP Active years  = [[1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1959]] – [[1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1964]]
| GP Last season   = 
| GP Teams         = [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]]
| GP Championships = 0
| GP Race Starts   = 35
| GP Race Wins     = 2
| GP Podiums       = 20
| GP Total Points  = 141
| GP Poles         = N/A
| GP Fastest laps  = 3
| GP First win     = [[1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1962]] 500cc [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|Finnish Grand Prix]]
| GP Last win      = [[1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1964]] 250cc [[United States motorcycle Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]]
| GP First race    = [[1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1959]] 350cc [[1959 Isle of Man TT|Isle of Man TT]]
| GP Last race     = [[1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1964]] 250cc [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|Nations Grand Prix]]
}}
'''Alan Shepherd''' (28 September 1935 – 16 July 2007) was a British [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] motorcycle [[road racing|road racer]]. His best seasons were in [[1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1962]] and [[1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1963]], when he rode a [[Matchless]] to finish in second place in the 500cc world championship, both times to [[Mike Hailwood]].<ref name="Alan Shepherd profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/alan-shepherd/7aa2380e-a1a8-4e5c-8fbe-5d6435348a2b |title=Alan Shepherd profile |publisher=motogp.com |access-date=13 April 2024 }}</ref> Shepherd was a three-time winner of the [[North West 200]] race in [[Northern Ireland]] and finished on the podium twice at the [[Isle of Man TT]].<ref name="Alan Shepherd Isle of Man TT results">{{cite web |url=https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=ALL&ride_id=1745 |title=Alan Shepherd Isle of Man TT results |publisher=iomtt.com |access-date=18 March 2021 }}</ref>
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