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Alice Towers & her dad Jonny

Life is better on two wheels, and the Towers family would most certainly agree with that. For those with an interest in motorcycling, Jonny Towers will be a familiar name. A British Supertwin and European Classic Endurance champion, Jonny has also won at the world-famous Spa Francorchamps, as well as competed at the Isle of Man TT. He claimed his first victory aged 16 and he’s still scoring wins today, at the age of 57.

Sporting success runs further back in the family, too: Jonny’s father Ian was a professional footballer who played for Burnley for nine seasons from 1965 and went on to play for Oldham Athletic and Bury. When Jonny was five, the family moved to Cape Town, South Africa, where Ian continued his pro football career.

At the age of 19, Jonny moved

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