STORE manager Alison Hayden got a most unexpected Christmas bonus -a visit from a former world motorcycling champion.
The manager of motorbike clothing and accessories store Hein Gericke, in Northgate, Darlington, met five-times world champion grand prix racer Valentino Rossi at a company event in London.
He presented Ms Hayden with a signed replica racing helmet as a reward for her store selling a record number of helmets this year.
She said: "To meet a motorcycling legend, just for doing my job, is absolutely amazing. It is certainly a Christmas present I'll never forget."
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