• Italy's MotoGP world champion to ride parade lap
• Will ride alongside Italian great Giacomo Agostini

Italy's MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi is to ride a parade lap of the treacherous Isle of Man TT circuit for the first time in June this year.

The six-time premier class world champion will ride alongside fellow Italian great Giacomo Agostini for a circuit of the demanding 61.1km (37.9 miles) course and will also watch one of the superbike races held during the festival.

"The MotoGP schedule is very busy around this time of year," said Rossi, "but this year the TT has moved dates a little and there is a week gap between Mugello and Catalunya, so now at last I have the opportunity."