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'Kind and gentle' - Tributes pour in after death of Newcastle motorcycle racer Chrissy Rouse

A close friend of Chrissy Rouse has described the late motorcycle racer as "kind and gentle" following his death aged 26.

Burnopfield rider Chrissy crashed on the opening lap of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship Race at Donington Park on Sunday October 2. He passed away surrounded by family at Queens Medical Centre/University Hospital in Nottingham on Thursday October 6.

Zoe Burn, who became friends from Chrissy after managing his PR for several years and watch him progress into a British superbike racer, is devastated by the death of her friend.

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