![On this day in 2004... A feat that no other rider has been able to match Valentino Rossi took victory on debut with Yamaha becoming the only rider to win back-to-back races On this day in 2004... A feat that no other rider has been able to match Valentino Rossi took victory on debut with Yamaha becoming the only rider to win back-to-back races](https://preview.redd.it/on-this-day-in-2004-a-feat-that-no-other-rider-has-been-v0-6s2suibhtlua1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4cd0a01055b3a90b6f06d5d3730a3a122e56ed58)
On this day in 2004... A feat that no other rider has been able to match Valentino Rossi took victory on debut with Yamaha becoming the only rider to win back-to-back races
![568 Valentino Rossi 2004 Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images | Valentino rossi, Valentino rossi yamaha, Valentino rossi 46 568 Valentino Rossi 2004 Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images | Valentino rossi, Valentino rossi yamaha, Valentino rossi 46](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/3d/10/52/3d1052d967d8f30a67af08ff44649287.jpg)
568 Valentino Rossi 2004 Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images | Valentino rossi, Valentino rossi yamaha, Valentino rossi 46
![Oct 30, 2004; Valencia, Spain; Italian VALENTINO ROSSI (pictured) stormed into first place at the 16th Oct 30, 2004; Valencia, Spain; Italian VALENTINO ROSSI (pictured) stormed into first place at the 16th](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DJEGBG/oct-30-2004-valencia-spain-italian-valentino-rossi-pictured-stormed-DJEGBG.jpg)