WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING NEWSLETTER Issue #3

Editorial – A controversial question…

You all know the movie “How to lose a guy in But what if we had grid boys? Would that ten days”… Well it seems that I have made my change our thinking about men in motor own version of it called “How to lose 8 kilos in sport? I guess the answer is no: we need both few months”! men and women in motor sport, no matter what their roles. That´s right, in just a few months I have lost almost 15% of my weight. And how did I do it? Simply motorsport – nothing else! I started to train ATV Supermoto for our Finnish TV programme (by accident I was also signed up for the Yamaha racing team and am competing right now) and man has it been fun, but also extremely tough!

At the moment we have women´s classes in some disciplines. Whether we should have our own series in every discipline is also a controversial question because some female riders prefer to compete themselves and others amongst the guys. Anyway in the end we just have to get a maximum of fun out of it and if we can’t beat all the guys at least we can enjoy the time we spend with them. The reason I am telling you about my personal weight situation is the fact that still these days This is exactly what I am doing when motor sport is often considered as not a true competing as an only woman against a field sport because there is a machine involved. Well of men, several of whom happen to be also after every training session when I have sweated multiple Finnish champions. Enjoy your like in no other physical exercise, my hands are riding! cramping and I feel like I can´t even stand by By Nita Korhonen, CFM Director myself, I wish those people who underestimate the demand of motorsport would come and try it. In many disciplines they wouldn´t need more than 10 minutes and that would be enough to take its toll on them!

In the motor sport world there are many obstacles and doubts we have to face all the time, and being a woman in this world can sometimes be even harder; especially when the typical and most visible woman at the race has always been the grid girl.

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WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING NEWSLETTER Issue #3

MXnews MXGrassroots Sunlit clouds filled the blue skies of Maggiora Meet the AMA WMX’s newest Ripper: Courtney for round three of the FIM Women’s Motocross Duncan

World Championship. On 18 May, the fans at the Red Bull Hangtown Despite a line-up of strong contenders such as Motocross Classic (AMA Women’s Motocross) were Australian women’s motocross champion Meghan treated to a sound that hasn’t been heard for Rutledge, British Ladies class champion Natalie quite some time: a 125 two- at full tilt, Kane and ex WMX world champion Stephanie laying waste to the competition. Piloting the Laier, there was no stopping Chiara Fontanesi as machine was 17-year-old New Zealander she continues to take this season by storm, Courtney Duncan, who rode to a perfect 1-1 adding yet another double victory to her so far score in her first race as a pro. Courtney had this perfect season. to say about her stunning debut. So you haven’t even been to a National before, Meghan Rutledge was in the prime position to let alone race one. How does it feel to have show what she’s made of. Unfortunately for the gone 1-1 at your first? young Australian Rutledge she couldn’t keep the “It was crazy! I didn’t know what to expect. I’ve bike on two wheels, crashing on the opening lap only seen it on TV, and I didn’t know how big the of the race and handing over the lead to the crowd was going to be. It was a really cool defending champion Chiara Fontanesi. experience, and I’m just super-thankful to be Meanwhile behind Fontanesi the race was able to race one. It’s a dream come true! heating up as Natalie Kane and Stephanie Laier Coming into the race, where did you think you engaged in a fierce battle for second. While the might end up? Did you think there was a ex-world champion Laier kept Kane honest she chance you might win? never seized the opportunity to pass. After “To be honest with you, I had no idea. I went in leading every lap this weekend local hero Chiara wanting to win, I just didn’t know if I could. I’ve Fontanesi took the victory, standing on the never even ridden with most of those girls, so I second step of the podium was Natalie Kane didn’t know if I’d be competitive. But I knew I’d followed by Stephanie Laier. been working hard at MTF and I had a good 125, After a fall in race two Meghan Rutledge and was going to give it everything I had. To managed to fight her way from outside the top come away with the win was pretty special.” twenty back to an outstanding ninth place Did you get a chance to watch the 450 and 250 allowing her to finish fourth overall. Francesca races? Norcera kept the Italian fans happy being the “I got a chance to watch the 450 motos, and just second Italian to finish inside the top five for to watch Ryan Villopoto, Ryan Dungey and James fifth. Stewart was great. I’ve looked up to those guys since I was a little kid, and to get the chance to WMX Championship Top Ten: 1.Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha) 150 p. / 2.Meghan Kat Rutledge (AUS, Kawasaki) watch them live was just amazing. I have so 118 p. / 3.Natalie Kane (IRL, KTM) 117 p. / 4.Stephanie much respect for them and I love watching them. Laier (GER, Kawasaki) 116 p. / 5.Nancy Van De Ven (NED, You can learn a lot from riders like that. Just Yamaha) 82 p. / 6.Anne Borchers (GER, ) 76 p. / watching them on different parts of the track, 7.Britt van der Wekken (NED, ) 73 p. / 8.Francesca you can definitely pick up a lot.” Nocera (ITA, Suzuki) 63 p. / 9. Nina Klink (NED, KTM) 57 p. / 10.Justine Charroux (FRA, Yamaha) 53p You’re here without your parents, right? “Yes. My parents are at home working to keep me here, and I owe a lot to them. It’s definitely hard being away from home, but it’s just one of those things. If you want to make your dreams come true, and if you really want to make it, you have to sacrifice things. I appreciate everything my family does for me. They’ve been very supportive since day one and I wouldn’t be here without them.”

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WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING NEWSLETTER Issue #3

TRIALnews TRIALGrassroots FIM Women’s Trial WC Round in Andorra: FIM Women’s Trial Training Camp: “Bristow makes amends on day two” “Girls prepare for new season”

Grossheubach (Germany) was the venue for the recent Women’s Trial Training Camp. Here more than twenty female riders gathered in order to enjoy an intense three day session to be ready for the new season with the 2013 FIM Women’s Trial World Championship getting under way in Andorra. Organised and led by FIM Women’s Adviser Iris Oelschlegel, the riders of all abilities from novice through to expert and ages ranging from seven right up to fifty-two were put

through their paces. Emma Bristow (Sherco) dominated the second With one instructor for every five riders, the and final day of the opening round of the 2013 women were treated to a pair of three-hour FIM Women’s Trial World Championship held in intensive sessions. Even the younger age group Sant Julia de Loria, Andorra. Day one’s winner aged between seven and nine on their automatic Rebekah Cook (Beta) simply had no answer to her machines enjoyed a full and rewarding opening fellow British rider’s performance on day two. day. These riders focused on practising the new The battle between Cook and Spain’s Sandra non-stop rules which they will apply at round one Gomez (Ossa) was much closer with only four of the 2013 FIM Women’s Trial World marks separating these two female protagonists Championship. Away from the intense training after another tough day of competition in the sessions the riders and their support teams mountains of Andorra. enjoyed a special dinner on the evening of the The British contingent had even more to second day, when over fifty like-minded people celebrate, asides taking two out of the three sat, ate and discussed the sport of Trial, podium places, when Katy Sunter (Gas Gas) although the discussions were always punctuated achieved her best ever result and grabbed fourth with much laughter. position after beating Mireia Conde (Beta) on a Commenting on the three days of activity the tight and tense tie-break. Thanks to Nikita Smith event organiser and former FIM Women’s Trial (Gas Gas) the British riders outnumbered the World Champion Iris said, “I would like to thank Spanish four to two in the top six, as the fifteen all the riders who attended this FIM Women’s year old excelled to score her highest ever, Trial Training Camp for their support and placing in sixth. commitment. The girls worked extremely hard France’s Marilyne Journet (Beta) finished just a and made good progress as they worked on the single mark behind the young British challenger various different parts of their riding. There was to add a seventh place. Spain’s Elisabet Solera an incredible family atmosphere and it was a (Gas Gas), Martina Balducchi (Scorpa) from Italy great opportunity to bring together so many and Germany’s Theresa Bäuml (Ossa) completed female riders of all ages and abilities. I hope we day two’s top ten taking eighth, ninth and tenth can organise something similar again later in the places respectively. year, as there is certainly a lot of interest from For the second day in a row all twenty-three all the Women riders in continuing the training female starters made it to the finish, which was process.” an achievement in itself given the length and severity of the course let alone the eighteen sections that were ridden twice again on day two. Bristow’s route to victory was relatively uncomplicated and went someway to offsetting her third place yesterday, caused as she rushed to finish on time after having realised that she had set her watch incorrectly. The next FIM Women’s Trial World Championship event will take place in France in early September. Source: Jake Miller

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WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING NEWSLETTER Issue #3 ROAD ROAD

RACINGnews RACINGgrassroots

Historic Victory for Woman Racer Yui WATANABE (#46) competing in the Maria Herrera in CEV Repsol Class FIM Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Yui fell in love with two wheels early. She explained: “When I was 5 years old, my father bought me a pocket bike. I immediately fell in love with riding the bike. Step by step, I improved my riding technique, and now I can join the Rookies Cup. I am so excited!” At school her favourite subject is Japanese and when she is not racing she enjoys listening to music. Yui’s hero is Valentino and she wants to be “a strong rider!” “During 2012, she says, “I learned an important thing: I must take in a lot of information in a Young Spanish rider Maria Herrera (SPA-KTM) short time during the race weekend. I like the made history on 26 May by winning the second Rookies races because there is no difference of Moto3 round of the 2013 Spanish Championship performance between the bikes: it is all down to CEV Repsol Class at Motorland Aragon. She the rider.” Regarding 2013 she says: “For this dominated the race and achieved her first win on year I want to get better results than 2012. I the CEV Repsol podium, becoming the first don't want to make the same mistakes as last female rider to place first in the three year year, especially crashing! Also I want to enjoy history of the Moto3. the racing more than last year.”

The young woman from Toledo first made a small ABOUT Yui’s performances

piece of history by qualifying for a front row In 2012: 22nd FIM Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. start, the first female rider to do so in any CEV Best result 11th in Race 2 in Brno. Though she round. Her grid appearance for the CEV Repsol failed to score a top 10 finish her improvement Moto3 race was boosted by the presence of towards the end of the season was dramatic and Álvaro Bautista by her side until the start of the finally she featured in the battle towards the race along with world championship rider and head of the field during the Aragon weekend, recent Moto3 winner Alex Rins who acted as her hopefully a sample of what 2013 will bring. “umbrella boy” for the day. In 2011: 15th 125cc All Japan Championship, th th th Honda RS125R, 8 3rd round at Motegi, 13 5 Maria has been training together with the round at SUGO, 12th 6th round at Autopolis talented Álvaro Bautista for many years and 2010: 22nd 125cc All Japan Championship, Honda showed great promise from the start, collecting RS125R excellent results in various smaller Cups along In 2009: 2nd Sugo 125 GP Championship, Honda the way which eventually secured her a spot with RS125R, 1 x 1st, 3rd Motegi 125 GP Championship, the highly experienced Repsol CEV Team last Honda RS125R year.

Rumours hinted that she would join the World Championship as early as 2013, but while fellow Spaniard Ana Carrasco made the step up with Team Calvo this year to become the first female regular in the Moto3 World Championship, Maria deicided to stay in the Spanish Championship for a second full season to collect more experience.

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WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING NEWSLETTER Issue #3

ENDUROnews SIDECARnews FIM Women’s World Cup Interview with the “Ladies Team Suisse”

Sophia Kirchhofer hails from the Swiss Canton of Argau. She is 31 years old and works in an architects’ office. She started riding her own bike, a CBR 600 and one thing leading to another began “racing for fun” and went on circuit. Anna Burkhard is Swiss too and works as a chef in a home for the elderly. She is 45 years old and has been in sidecar racing since 2004, always as a passenger.

Sophia started sidecar racing as a passenger 5 Spain’s Laia Sanz (KTM) got off to a winning start in her defence of the Women’s Cup with victory years ago. She rode with Peter Schröder and was on day one. Behind her, Great Britain’s Jane Anna’s replacement. When Peter Schröder said Daniels (Husaberg) held off France’s Juliette he wanted to stop racing as he was getting old, Berrez (Yamaha) to claim second position. the rider’s mechanic had the idea of setting up a Australia’s Jessica Gardiner (Sherco) ended her women’s sidecar team. He’s the one who gave day in fourth. France’s Audrey Rossat (KTM) Anna and Sophia the bike and prepared the rounded out the top five. engines. Sophia and Anna have been riding together for 3 years now. Last year, they took part in a couple of races but weren’t permanent riders. They rode in Oschersleben twice and knew that if they went fast they could qualify and try for the World Championship. Taking part in the WC is a huge challenge for the two ladies. When it comes to riding alongside the male teams, they say it’s no problem. The guys were happy when the ladies’ team qualified and atmosphere among all riders

is good. Regarding mechanics, Anna and Sophia

Taking her second win of the weekend, Laia Sanz do several things themselves and they have Mr (KTM) comfortably topped the Women’s Cup Peter Küng taking of their engines. It is class. Australia’s Jessica Gardiner (Sherco) interesting to note that the team has also a female mechanic. capitalised on a crash by Britain’s Jane Daniels (Husaberg) on the final enduro test to finish second. With Daniels third, France’s Juliette Berrez (Yamaha) finished fourth while Australia’s Jemma Wilson (Honda) rounded out the top five. Laia Sanz is in good form after making the switch to a KTM this year. She secured a 1-1 result in ©ladies-team.ch

the two opening rounds of the 2013 Women’s When it comes to training, they point out that it championship. is complicated to get training time on circuits: it

is expensive and most of the time motorcyclists are not very keen to ride with sidecars. Sidecar is not a very well-known discipline but Anna and Sophia hope that it will get more popular. They say that more and more women are taking up this sport and mention the example of the Team Ms Estelle Leblond and Mr Sébastien Lavorel, where Estelle (2012 F2 Sidecar National Champion) is the rider. Anna and Sophia are hoping to do well this year and to take part in next year’s World Championship. Source: enduro-abc.com Click for more info Source: Isabelle Larivière

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WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING NEWSLETTER Issue #3 Portrait of a Legend – Majorie Cottle

The relative scarcity of female competitors in category outright, beating Denmark into 2nd motorcycle sport has meant that those few place with the all-male Great Britain team trespassing in this predominantly male domain finishing 3rd. By 1930 she had become so have always attracted considerable publicity. famous and well respected a rider that when During the 1920s and 1930s there was no lady she was not selected in 1930 to ride in the motorcyclist more celebrated than Marjorie ISDT team by the ACU there was a national Cottle. outcry that went as far as the popular papers of the time. By the end of the decade 1930, an official of the manufacturers’ trade association had to admit that 25,000 of Britain’s estimated 700,000 motorcyclists were female. In 1939, Majorie was entered in the infamous ISDT in Austria, which by then had been annexed by Germany.

Born in 1900, Marjorie Cottle was one of Britain's best known motorcyclists in the 1920s. She competed regularly in races and reliability trials, and was considered to be one of the best riders in the country – male or female. She was also the star of Raleigh’s famous 1924 publicity stunt, in which she rode a 2¾hp solo model around the coast of mainland Britain. She demonstrated that physical strength was not crucial for operating a

motorcycle that it was possible to be as engaged in her exploits as a professional motorcyclist. Despite the worsening political situation in Despite the fact that Ms Cottle and other female Europe, the German organisers went ahead riders had proven themselves the equal of male with the event but a telegram arrived from competitors, the Auto-Cycle Union announced a the War Office in London and the remaining ban on women in road racing in 1925, citing the British contingent, including Marjorie Cottle, bad publicity that might ensue should one be was escorted to neutral Switzerland and seriously injured in a crash. The ban did not safety. Britain and Germany were at war nine apply to trials and it was in this area of days later. After the war Marjorie gave up motorcycle sport that lady riders shone. competing and worked for BSA (Birmingham Small Arms Company) as a motorcycle sales representative. She sadly passed away in 1987.

Marjorie will also be remembered for her good words: in an article called “Motor Cycling for Beauty” in the Evening Standard (UK), 25 September 1928, she wrote: “Once, not so very long ago, the woman motorcyclist was regarded as

In 1925 Cottle, together with Louie McLean and something of a crank or a freak. Times have Edyth Foley, had won individual gold medals at changed, and motorcycling as a sport is the International Six Days Trial, an achievement becoming more and more popular with that led to the ACU grouping them in a semi- women. It has been conclusively proved that official national team for the Vase category in motorcycling is not harmful to women… It following year’s event. They finished equal first will make them hardy and strong, and with no marks lost, dropping to 3rd place after although the powder puff is not a part of special tests to determine the winners. Promoted the girl motorcyclist’s make-up it can always to full Vase status for 1927 but given no chance be hidden away for use when occasion of success by contemporary commentators, the demands it”. trio rose to the challenge by winning that Source: speedtracktales Click for more info

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WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING NEWSLETTER Issue #3 WOMEN IN THE CHINESE MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY

The motorcycle industry has, for the main Zo Fu, Chief Editor of ChinaMotor Magazine part, long been regarded a man’s world. So reports. “More often than not, when I am let’s take a closer look at the female influence reporting on a new motorcycle product the on the motorcycle industry in China. head of the publicity and advertising

One of the biggest influences on any industry is company for the motorcycle factory is a lady. the media that supports it and in China there is a Their knowledge of the new products is at huge female input in that region. Lucy Cheng is least equal to the men that we deal with. It’s the owner and editor of i-motor, the biggest not just Chinese women who are employed Chinese language motorcycle media outlet. She either; I remember years ago Shineray affirms that there are women in every position employed a Swedish lady as the general from company owner down to production line manager.

worker and in every aspect of the industry Yan Haimei, Benelli CEO including media. If there is a lack of females in the industry at any time it is just a matter of their choice as opposed to discrimination. It is true that there are no Chinese ladies currently competing in motorcycle sports but then, there is not yet any major participation by men in motorcycle sports in China either. As motorcycle sport grows I guarantee you will see the

emergence of capable Chinese women riders and technicians at race tracks.” Recently a woman, Yan Haimei, was installed There are an estimated 200,000 woman by Qianjiang as the CEO of Benelli”

motorcycle riders in China, most riding scooters Li Lian is an 18 year old assembly line worker under 125cc. Ma Cong of the Chongqing custom at the Liyang motorcycle factory in bike society is an exception. She relates: “It’s Chongqing and for her men and women have quite rare for women in China to ride bigger the same opportunities to progress and it bikes but I have been in love with Harley seems that women are quicker on the Davidson for years. I’m considering production line!”

open pipes but I’m not sure because I attract a Rio Wang CEO of Fuego Power agrees. “I lot of attention already and I’ve had some traffic wouldn’t think twice about hiring a female incidents with guys looking at me.” for any aspect of the operation. My GM is a female, and three quarters of the export staff are female. Their motorcycle knowledge is on a par with the guys even though they are a bit reluctant to get on and ride sometimes”.

It’s not just the traditionally powered 2- wheeler industry that is graced by the “fair sex”; the electric scooter industry also benefits. Yadea is the biggest EV export company in China and is captained by Nancy Zhou as GM. She says: “As the EV industry is

still relatively in its infancy, there are huge ZhongLi owns a small supermarket and regularly opportunities for women, as the industry has delivers groceries on her 50cc Lifan scooter. “For not taken on a male-orientated culture in the me the scooter is my main means of transport. I same way as the standard motorcycle regularly change the oil and filters and tighten industry. It’s also the case that many women the drive chain because my husband doesn’t prefer to ride an electric scooter.” know how to do it! A lot of ladies around here To conclude it seems that in the Chinese get together to do maintenance on the scooters motorcycle industry, women hold some of and cubs that we ride. If we left it to our the top positions and this trend is not husbands they would take the bikes to a likely to change.

mechanic. We prefer to maintain them ourselves to save a bit of money!” Source: David McMullan Click for more info

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WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING NEWSLETTER Issue #3

EUROPE’S FASTEST WOMAN NEWS FROM THE FIM FAMILY

Motorcycling mum Jo Stevenson became the FIM AFRICA is pleased to announce the Europe’s fastest woman after clocking up appointment of two new ladies to the FIM 243.5mph on a turbo-powered bike. AFRICA Women In Motorcycling Commission:

LAUREN BRANCH Lauren is from Botswana. Given her experience and involvement in motorcycling, Lauren will undoubtedly be a very valuable member of the FIM AFRICA Women in Motorcycling Commission.

SHELLEY VERWEY Shelley Verwey is from Zimbabwe and is mainly involved in the leisure/touring side of motorcycling. Shelley believes that training days for total beginners would provide the perfect opportunity to increase the number of female ©Jack Frost riders even further.

Jo Stevenson, 40, from Rotherham, south Yorkshire (UK) took up biking just five years ago. INSPIRATIONAL STORY Mum-of-one (Ella, 13 years-old) Jo, who rides a Suzuki Hayabusa, had an interest in motorcycles The life of a female US Motor Officer: what it takes to be among the elite few as a teenager but only took it up after watching racing at Santa Pod with her fiancé.

She said: “My dad always had bikes and I can vaguely recollect wanting one when I was about 17 but my mum said over her dead body. My mum is proud of me now but doesn’t want to know how fast I’ve gone.

Jo became Europe’s fastest woman in May by accident when she borrowed electrician Dave’s

turbo bike. She said: “I knew I had gone faster Being a female US Motor Officer in a massively because it took longer to stop. I saw the end of male-dominated field provides a true feeling of the runway looming towards me”. accomplishment. Tina says that she does not feel

Jo, who runs a portable appliance testing firm, there is any “special” treatment but underlines achieved her feat at a Top Speed event at that she gets some extra respect for doing it. She Elvington Airfield, near York. She said: It’s the declares: “I have to work twice as hard as my adrenaline I love, the rush is amazing. I shake male counterparts to reach my goals, but I know before a run because I’m a little scared and I can do it, and I have overwhelming support afterwards because of the adrenaline. It was from my fellow motors”. Often Tina comes brilliant, an amazing feeling.” across citizens whose first words are, “Wow, I’ve

never seen a female motor cop. Cool!” She adds She concluded by saying “I will try again to get “I just have to laugh and appreciate the sponsorship now and breaking 250mph would be compliment. She mentions that it is especially a dream. rewarding when she encounters other females who give her a thumbs up! She concludes by Since her record, Jo Stevenson has been saying that it seems women have to work harder appointed a Rotherham Ambassador in to reach their goals, especially when choosing a recognition of her achievements in the sport and professional field dominated by men. Tina of her support of the borough. She is now supporting a national motorcycle event aimed at highlights that she is proof that women can reach making bikers safer and reducing casualties on those goals and expectations if they want to. the roads and is urging fellow motorcyclists to She finishes with very positive words: “Don’t ever give up and do what it is you want to do!” drive safely on the town’s roads. Source: motorcyclemonthly Click for more info Source: Tina Leman Click for more info

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WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING NEWSLETTER Issue #3 CALENDAR AND EVENTS TO COME

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FIM WOMEN'S TRIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 304/02 31 August-1 September 2013 FRANCE - Isola 2000 304/03 06 September 2013 FRANCE - La Chatre

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MAXXIS FIM WOMEN'S ENDURO WORLD CUP 406/04 7-8 September 2013 FRANCE - St Flour

FIM INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS' ENDURO (ISDE) 401/01 30 September-05 October 2013 ITALY - Olbia

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