After many years of stereotypes, showing women as little more than Umbrella girls, The FIM Commission for Women in Motorcycling has produced a video to combat the image that they themselves have helped create at most of their own racing events. Generally speaking, the only women you see on TV at their events, are the barely dressed model type girls holding umbrellas over the riders. The video was created not only to change some perceptions about women in the world of motorcycling, but also to show that they also ride and to perhaps inspire more women to do so.

Participating in the campaign and the video (below) are Leslie Porterfield (FIM Land Speed World Record Holder), Livia Lancelot (FIM Women’s Motocross World Champion) and Laia Sanz (FIM Women’s Trial World Champion). More info can be found on the FIM website (click here)

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