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The occasion was well publicised, not only in the mainstream press but also in motor cycle publications and even women's magazines such as Home Notes. [citation needed] Miss Cottle won the prize for the best performance by a "lady rider" in the 1927 Scott Trial. She was the only woman to complete the course. [21]
McLean (center) at the 1927 International Six Day Trial with Marjorie Cottle (left) and Edyth Foley (right) Louie McLean née Ball (1900–1932) was a British motorcycle racer and trials rider. She was part of the team who won the Silver Vase at the 1927 International Six Days Trial : the only team of women to ever do so.
Emma Elizabeth Fry [1] MBE (née Bristow; born 29 October 1990) is a British professional motorcycle trials rider and nine-times [2] Women’s World Championship rider in World Trials. In 2014, Bristow became the first British rider to win the Women's FIM Trial World Championship .
Eva Askquith (1905–1985), at times misspelt as Ashquith or Asquith, was a pioneering British female speedway motorcycle racer in the three seasons from 1928 and 1930 when female riders were allowed race speedway in Britain. [1] She was one of only four British female speedway riders at this time and also raced internationally.
Fox finished runner up to Maria Conway in the inaugural British Women's Trials Championship in 2002, losing out by a mere 5 points. That year she made her international debut competing in both the FIM Women's World Trials Championship and as a member of the British team at the annual FIM Trial Des Nations, held in Portugal. [1]
She was the first British female rider to take a medal in a World Cup race, which she achieved in Australia in 1999. She represented Great Britain at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics and England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Mendoza was ranked 65 in the world and was Britain's second top female rider, as of 31 August 2015. [25] In the autumn of 2015, Mendoza was announced as the Longines Rising Star of 2015 at the annual FEI Awards, in recognition of her outstanding sporting talent. She also took British Showjumping's Young (under 21) Rider of the Year Award for 2015.
Nicola Wilson (née Tweddle; [1] born 1 October 1976 [2]) is a British equestrian rider specialising in three-day eventing. Riding Opposition Buzz, she won a team gold at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games and team silver at the 2012 Olympic Games. She is also a seven-time medallist at the European Championships, including team golds in 2009 ...