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From 5 to 15 July 1926 Marjorie undertook a 1,400-mile promotional ride on a 174 cc Raleigh. The object was to show how suitable the motorcycle is for female riders. Her route spelt out the word Raleigh in cursive script on a map of the UK. The first leg from London to Southampton was the upright (back) of the letter R.
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.
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.
The 39-year-old could have become the most decorated British female Olympian of all time in Paris, surpassing cyclist Laura Kenny. She has won six Olympic medals in total – three gold, two ...
Charlotte Susan Jane Dujardin CBE (born 13 July 1985) is a British dressage rider, equestrian, and writer. A multiple World and Olympic champion, Dujardin has been described as the dominant dressage rider of her era. [3]
British female equestrians (1 C, 85 P) M. British male equestrians (1 C, 84 P) O. Olympic equestrians for Great Britain (118 P) S. British show jumping riders (1 C ...
Her elder brothers, John and Douglas, were also on the British junior show jumping team. At the age of three she learned to ride on a donkey. In 1960, her father bought Stroller, an eight-year-old pony, originally imported in a job-lot from Ireland. At the end of Marion's junior career, when she was 16, her father wanted to replace Stroller ...
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