VOLUME 56 ISSUE 48 DECEMBER 3, 2019 P73
BY MELISSA PARIS
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID REYGONDEAU
T
he 2019 Bol d'Or was set to be my fifth 24 Hour endurance race and my
fourth in the FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC). I've been with
the same outfit, The Girls Racing Team, for all five events, yet this one in
2019, I felt, had a chance to be something special for us.
Most of our race goals in the past had simply been to qualify and finish the
event. Finally, this year's team consisting of myself, France's Melodie Coignard and
Holland's Jolanda Van Westrenen, had a chance to aim for something more than
just surviving and seeing where attrition got us. We were all closely matched in
testing and constantly pushing one another to improve. So, with a hopeful heart, I
left my husband, child and dog behind and headed off to the south of France.
HOURS
d'OR
