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TOP Zimbabwean female motocross rider Tanya Muzinda finally teamed-up with her international manager Stefy Bau of Italy in Lommel, Belgium, as she moved a gear up in her historic month-long tour of Europe in which she will take part in a number of high profile international races.Tanya (11) left Zimbabwe two weeks ago accompanied by her parents Tawanda and Adion; and her first port of call was Bologna in Italy where she took part in the 2016 Italian Motocross Championship on July 24 where she competed against some top junior and senior female riders from Europe. In fact, all the junior and senior female riders were grouped together and there was a strong field of 25 bikers with Tanya being one of 12 Under-17 competitors in this section.
Riding her brand new KTM 85cc bike, Tanya found the going tough in her new surroundings in Bologna, finishing in 25th position in the race that was won by the four-time World Women Champion, Kiara Fontanesi of Italy, who was on a Honda. Fontanesi (22) won the women’s world title in motocross in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. She is also the first woman to win the world championship four times in a row.
Although Tanya finished last in last Sunday’s race in Bologna, she took solace in the fact that she became the first female rider from this part of the world to compete on European soil and had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of taking part in the same race with a World Champion — Fontanesi of Italy. — The Chronicle.
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