Yes they have a life. On two wheels. They roar into the sunset, setting off at sunrise, weave
around paths not trodden, kicking dirt. Some developed their passion for biking
from their dads and other relatives and friends. Many took to biking like ducks
to water on their own.
And yet, as women they balance their
lives. Guess that’s what biking teaches you. The Moto Women’s Meet is a special
section at the festival that will see women bikers speak on work life balance
and their passion for biking.
Meet the ladies who
love to ride, not just bikes but the crest of life
From Hubli to endless
horizons
Candida Louis From Hubli, Candida’s tryst with biking
began when her father used to take her along on motorcycle journeys.
During school days, Candia used to be the
pillion rider on her dad’s motorcycle when he rode to his sister’s place in
Goa. This made Candida fall in love with bikes and travelling.
In 2016, her father gifted her a bike on
her birthday and from there on, Candida never looked back. After winning
several prestigious biking awards and leading numerous biking tours in India
and abroad, Candida took her passion to a whole new level in 2018 by biking
solo all the way from Bangalore to Sydney on a Bajaj Dominar 400.
She has also covered the Khardung La Pass,
one of the highest motorable roads in the world and Gurez on the India-Pakistan
border. Her overseas motorcycle expeditions include countries such as South
Africa, Swaziland, Indonesia, Cambodia, USA and Australia.
Solo bike rider
across 64 countries, starting from India
Dr. Maral
Yazarloo-Pattrick is an Iran-born
motor-biking world record holder, fashion designer, artist, marketing
professional, motivational speaker and campaigner of women’s rights.
In March 2017, Dr. Maral Yazarloo-Pattrick
commenced a solo world biking tour across seven continents (Asia, Australia,
North America, South America, Antarctica, Africa and Europe) with no backup or
team.
The ride started from India and through 18
consecutive months, Maral covered 64 countries and traversed over 110,000 km.
This solo bike ride is set to break stereotypes and create the world record for
women bikers in Asia and Middle East.
Maral is currently campaigning for Iranian women to get
permission and licences to ride motorbikes. She is also an advocate for
awareness about rape and domestic violence on women.
The dentist who has
cut her teeth on world biking circuits
Dr.Neharika Yadav
Pandey: Having smashed
stereotypes with her performances on the race tracks across the world, dentist
and superbike racer Neharika Yadav will speak at IBW 2019. She boasts of being
the only female alongside 33 male racers in the 1000cc category at the JKTyre
Superbike Championship, over three consecutive years - 2015, 2016, and 2017 -
clocking a best time of 2.18 seconds.
Neharika, has ridden at the Sepang International Circuit
(Malayasia) and the Mugello Circuit (Italy) among others. The Gurgaon-based
superbike racer comes from an adventure-loving background with her mother and
father being car rally drivers. That’s where the passion for speed racing took
root.
Neharika recently delivered two TED talks to inspire people to
live life to the fullest and overcome their fears.
First Indian athlete
to win a world title in motorsport
Aishwarya Pissay – She is an Indian circuit and off-road
motorcycle racer, recently became the first-ever Indian athlete to win a world
title in motorsport. In August, 2019 she made history by becoming the First
Indian athlete to win a world title in Motorsport, winning the FIM World cup in
the women’s category at the final round at the championship in Hungary. She is
also the first Indian woman to win 6 National titles in Circuit Racing and
Rally Championship combined.
Aishwary found her passion in racing as she turned 18, while
going on road trips around her home town of Bengaluru, consequently learning
how to master the art of riding a bike. This hobby grew into a profession as
she won 4 National titles in Road Racing and Rally Championship in 2016 and
2017 and competed in the National Rally Championship in 2018, winning it as
well. She also became the first Indian woman to compete in the Baja Aragon
World Rally in Spain held in 2018.
Kid her not. At 23
she has hit a peak with more to come
Anam Hashim is an Indian youngest female stunt rider
at 23 years. She made history for being the first woman to ride to Ladakh’s
Khardung La, a treacherous trip, on a TVS Scooty Zest. At the age of ten, Anam
started riding her father’s bike on the streets of her hometown Shimla in
Himachal Pradesh. She went on to attempt her first stunt on a Honda Activa when
she was only 16 years old. Anam will be speaking at IBW 2019 on work life
balance and their passion for biking.
A role model who has
ridden 100 bike models
Sonia Jain is a competitive motorcyclist and long
distance rider. Not just a common one at that. She recently created history –
her name appeared in the Limca Book of Records along with India Book Of Records
(IBR) for 2017 — for riding 100 different models of motorcycles. With this
achievement, Sonia became the first woman from India to have had ridden the
highest number of motorcycles ever, as of August 16, 2016.She rode each bike
for a minimum of 5 km to 500 km. The motorbikes varied from 60 cc, 63 kg Sunny
to 1811 cc and the 360 kg Indian Roadmaster.
Hailing from Delhi, her journey started right after her
education when, just to be able to win a bike, she participated and won ‘The
India Bike Rally’ (2009)
(India Bike Week - will be held on 6th and 7th of December at Vagator, Goa)