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In early June MCN sent one of their team down to our East Sussex training ground to take part in one of our training courses and of course to catch up with Patsy. MCN’s latest issue has a feature pull out supplement focusing on women in motorcycling. With Patsy’s Dakar history and 20 plus years’ supporting other riders fulfill their dreams her top 10 off road riding tips were ideal content.
Patsy was running a Stage 1 course at the Desert Rose Riding Academy and Saffron from MCN joined in all the exercises, from body positioning and bike handling, to braking on uneven surfaces, even moving on to a little stream crossing.
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- Paul King
- 23rd June, 2022
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