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Championship , the spectacular efforts of female competitors are set to be recognised with an award sponsored by GasGas . The Women ’ s Hard Enduro Performance Award . Starting at round one in Serbia , and running throughout the championship , at each of the series ’ seven stops one worthy female competitor will have her efforts recognised and be awarded with a super-cool trophy . The goal of the new award is simple – to highlight the place of women in motorsport , promote and develop female participation , while encouraging more women to take part . Not focussed exclusively on the highest finishing female competitor at each event , the Women ’ s Hard Enduro Performance Award will consider all outstanding female performances . “ With the Women ’ s Hard Enduro Performance Award supported by GasGas , we want to provide a platform to highlight and promote the extraordinary performances of our female competitors ,” explains FIM Hard Enduro World Championship Manager , Winfried Kerschhaggl . “ Especially as they compete on a level playing field with their male competitors in the Hard Enduro World Championship . Riders like Laia Sanz , Sandra Gomez , and Jane Daniels have achieved great things , but , ultimately , we want to see more and more female riders compete on a regular basis . With this award , we hope to work towards that goal and make a positive and proactive step forward in Hard Enduro .” The goal for the award from the HEWC series and GASGAS is to push female participation in hard enduro sport to an exciting new level , as GASGAS Head of Global Marketing , Rene Esterbauer , explains . “ GASGAS is all about encouraging all riders to

join in the action and especially on two wheels . We ’ re thrilled to be involved with such awards that will hopefully encourage more riders to join the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship and support the new Women ’ s Hard Enduro Performance Award . In the HEWC , the women race alongside the men and we have seen some incredible performances from GASGAS Brand Ambassador Laia Sanz over the years , we hope this new award will attract more talented racers to the series and support the growth of the sport .” The 2023 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship starts in Serbia on May 17 and runs until November 2023 with the final round to be the 24MX Getzenrodeo in Germany .

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