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Ashley Fiolek - Deaf motocross champion

How a deaf American rider dominated the fast and dangerous sport of women's motocross.

In 2008, a deaf American rider called Ashley Fiolek won the first of four women鈥檚 motocross championships. Fiolek became the poster girl for one of the most dangerous forms of motor sport despite being short, wearing pink and not being able to hear her motorbike鈥檚 engine or her rivals. She talks to Claire Bowes.

PHOTO: Ashley Fiolek (Getty Images)

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Mon 22 Apr 2019 03:50GMT

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