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A massive thanks to VICE for coming along to our Dirt Camp event in collaboration with the DTRA and Greenfield Dirt Track and getting dirty with us!
VC LONDON - The Motorcycle Collective Getting Hundreds of Women Into Extreme Sports - By Giulia Aliverti
VC London is an all-women motorbike collective founded by designers Gemma Harrison, Maite Storni and Namin Cho. Fuelled by their passion for motorbikes and a desire to encourage women to start riding, the three friends originally set out in 2015 to document their adventures on social media, while offering free riding lessons for beginners in an abandoned car park in east London.
Since then, VC has introduced over 200 women to motorcycling, with the overall aim of "creating a judgment and jealousy-free positive space for women to come and try something new". The founders hope that, through the collective, their riders will not only be able to hold their own on any race track, but will also have the confidence to step into any male-dominated space.
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Despite the inevitable complaints by men on social media that women-only spaces are sexist – including one guy who threatened to sue them – VC has expanded over the past three years to include regular talks and panels with professional extreme sportswomen, skateboarding and surfing lessons, a weekend camping festival, an apparel line and collaborations with brands like Red Bull and Vans.
To read the rest of the article at VICE.com click HERE
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