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[[Tamsin Jones]]

Tamsin Jones is a British motorcyclist who has been teaching offroad riding skills for over twenty years. She is one of the few British women to complete the Dakar Rally, finishing at her first attempt in 2010. In 2011 she and her partner Craig rode to 5359m up Everest, breaking Annie Seel’s record of 5305m set in 2003. Tamsin competed in and finished the Red Bull Romaniacs tough enduro in 2013.

The the birth of her son put racing on hold for a few years. In 2023 the chance of competing at round one of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship at Zlatibor in Serbia was an opportunity too good to resist. Hard Enduro is one physically demanding motorcycle sports, pushing both rider and machine to their absolute limits. But it’s extremely rewarding too. Often people become focused on ‘the result’ when it comes to competition, but outside of the podium contenders there are hundreds of competitors whose goal of completing the event is like a victory in itself.

“Hard Enduro is pretty special,” tells Tasmin. “There’re not many other sports in the world where you can race across the top of a mountain one minute and around city streets the next. I didn’t have any expectations coming to Serbia, I just wanted to finish the race. Being able to pick a category that matches my ability is huge too, it makes it enjoyable. There’re tough bits, really tough bits, but lots of awesome riding.”