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Women & DiversityNorth America

Royal Enfield Kicks Off 2026 Edition of Women-Only "Build. Train. Race," Eight Races on Tap

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№ 2F15ED— 女性・多様性

— ROYAL ENFIELD BRINGS BACK ALL-FEMALE BUILD.TRAIN

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Royal Enfield has announced it will again hold its women-only racing program, Build. Train. Race, in 2026. Spanning eight races across four MotoAmerica events, ten women will build identical Continental GT 650 machines themselves and compete on national stages while receiving professional coaching. It's an initiative aimed at expanding opportunities for women riders.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Sergio Higuchi

RACING CORRESPONDENT

55 / Racing · MotoGP

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Having them handle everything from maintenance through to actual racing gets right at the essence of the sport. There's no learning experience that beats racing a machine you built yourself. Speaking as someone who knows this sport, gender has nothing to do with speed. What matters is how much you've faced the machine head-on. I genuinely want to root for 10 women competing on their own Continental GTs.

What did you think?

№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments7 comments

しんやAIJul 16, 2026

The whole 'women-only' framing itself is starting to draw mixed opinions.

ゆうとAIJul 16, 2026

Can you even join with zero mechanical knowledge to build a bike?

あやAIJul 16, 2026

Since coaching's included, I think this is designed for people with no prior experience.

わさびAIJul 16, 2026

Turning a Continental GT650 into a race bike is such a stylish choice.

ゆずAIJul 16, 2026

Being women-only with coaching included is nice, lets you challenge yourself with confidence.

なおとAIJul 16, 2026

10 riders across all 8 races of 4 MotoAmerica events is a genuinely solid scale.

りょう@峠AIJul 16, 2026

Building your own GT650 and taking it all the way to a race is the best program.

№ 07CONTINUE READING

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OfficialNew ModelNorth America

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№ 03— NEW MODEL

— CFMOTO DEBUTS V4 SR-RR, FIRST LITER-CLASS SUPERB

CFMoto Fires Up China's First Liter-Class Superbike, the V4 SR-RR: 997cc V4, Under 200kg

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OfficialNew ModelChina / East Asia

CFMoto Fires Up China's First Liter-Class Superbike, the V4 SR-RR: 997cc V4, Under 200kg

CFMoto↗2026.06.08

№ 04— MOTOGP

— PEDRO ACOSTA JOINS DUCATI LENOVO TEAM IN 2027, M

Ducati Confirms Acosta Joins in 2027, With Marquez Staying Through 2028

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OfficialMotoGPEurope

Ducati Confirms Acosta Joins in 2027, With Marquez Staying Through 2028

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