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Two Women's Cross-Country Rides Converge at Sturgis' 'Pearl's Jam' Celebration

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Two women-led cross-country motorcycle rides will converge August 10 at the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame's 'Pearl's Jam' event. The 13,000-plus-mile Women Riders World Relay traces a GPS route spelling out its own name, while Shantell Williams' Florida-to-South-Dakota 'Sisterhood Ride' honors pioneering rider Bessie Stringfield ahead of her Hall of Fame induction.

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Haruko Yasuda

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Haruko YasudaWomen Riders · Industry Diversity Commentary

Tracing your own name in GPS coordinates over 13,000-plus miles — that's the whole point of motorcycling being for anyone who wants to ride, right there. Hearing that Shantell is riding cross-country again after recovering from a crash, it reminds me that just staying on the road can be enough to push someone else forward too.