Fly Away Fun with Livia Lancelot

It has been a groundbreaking start to the year for Team One One Four’s Livia Lancelot as she continues to break records, even six years after being crowned FIM Women’s Motocross World Champion back in 2008. Although the friendly French star had a winter, which was spent between physiotherapy sessions and the rehabilitation center due to a knee reconstruction, Lancelot has some big goals for this year, and has already been able to tick a few boxes.

Starting in the desserts of Qatar, round one of the 2014 FIM WMX World Championship made history being the first ever ‘fly-away’ for the women of motocross. Not only was it the first fly-away, it was also the first night race and also the return of the WMX to the paddock of MXGP after a two-year hiatus. For Lancelot, the night had its ups and downs, although she didn’t feel as prepared as she could have been, the bubbly French lady came away with a respectable second place overall.

While the rest of the WMX riders returned home after round one, Lancelot packed her gear bag and headed for Thailand where the boys of MX2 and MXGP would be contesting round two of their 2014 championship. Unafraid, Lancelot signed herself in, and set out to be the first ever female to score FIM MX2 World Championship points. Although the conditions where challenging with the excessive plus 40 degree heat being a huge factor in the end result, Lancelot toughed it out to come home in 20th and make history as the first ever female to take home FIM MX2 World Championship points.

From Thailand, the flight box of her team, Team One One Four, was shipped to Brazil where MXGP of Brazil was set to take place in glorious Beto Carrero. Lancelot couldn’t bear the thought of her bike being in beautiful brazil without her, so for the second time this year, the uber stylish WMX star lined up to race the boys of MX2.

After bouncing around the globe, taking on the world, Lancelot has returned to her home in France to prepare for round two of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship which is set to take place this weekend in Arco di Trento, Italy.

Check out the footage of Livia’s overseas experiences in the film below.