Talented road racer Maria Costello MBE has mastered the treacherous Isle of Man TT circuit. But she’d never ridden an adventure bike until the 2016 Ténéré Tragics…
Dry creek beds had become reddish-brown torrents.
DDay one of the Ténéré Tragics River To Ranges Run saw temperatures of 40 degrees in the shade – if any shade could be found.
Maria Costello MBE had just dropped her Super Ténéré for the third time in an hour and the stress of punting a 250kg motorcycle in sand was getting to the adventure virgin.