Ana Carrasco has become the first woman to win a world championship motorcycle race in Portimao, Portugal.
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- She claimed her victory by less than a tenth of a second in a race that is part of a lower-tier series created to provide opportunities for promising riders.
- She is just 20 years old and has been riding in international competition since 2013