Madeleine Velázquez, a.k.a. MISSRIDER is a long distance adventure motorcyclist. Her rides have taken her from the Pacific to the Atlantic, from Canada to Panama, and most recently to Alaska and back. She even saved Ewan McGregor from himself along ...
Read More »Here’s Looking At You, Miss
Just got an email from the person with the most cojones that I know. Her name is Madeleine. She’s about to ride to Alaska because, well, because she can. By now Madeleine MISSRIDER Velazquez should need no introduction. We did two interviews with ...
Read More »MISSRIDER on Jimmy Fallon – Kinda
Madeleine “MISSRIDER” Velazquez has been featured on YouMotorcycle not once, not twice, but thrice, and she finally made it to Hollywood – kinda. MISSRIDER is a public school teacher in Worcester, Massachusetts. We first got in touch with her after ...
Read More »Adventures of a Woman Motorcyclist, Summer 2012
My 15,000 mile/24,140 km ride to Central America was full of excitement and hardship. From the accidents to the good times, it was an amazing trip overall. Along the way I encountered bugs, cows, monkeys, machetes, donkeys, volcanoes, coconuts, mountains and much more. It was a hell of a ride from Boston Massachusetts to the Panama Canal and back alone in 60 days. Some people call it the ride of a lifetime. I call it just another ride in Madeleine’s life.
Read More »Female Motorcyclist Retells Travelling Across the USA
What? You didn't really think you could read everything about a woman's ride of a lifetime in a single Q&A, did you? With the entire United States in the mirrors of her Bonneville, Madeline "MISSRIDER" Velazquez shares her time on the road, the concerns she had on her trip, the people she met, and her next big ride.
Read More »Woman Rides Her Motorcycle Alone Across The United States
Whether its the freedom, the machine, or the woman herself, everyone can appreciate something of beauty in a woman riding her motorcycle. For some women, a ride around town, or even the state just isn't enough. On July 4th, 2011, Madeline "MISSRIDER" Velazquez set out on the ride of a lifetime: travelling across the United States by motorcycle, all alone, aboard her Triumph Bonneville. She was kind of enough to take a moment to answer some of our questions and tell us about her trip.
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