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Maikki Kankkunen is an up-and-coming Moto2 rider, the only female on the grid and with the potential of going pro. To help support her “tarmac habit,” she works as a personal nutritionist for nine times world champion Valentino Rossi - and other riders - until Vale convinces her to take the leap and submits her name for a coveted satellite Yamaha seat.
Does Maikki have what it takes to compete at the highest level of motorcycle racing, overcoming the blatant sexism of the industry? Will she be able to resist the charms of a man who began his career when she was still in the cradle?
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- Part 1 of MotoGP
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Maikki Kankkunen was at the top of her game in MotoGP - the only woman on the grid with the skill to ride in the premiere class. But a terrifying crash squashes her 2022 championship bid, leaving her sidelined through the latter half of the season and dousing a romance she had been kindling with Valentino Rossi for years.
Can Maikki come back from a devastating injury that left her dead for three minutes? Does she have what it takes to continue to compete at the highest level of motorcycle racing, overcoming the blatant sexism of the industry?
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- Part 2 of MotoGP
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In 2023, Maikki Kankkunen has her hands full staging an incredible comeback from last season’s life-threatening crash. While she excels on the track, she finds herself in a blossoming relationship with the GOAT, Valentino Rossi. Their unprecedented relationship isn’t without its own special brand of drama - it turns out competing with her lover and sleeping with her coworker is tough for Maikki to balance.
Can Maikki stay at the top of her field, or will rumors of collusion destroy her career and her relationship? Will the sexism in the motorsports industry finally take their toll on the only woman to compete at the highest level of MotoGP?
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- Part 3 of MotoGP
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As they approach the 2024 season, Valentino Rossi's eventual retirement from the sport looms over the entire MotoGP paddock - and over his relationship with the 2023 champion, Maikki Kankkunen. Meanwhile, Maikki is trying to balance her success as the only woman in the sport with her desire to draw more women into all forms of motorcycle racing. The decision to go public with their relationship left Maikki and Vale open to public scrutiny and comment - the paddock sweetheart and the veteran champion are the subject of rumors that test their relationship.
How will Maikki and Vale navigate this new phase in their relationship? Can Maikki help Valentino ease into retirement from his true love, or is the "r-word" something he has to figure out for himself?
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- Part 4 of MotoGP
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As Valentino Rossi wrestles with his impending retirement from the MotoGP paddock, his new fiancé Maikki Kankkunen wrestles how the paddock will look in the void Vale leaves behind. Surviving the tests of their relationship outside of parc ferme proves to be more difficult than Maikki had anticipated - from avoiding becoming a victim of Vale's post-retirement boredom to the pitfalls of her own success, Maikki, once again, is left with her hands full.
Will success come easier for Maikki without Valentino in the way? Or will Vale's pursuits outside of MotoGP put a damper on Maikki's own goals?
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- Part 5 of MotoGP