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Female riders to captain opposing speedway teams for first time in 92 years

29-year-old Francesca Kirtley-Paine will captain the Weymouth Wildcats team next month - and their opponents Birmingham Bulls will be captained by a female rider too.
The teams says it'll be the first time in 92 years that two female riders will have faced each other in a speedway league meeting.

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