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The Cehegín pilot, who studies the Degree in Law of the UCAM, affirms that she wants to have her university career finished when she leaves the competition

"Ana Carrasco is a great gift for Spanish sport, she's making her way in motorcycling, which is a tough sport that requires great physical preparation and an excellent degree of concentration, adding the risk of reaching these speeds."

With these words, José Luis Mendoza, president of the UCAM presented the world champion of Supersport 300 to the media in the first meeting of the ceheginera with the press since Murcia made history in France to be the first woman who wins a World Cup in any mixed competition of the International Motorcycling Federation.

At 21 years old and with the weight on her shoulders of having broken several barriers in the world of sports, Ana Carrasco arrived at the UCAM, the university where she studies the Degree in Law, with her gold medal and the great satisfaction of having A dream has come true: "My goal until now was to be a world champion and now that I've achieved it, I have to see what we propose for the next few years, it's very difficult to reach but it's harder to keep up. same category I will have to defend the title and if I take a jump I will have to take experience to finish winning too ".

On his way, despite the many difficulties, he has also had support and there his University has been an important support: "I want to thank all those who are supporting me to achieve my goals and among them is the UCAM that at an academic level is helping a lot to bring both things in. My family has always made it clear to me that the studies are ahead of the sport and in this case the only way to do both is to be in this University. in which I am competing and I am training a lot but now I have to take advantage of the end of the season to catch up with the studies ".

In the Chapter Room of the Monastery of Los Jerónimos, they accompanied Ana Carrasco and José Luis Mendoza: Jaime Sánchez Vizcaíno, vice-dean of the Degree in Law;

Antonio Sánchez Pato, dean of the Faculty of Sports;

and Pablo Rosique, general director of Sports.

The president of the Catholic University highlighted the great work that is done from the degrees and from the sports service so that the project works perfectly: "The work we did has earned us the recognition of several international institutions. Athletics' has awarded us for our model of helping athletes so that they can combine their studies with their sporting career and the project we carry out to transfer it to other European universities. "

Thanks to the model of the UCAM, Ana Carrasco can advance in her university career and maintain the pace of training and competitions.

José Luis Mendoza emphasizes that this is the most important part of the work carried out with the athletes: "There is no model like ours in the whole world of support for athletes through scholarships and financial aid. The most important thing is the work we are doing through tutoring to plan the academic year with the sports year and so they can have a university degree once their sporting career is over.There are athletes like Mireia Belmonte who train eight or nine hours a day and then they have to take time out to study, so little by little they move forward in their studies, that sacrifice will be worth it ".

In that line, Ana Carrasco herself is clear that it is very important to have a university education when it comes time to say goodbye to the competition: "My career, however long it may be, will not reach much beyond thirty years and I will still have I want to work at least 35 more years, I will make the most of my sports career to get everything I can and then I want to have my university degree and practice my profession like any other person, although I am sure I will not disassociate myself from the sport because I also want to help in the future to the youngest drivers so that they can reach the World Cup. "

On the voices that demand that the categories be separated between men and women in their discipline, Ana believes that it is not necessary: ​​"If women have shown that we can be at the same level as men, there is no need for a women's championship. What is needed is more grassroots support to make it easier for girls to reach the highest level. "

For the next season he is still in the air if he will continue in Supersport 300 in the Superbike World Championship: "It is pending to know if I will continue in the same category or if I will change to the next but my main objective is to be a factory pilot. Kawasaki: This year I had semi-official support, and the project will be defined according to the objectives of the brand. "

On the motto 'Ride like a girl' (Driving as a girl) that has become his hallmark in recent weeks, Ana Carrasco has wanted to turn around a macho phrase to change the mentality of many: "That phrase always It has been used in a derogatory way towards women and I wanted to send a message, maybe driving like a girl is better than doing it like a boy, I wanted people to realize that it is absurd to separate women from men. we have our qualities and that is what we have to put in value ".

Source: UCAM