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14 January 2021

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In January 2001, the German driver, Jutta Kleinschmidt, became the first - and only - woman to win the Paris-Dakar rally, one of the biggest events in motorsport. She talks to Simon Watts. The programme was first broadcast in 2017.

PHOTO: Jutta Kleinschmidt celebrating her victory in 2001 (Getty Images)

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