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    AMERICAN EXPORT

    by Maria GuidottiPHOTOGRAPHY BY Antonio Inglese Jun 09, 2017 4 minutes
    Source: FOCUS FIRST Jigalov works with a riding coach to be as focused and prepared for a race weekend as possible.

    evin Schwantz’s road to becoming a legend began with leaving the US at age 21 to race in Europe. American Damian Jigalov is following the steps of his hero but with a difference: Jigalov is just 13 years old and 5 feet tall. At 77 pounds, he has to carry the maximum ballast required in the Italian championship, struggling to keep the pace on tracks that are completely new to him. Why is an American teenager with roadracing aspirations racing so far from home? He is 100 percent focused on making his dream of racing for a world championship come true.

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