Anne-France Dautheville (born 1943 or 1944) is a French journalist and writer, noted for being the first woman to motorcycle solo around the world. Motorcycle travels Dautheville grew up in Paris. In 1972, she participated in the Orion-Raid motorcycle tour, riding solo on a Moto Guzzi 750 from France to Isfahan, Iran, and continuing on to Afghanistan. In 1973, she became the first woman to motorcycle solo around the world,... see more