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real time on the WRWR website.
Six years later, the world has changed, and so too has the relay. The physical baton, hand-crafted and passed from rider to rider in 2019, has given way to a digital incarnation. In 2026, the WRWR will be powered by a custom-built smartphone app, allowing women around the world to exchange a virtual baton that records and maps each new connection.
“ The principle is the same,” Christi explains.“ We still need to make those connections. We still need to pass the baton. But this time it’ s not a physical baton— it’ s a virtual one, through the WRWR app.”
The app is more than just a gimmick. It is designed to serve as a global hub for women riders, combining social networking with gamified challenges. Riders will be able to log baton passes by scanning phones, collect points, climb leaderboards, and earn digital“ collector cards” celebrating notable women in motorcycling. They can post stories and routes, track maintenance, rate riding gear and join community challenges aimed at improving skills and confidence.
“ It’ s not just another ride tracker,” Christi says.“ It’ s designed by women, for women, and it connects us in a way that wasn’ t possible before.”
In Australia, the relay begins in typically bold style. On New Year’ s Eve, as the clock strikes midnight, Christi will meet with a team of state ambassadors in Orange, New South Wales. Together they will mark the first official baton exchange of the new era.
“ We’ ll be some of the first women in the world to exchange the baton,” she says proudly. From there, the ambassadors will return to their own states and begin distributing the virtual baton to as many women riders as possible. Each handoff counts toward Australia’ s tally on the WRWR global leaderboard.
“ Our mission is to connect every woman rider in the
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