“If I had to choose between winning Paris Roubaix and eternal happiness, I don’t know what I’d choose.” This isn’t a question I asked Fred Wright, a man who looks like he’s on the brink of both those things, but it is the question he ended up asking himself, as we sat and pondered one…
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Ariane Lüthi: phoenix from the flames
Ariane Lüthi is as hard as fucking nails. The two-time Swiss mountain bike marathon champion and five-time winner of Cape Epic is a mountain biking legend. And in my mind, one tough cookie in every way, from her head to her toes. So why is she so insistent on telling me she’s “mentally terribly weak”?…
Alison Jackson: TikTok, handstands and Jesus
Alison Jackson is everything I’m not: comfortable in her own skin, willing to embarrass herself in the name of entertaining others, and a really coordinated dancer. I have been quietly watching her from afar, trying to figure out her secret and the gateway to such unbridled joy on the internet, and then finally I thought,…
Svein Tuft: breaking away from the machine
Back in December, as the Christmas lights went up, and the year like no other wound down, I started to reflect on my journey through this pandemic, realising that there was one person I needed to speak to before the year was out. Svein Tuft. The person that funnily enough, I associate with the start of…
Roos Hoogeboom: from breakdown to bike pro
Roos Hoogeboom is a wonderful woman to talk to. She’s confident, passionate, interesting; someone who you would presume has always sailed through life with a smile on her face. After chatting to her recently about her retirement from professional cycling, I was motivated to do whatever I could to support the journey she was…
Inspiration from the peloton…
Sport has always offered us solace. A place to escape, be it in the doing, or the watching. There are a million different reasons why sport brings us comfort and joy. It entertains us. It makes us feel as though we are part of something bigger than ourselves, creating a space for belonging, and, it…
…for everyone.
Whether you ride a road, mountain, hybrid, cyclocross, BMX, electric, touring, fixie or folding bike, this is the place for you. All are welcome here. Or, if you simply just love watching other people ride bikes from the comfort of your sofa, you too, are embraced in this space.
Words
My main writing focus at the moment is the book I’m working on. It’s called The Cyclists’ Journey and you can find out more by clicking the link!
Wheels
The freedom you feel riding a bike cannot be replicated by anything else. Whether I’m on my lovely sit up and beg bike, Alberto, or my road bike, Julian, I am a very happy woman.
World after cycling
I am currently completing a masters in psychology, with a strong emphasis on sport psychology. My dissertation is titled: Professional cyclists in transition: the developmental challenges post-competitive career. Look out for more information on this here soon.