I won’t be carrying any GC hopes out in California but I’m Team Captain. It's an interesting and exciting experience for me but one which does come with its own pressures! Hopefully I can make the right calls on the road and do well by the girls.
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It’s getting gradually harder and harder to combine track and road because both disciplines are moving on. The team pursuit times get faster and the road races get longer - physiologically they’re being pulled apart. Motivation isn’t the issue, but where to put your time and energy in training can bring some difficult decisions. I’m really lucky that I get to experience both, even though my road season is usually very short.
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"Coming from the Southern Hemisphere into a Northern Hemisphere race calendar, I think the only real challenge is not doing too many races throughout December and January when it's peak racing season in NZ. If you manage that well then I think there are only benefits from living down here throughout the European winter. It makes it easy going out for training in sunny warm weather, especially since this is the time for base training with lots of kilometres."
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"Coming from the Southern Hemisphere into a Northern Hemisphere race calendar, I think the only real challenge is not doing too many races throughout December and January when it's peak racing season in NZ. If you manage that well then I think there are only benefits from living down here throughout the European winter. It makes it easy going out for training in sunny warm weather, especially since this is the time for base training with lots of kilometres."
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"Having won the New Zealand national championships, I am really excited and roaring to get racing to show my new jersey off. It's always been a dream of mine wear the Silver Fern, so for it to become a reality is beyond words."
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"Coming from the Southern Hemisphere into a Northern Hemisphere race calendar, I think the only real challenge is not doing too many races throughout December and January when it's peak racing season in NZ. If you manage that well then I think there are only benefits from living down here throughout the European winter. It makes it easy going out for training in sunny warm weather, especially since this is the time for base training with lots of kilometres."
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I won’t be carrying any GC hopes out in California but I’m Team Captain. It's an interesting and exciting experience for me but one which does come with its own pressures! Hopefully I can make the right calls on the road and do well by the girls.
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"Coming from the Southern Hemisphere into a Northern Hemisphere race calendar, I think the only real challenge is not doing too many races throughout December and January when it's peak racing season in NZ. If you manage that well then I think there are only benefits from living down here throughout the European winter. It makes it easy going out for training in sunny warm weather, especially since this is the time for base training with lots of kilometres."
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It’s getting gradually harder and harder to combine track and road because both disciplines are moving on. The team pursuit times get faster and the road races get longer - physiologically they’re being pulled apart. Motivation isn’t the issue, but where to put your time and energy in training can bring some difficult decisions. I’m really lucky that I get to experience both, even though my road season is usually very short.
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"Coming from the Southern Hemisphere into a Northern Hemisphere race calendar, I think the only real challenge is not doing too many races throughout December and January when it's peak racing season in NZ. If you manage that well then I think there are only benefits from living down here throughout the European winter. It makes it easy going out for training in sunny warm weather, especially since this is the time for base training with lots of kilometres."
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It’s so good to have a British team with the race programme we have. I feel grateful for the opportunities that we have to race in some of the biggest bike races in the world. I think the message behind our ‘colour the road’ team slogan that we have, sums up the team perfectly. It’s not just our bright kit that makes us colourful, but the way we race and go as a team.
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When it comes to racing, I'm proud to be British as I think the British races really lead the way in equality. All 3 women’s UCI races in the UK being near enough equal with the men’s organisation, prize money and media coverage. I came into the professional ranks of women’s cycling in 2014, and even in that short amount of time I’ve seen a huge progress in Women’s cycling which is really exciting for the future if it keeps moving forward and progressing like it has been.
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We would like to thank Bob, Elinor and Anna for making time to talk to us ahead of the race, and wish them the best in the Tour of California. Our thanks also go to @ewanthackerphoto and @jakelewisphoto of Sigma Sports for documenting the team at the Tour de Yorkshire.
Make sure you follow the team and keep up-to-date of their race calendar.
I won’t be carrying any GC hopes out in California but I’m Team Captain. It's an interesting and exciting experience for me but one which does come with its own pressures! Hopefully I can make the right calls on the road and do well by the girls.
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It’s getting gradually harder and harder to combine track and road because both disciplines are moving on. The team pursuit times get faster and the road races get longer - physiologically they’re being pulled apart. Motivation isn’t the issue, but where to put your time and energy in training can bring some difficult decisions. I’m really lucky that I get to experience both, even though my road season is usually very short.
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It’s so good to have a British team with the race programme we have. I feel grateful for the opportunities that we have to race in some of the biggest bike races in the world. I think the message behind our ‘colour the road’ team slogan that we have, sums up the team perfectly. It’s not just our bright kit that makes us colourful, but the way we race and go as a team.
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When it comes to racing, I'm proud to be British as I think the British races really lead the way in equality. All 3 women’s UCI races in the UK being near enough equal with the men’s organisation, prize money and media coverage. I came into the professional ranks of women’s cycling in 2014, and even in that short amount of time I’ve seen a huge progress in Women’s cycling which is really exciting for the future if it keeps moving forward and progressing like it has been.
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We would like to thank Bob, Elinor and Anna for making time to talk to us ahead of the race, and wish them the best in the Tour of California. Make sure you follow the team and keep up-to-date of their race calendar.
With the team targeting top level performances in the coming year, we look forward to hearing more from our riders throughout the season, with their insight on the pro-circuit and its demands. With the first race of the season approaching fast, we'll be bringing you news of how the team get on at the Tour of Antalya UCI 2.2 race.
"On the other hand, getting stuck with a long term perspective often leads you off track in the short term. Because you are focused on a big target, recognising when you're starting to head off track is harder, and it can be a little while before you notice there is a problem.
This is most commonly found when people over-train and don’t realise it until it is too late, by which time they need to take some time off and recover before getting back to the program."
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It’s so good to have a British team with the race programme we have. I feel grateful for the opportunities that we have to race in some of the biggest bike races in the world. I think the message behind our ‘colour the road’ team slogan that we have, sums up the team perfectly. It’s not just our bright kit that makes us colourful, but the way we race and go as a team.
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"On the other hand, getting stuck with a long term perspective often leads you off track in the short term. Because you are focused on a big target, recognising when you're starting to head off track is harder, and it can be a little while before you notice there is a problem.
This is most commonly found when people over-train and don’t realise it until it is too late, by which time they need to take some time off and recover before getting back to the program."
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When it comes to racing, I'm proud to be British as I think the British races really lead the way in equality. All 3 women’s UCI races in the UK being near enough equal with the men’s organisation, prize money and media coverage. I came into the professional ranks of women’s cycling in 2014, and even in that short amount of time I’ve seen a huge progress in Women’s cycling which is really exciting for the future if it keeps moving forward and progressing like it has been.
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"Coming from the Southern Hemisphere into a Northern Hemisphere race calendar, I think the only real challenge is not doing too many races throughout December and January when it's peak racing season in NZ. If you manage that well then I think there are only benefits from living down here throughout the European winter. It makes it easy going out for training in sunny warm weather, especially since this is the time for base training with lots of kilometres."
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"Coming from the Southern Hemisphere into a Northern Hemisphere race calendar, I think the only real challenge is not doing too many races throughout December and January when it's peak racing season in NZ. If you manage that well then I think there are only benefits from living down here throughout the European winter. It makes it easy going out for training in sunny warm weather, especially since this is the time for base training with lots of kilometres."
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"Coming from the Southern Hemisphere into a Northern Hemisphere race calendar, I think the only real challenge is not doing too many races throughout December and January when it's peak racing season in NZ. If you manage that well then I think there are only benefits from living down here throughout the European winter. It makes it easy going out for training in sunny warm weather, especially since this is the time for base training with lots of kilometres."
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We would like to thank Bob, Elinor and Anna for making time to talk to us ahead of the race, and wish them the best in the Tour of California. Make sure you follow the team and keep up-to-date of their race calendar.
