Cross Ambition
“Cyclocross was the next challenge: to improve bike handling skills and race in more unpredictable cond
things up and try another aspect of cycling that was completely unfamiliar to me. So, then came along c
What I love about this sport is that it doesn’t only favour the fit rider, but it favours the rider who is tech
decisions on the fly by choosing which line to take, which muddy rut to commit to riding over, and whe
The racing is hard, fast and not easy. It is demoralising as a female rider when there is a constant stream
races, I learned that it is them, not you, that should make the effort to pass you safely. If you’ve committ
But, once you get into a rhythm and the course suits your strengths, you’ll find that you’ll glide over the
one...it is a race, after all. And a little bit of competition is also fun.
One thing I did find though, my placings in races can be anywhere from first (yes, I did win a race!) to s
ers in the UK cyclocross that finish consistently at the top. I am hoping