Rachael is currently leading the GNCC WXC class by three points with three rounds remaining in the series , and finished 2nd in Women ’ s Pro class in the US Sprint Enduro series for 2021 .

WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT RACING OVERSEAS ? I love traveling all over the world and making friends everywhere I go .

WHAT ’ S THE HARDEST PART OF RACING OVERSEAS ?

The amount of laps in a race is a hard thing to wrap your head around , took me a few races to understand how to deal with that .

HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET A NEW BIKE ? I have one race bike which gets rebuilt at 20 hours and one practice bike which gets rebuilt at 40 hours . My mechanic works on my race bike and any motor work on my practice bike , but all the other maintenance I do myself on my practice bike .

HOW OFTEN DO YOU RIDE ? I ride three to five times a week depending on what races are coming up / weather etc . I usually have motos anywhere from 10 minutes to one hour . I also like to do drills to mix it up , something like 10 minutes no rear brake or five minutes standing up only .

HOW DO YOU TRAIN ? My coach Geoff is a great dude , he understands that I like to keep training fun . A typical week will consist of a lot of cycling , usually 100-150km a week , or running , or rowing depending on what ’ s coming up . I lift weights on Tuesdays and Thursdays . Yoga for recovery .

DO YOU HAVE A DIET TO FOLLOW ? My coach makes me get a hair follicle test every three months to make sure my vitamin and mineral levels are all in balance . I train hard so I eat a lot of lean meats and complex carbohydrates , try to stay away from high fat

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Rachael is currently leading the GNCC WXC class by three points with three rounds remaining in the series , and finished 2nd in Women ’ s Pro class in the US Sprint Enduro series for 2021 .