My cycling began on the road, racing triathlons as a teenager, but I fell out of love with it until I started mountain biking in my 20s. Now I can’t get enough of it and despite having a busy schedule working full time as a physiotherapist, I manage to squeeze some bike related adventures in most weeks either on the trails, dirt jumps or at the skate park.
I love how women’s mountain biking has grown, even in the time I have been riding, and I have really enjoyed helping out getting even more women involved on ladies days. For me nothing beats the buzz of a day out on the bikes with good friends and I love testing the limits of what I can achieve.
Major race results
2017
- Pearce Cycles Downhill Series : #1 – 11th, #2 – 9th, #4 – 5th
- MIJ Downhill Summer Series : #1 – 5th, #2 – 4th, #3 – 5th, #4 – 5th
- Onza Mini Downhill Series : #1 – 4th, #2 – 4th, #3 – 8th
- Tidworth Hooper Hooner : 4th
Plans for 2018
Over the winter I will be racing some of the Onza Mini Downhill races at the Forest of Dean. I am hoping to get entries for the Pearce series again in 2018 and would like to race a few of the British National Downhill races.
I have entered the enduro at the Malvern festival and also have my first trip to Whistler planned as well as a few personal challenges set with jumps.
Race bike(s): Specialized
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