World Champion 2014 !!

There was a nice 6 week break between Whistler EWS and the final round in Finale and I came away from Whistler, felling like I needed to put my head down again and get refocused. I still had the overall lead in the series, but it wasn’t by a big margin and I knew Anne Caro and Cecile would be pushing me hard at the last race, as just one mistake or a problem would be enough to lose the title.

I managed to get in a few weeks of good training again and started to feel better. I did a UK Enduro race at Grizedale forest which I really enjoyed and felt as though it had been a great weekend of training as the liaison times were quite tight, so it was a good workout !

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It was also great to see the UK enduro scene growing year on year and great to see such a good group of girls out having fun racing their bikes. A bit of sunshine always helps a race weekend vibe too, but it was fun to be back racing at home again !

Also whilst I was home our local club hosted a cycling training day and race on my parents farm. It was so inspiring to see nearly 100 kids aged 5-16 all just having so much fun riding bikes ! Its so cool to be able to help out the next generation and hopefully they too will be loving riding their bike like I am now when there are in their 30’s !!

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It was then time for me to head out to Europe and before the final race it was that time of year again for what is turning out to be an annual girls week of coaching and riding in Switzerland with Bike Verbier ! Eleven ladies came out on a riding holiday to meet new riding buddies and above all improve their general bike skills. We did flat land bike skills and then took the skills out on the trail and did some great big day rides in the mountains. It’s aways great to see how much people’s confidence improves on their bike after a few consecutive days of riding and also a few small pointers along the way.

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Check out one of the girls reports here –

UK Gravity Enduro 4 – Eastridge

I was back in the UK in time for the fourth round of the Gravity Enduro Series which I have to admit I thought would be a bit of a come down after racing in Europe for 6 weeks ! However I was wrong, I really enjoyed the trails and the atmosphere at the these events. You really can have fun on your bike at Enduro races wherever you are in the world !

Take a look at my blog here for more of a report on the race –

Welcome to my new website !

Welcome to my new 2012 website.

This is where I will be posting all my race reports over the year. There are still a few pages in progress but soon it will all be up and running ! Thanks for you patience..

Tracy