Favourite part of the day:<\/strong> My favourite part of the day was being shown around where the tour buses are near the start, seeing all of the riders doing their race prep and seeing how the teams behind the race teams help to get them to the start line. The tension and excitement was really palpable! I used to study in Nottingham and it was lovely to see cycling clubs from my old local area and people from the community taking a real interest in the race and the atmosphere.<\/p>\n Chat with Sarah:<\/strong> My chat with Sarah was really informative and encouraging. I had to take two weeks off from sport altogether after having a small heart surgery at the end of the summer. Sarah gave me some reassurance about gaining fitness back during my recovery and we talked about the benefits of training indoors to maintain fitness during the winter. It was really motivating to hear that it wasn\u2019t going to be the end of the world if my body needed extra time to rest and that I needed to really listen to the messages it was giving me!<\/p>\n What I learnt from the racing:<\/strong> we were all quite shocked when some of the riders took the wrong route really close to the finish allowing other riders from the peloton to come through to the top positions. It just goes to show that anything is possible and strength won\u2019t always win you the race.<\/p>\n Favourite part of the day:<\/strong> Getting the opportunity to go behind the scenes amongst the teams at the start, enabling us to learn about the non-rider roles within a team as well as gain further insight into the running and organisation of a team at this level.<\/p>\n Chat with Sarah:<\/strong> My 1-to-1 coincided with the finish of the race, which enabled me to learn and discuss the race tactics of a sprint finish with Sarah.<\/p>\n What I learnt from the racing:<\/strong> That even if you\u2019re not a sprinter you still play a vital part in a sprint finish stage throughout the race. This can be easily demonstrated by seeing who is on the front with 5km to 1km to go and then looking where they finish on the results after the finish, as well as where their sprinter finished.<\/p>\n Favourite part of the day:<\/strong> Having the opportunity to talk to some of the riders and learn more about what goes on behind the scenes of a race team prepping for a big staged event. I loved being able to spend the day with my \u0160koda DSI Academy teammates and experience the day with them.<\/p>\n Chat with Sarah:<\/strong> My 1:1 chat with Sarah was very informative. We spoke about how my season went and my National win. We talked about what I had planned for the rest of the season and an opportunity to guest ride with Storey racing at the National Closed Circuit TT and TTT at Thruxton.<\/p>\n What I learnt from the racing:<\/strong> That anything can happen in the last part of the race.<\/p>\n Favourite part of the day:<\/strong> I loved the Robin Hood hats given out to spectators! They acted as tokens of pride for Nottingham’s history and reminded me how incredible bike racing can be for celebrating city’s (and countries’!) cultures. I wore mine all day, excited to be not only a part of a bike racing <\/em>community, but a part of such a positive spectating <\/em>community too.<\/p>\nGwyneth<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Maddi<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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