158. Magdeleine Vallieres, World Champion
About this episode
Magdeleine Vallieres discusses her unexpected victory at the World Championships and her journey in cycling.
This week Robyn is joined by Road Race World Champion Magdeleine Vallieres. The 24-year-old EF Education-Oatly rider wasn't seen as one of the main favourites when the women's peloton lined up at the start of last year's course in Rwanda, but after one of the hardest World Championships in years she was a convincing winner, attacking clear from the lead group of three at the bottom of the final climb. In the process she took Canada's first ever rainbow jersey on the road, a year before the Worlds goes to Montreal – just two hours from Magdeleine's hometown. In this episode Magdeleine talks about that day in Kigali – the buildup, the execution, the reaction, the celebration – and this year's Worlds in Canada, as well as becoming a leader, riding for GC, the evolution of women's Grand Tours and falling in love with cycling on a 1,000km bikepacking adventure aged just nine. Chat begins at 3.08 ----------------- This episode is brought to you by the Hammerhead Karoo GPS bike computer. Visit hammerhead.io and use the code CYCLIST to get a free HR strap with every purchase (just be sure to add the strap to your cart then apply the code at checkout) This episode is also…
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