Anne Terpstra On a Controversial XCO World Cup and Her Return from Iliac Artery Surgery

About this episode

Anne Terpstra discusses her experiences in the XCO World Cup and her recovery from surgery.

Three time Olympian and six time Dutch National XCO Champion, Anne Terpstra, shares her insights on racing in challenging conditions, her transition to a new team, and her thoughts on future bike technology and courses.

People in this episode

Guest: Anne Terpstra

Topics covered

• XCO World Cup
• Anne Terpstra
• bike technology
• racing conditions
• team transition

Keywords

• Anne Terpstra
• XCO World Cup
• bike technology
• racing
• surgery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dutch National XCO

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