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Joe Brookes journal #06: a year in France, a future to chase
Joe Brookes reflects on the transition from racing to rest. From sprinting at Paris-Tours U23 to staring at a blank training calendar, the shift…
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Joe Brookes journal #05: crashes, comebacks, and the season’s close
Joe Brookes reflects on a rollercoaster ride that saw him bounce back from a crash in Italy, navigate a series of setbacks at the…
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Joe Brookes journal #04: wins, wipeouts and wisdom
Joe Brookes reflects on the second half of this season, sharing experiences from France and Italy, highlighting progress, challenges, and lessons learned
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Mattie Dodd journal #14: racing, rest and recovery
Mattie Dodd reflects on the highs and lows of racing, battling illness, and the mental struggle of navigating uncertainty in a season disrupted by…
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Joe Brookes journal #03: mid-season reflection
Joe Brookes, a second-year under-23 rider for French team AVC Aix-en-Provence, reflects on a successful first half of the season
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Mattie Dodd journal #13: a dispatch from utopia
Second-year under-23 Mattie Dodd praises Austria’s utopian qualities, shares his latest European racing experiences, and reflects on missed opportunities – and sunglasses
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Joe Brookes journal #02: the art of perspective
Joe Brookes, an under-23 rider with AVC Aix-en-Provence, reflects on his mental and physical development in his first season in France
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Mattie Dodd journal #12: a domestic interlude
Mattie Dodd, a second-year under-23 rider for UCI Continental Tirol-KTM development team, shares his first experience of racing a National B and a not…
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Max Cushway journal #02: race wins, yellow jerseys and a change of nationality
Max Cushway reflects on race wins, yellow jerseys, and the small matter of a change of nationality…
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Joe Brookes journal #01: a beginner again
Joe Brookes, a young cyclist for French team AVC Aix-en-Provence, reflects on adapting to life in France and the challenges of racing in new…
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Mattie Dodd journal #11: racing in the rain
Second-year under-23 cyclist Mattie Dodd, supported by the Rayner Foundation, recounts a month of intense racing across five countries
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Max Cushway journal #01: “It’s ‘amateur’ Jim, but not as we know it….”
2024 journal contributor Max Cushway describes an intense start to the season, from training camps in Calpe to racing in the Basque Country and…
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