What’s your racing setup been like while in the US?
I’m racing on my 2024 Canyon Aeroad CFR with
Hunt 54_58 Aerodynamicist Carbon Spoke wheels. Most of the races so far have come down to a bunch sprint and I couldn’t be more confident that I’m running the best equipment out there to sprint for the line.
What’s the community like around crit racing in the US?
They have such a great community here. The same people travel around the US and compete almost every weekend through the season here so everyone knows each other really well.
We have gotten to know some riders from the other teams quite well in a short amount of time, and met up for coffees or group rides in between races which has been nice. The racing is competitive but off the bike everyone has been lovely.
What’s next after the US racing block?
We head home with a couple of weeks to recover before the National crit champs, one of the biggest goals of the season. Then straight in to the National crit series, where we will race 6 times throughout July. It’s going to be a busy block of racing for the team, travelling all over the UK.
Best American race you’ve done so far?
My favourite race so far has been Tour of Somerville. It’s America’s longest running bike race. The atmosphere there was amazing, there were people all around the course and lots of different races going on. It helps that I also got on the podium so maybe I’m a little biased!
If you could bring one thing from the US crit scene back home, what would it be?
I’m hoping I’ve learned a lot about positioning, especially in the last 10 laps or so. It’s so important to fight to stay in the top 10 riders, so I’d like to keep the mindset and use it for some UK crit racing soon!
It would also be great if we could bring the same level of prize money to the UK scene, haha! The prize pot for some of the races can be around $10,000 plus primes.