The discovery of a motor in a bike at the World Championships thrust cyclocross into the news, but people should not write off this wonderful, egalitarian sport
By Suze Clemitson of 100 Tales 100 Tours, part of the Guardian Sport Network
You could tell from her face as she crossed the line that the 18-year-old from Malvern couldn’t quite believe it, despite dominating the race and leading from the first lap. After all, the U23 British champion was competing in her first ever international cyclocross event. That it happened to be the first ever U23 women’s race at the world championships was just the mayo on the frites. Evie Richards will now wear the coveted rainbow bands on her jersey for the next year. The bands she is entitled to wear around her sleeve are hers for life.
Richards is no overnight sensation – she won a silver medal in mountain biking at junior worlds – and those bike handling skills stood her in excellent stead for her international cyclocross debut. For a lung-busting 40 minutes her body was never at rest as she nimbly dismounted and remounted her bike, battling through mud, bouncing her way over unpaved roads and knotted tree roots, battling up leg-wrecking climbs before dropping down sheer descents and swooping into the finish line on the Zolder circuit in Belgium.
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A #TBT to one of the coolest moments of my career. Mt. Crumpet singing the UK National Anthem for me @JingleCross http://pic.twitter.com/2WmI3WO4sB
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