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No Fairytale Ending

This smile you see is one of the hardest earned satisfaction I have ever known. The road race was 2 days ago and I find myself lost for words. I don’t know what to say. I don’t know where to start. All I know is that I crossed the line completely spent, with no gears [...]

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I Only Had to Finish…

There were only 2 C5 females at road nationals. For my first ever national race, the 16km time trial, to finish in a silver medal, all I had to do was cross that finish line. I woke on the morning of the time trial feeling incredibly fresh and ready to roll. Everything ran smoothly, to [...]

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Deb Roach bike injury

OUCH

It had been a pretty good week. I’m freshening up and feel strong, better prepared for the upcoming road nationals. I’d been having troubles with the Di2 on my mad one (my affectionate nickname for the Trek Madone my supporters funded in 2010) and she made three visits to the workshop when, on Tuesday night, [...]

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It Hatched in Hong Kong

So you’ve probably noticed by all the footage, links and video that I recently headed over to Hong Kong – all on my very lonesome – to compete in the International Poledance Championships. And you’ve probably also heard that I won my division. The media coverage that followed was completely unexpected and overwhelming, almost as [...]

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