This summer, I've had a series of health issues (Covid, Coeliacs disease) which lead me to being really fatigued and requiring some serious time off from the bike! Now its the end of the summer, and I'm getting ready for university again. This means that I've been doing some maintenance on my bike to get it ready for a winter of training to get back up to fitness with the cyclocross national championships and BUCS track as big goals for me.

I'd done a solo bikepacking trip from my halls in Bristol down to Exmoor just before my exams which had taken quite a toll on my cyclocross bike! I needed to buy new bearings for my wheels and frame, as well as new bar tape. My bike is looking really good now and totally training and racing ready!

I'm really excited to get back to race fitness and I'm super happy to be enjoying riding again.