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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Christchurch, NZL |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | UnitedHealthcare Women: Great Britain |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | She missed the national championship in 2012 due to illness. (roadcycling.co.nz, 20 Apr 2012; nzherald.co.nz, 01 May 2012) |
| Ambitions | To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (wigglehonda.com, 11 Jan 2013) |
| Awards and honours | In 2006 she was named Cyclist of the Year by Cycling World. (womenscycling.net, 04 Jul 2008) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Marco Pinotti [personal], ITA, from 2009 |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began cycling in 1996 at the Herning Cycle Klub. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Lin (NOC, 04 Jul 2008) |
| Other information | ALL BLACK BIKE She won the 2015 Time Trial World Championships in Richmond, VA, United States of America, cycling an all-black bike after going against her own professional team's orders not to ride a non-sponsored piece of equipment at the championships. (stuff.co.nz, 25 Sep 2015) RETIREMENT THOUGHTS In late-2012 she considered retiring from professional cycling after narrowly missing out on a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and she wanted to spend more time at home in New Zealand. In early 2013 she reconsidered after winning the individual time trial at the national championship, and signed for Wiggle Honda for the 2013 season. "After the 2012 Olympic Games in London, I struggled a bit to find a proper gear again. It just didn't feel right." (roadcycling.co.nz, 04 Apr 2013; stuff.co.nz, 24 Sep 2015) FROM DENMARK TO NEW ZEALAND Born in Denmark, she represented her birth country at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. She became a citizen of New Zealand in 2009 and began competing for her new country in 2010. "The moment I arrived in New Zealand, I knew I wanted to stay. It was in my heart." (stuff.co.nz, 24 Sep 2015) FIRST FOR NEW ZEALAND She became the first woman from New Zealand to achieve a podium position in the World Cup when she came third at the La Fleche Wallonne Feminine in Belgium in 2012. (stuff.co.nz, 19 Apr 2012) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a gold medal in the time trial event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (stuff.co.nz, 24 Sep 2015) |
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| Why this sport? | She was inspired after watching Bjarne Riis win the 1996 Tour de France. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Her coach Marco Pinotti. (wigglehonda.com, 11 Jan 2013) |