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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | AA Drink - Leontien.nl: Netherlands |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | She enjoys spending time with friends and family, going shopping and watching films. (Daily Peleton, 17 Aug 2009) |
| Injuries | She sustained a cracked vertebra during a training ride in Belgium in May 2010 after a car ran into her and her fellow team members. (road.cc, 07 May 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Mark Cavendish. (Daily Peleton, 17 Aug 2009) |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk, 29 Mar 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Danny Stam [sports director] |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Sprint |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up the sport in 2005 at age 15, when the British Cycling Talent Team came to Lucy's school and after some tests, she was selected as a potential cyclist. After that she began racing and training as part of the Talent Team. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Sometimes it can be a risk putting all your eggs in one basket but unless you do you can often end up with no result." (runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk, 26 Apr 2012) |