Human Interest |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
The Bicycle Works and Edinburgh Road Club: Edinburgh, SCO |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Medicine - University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh, SCO |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Swimming and running. (dinamic-coaching.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Finishing the British Nationals on a borrowed bike three sizes too big after hers broke 45 minutes from the start of the race. (winningstudents.stir.ac.uk, 16 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She decided to focus on cycling because it is her main strength. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
George Hincapie. (dinamic-coaching.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
Ambitions |
To medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. (winningstudents.stir.ac.uk, 16 Sep 2010) |
Awards and honours |
She was nominated for "most embarrassing moment of the year" award at the Dinamic Coaching Awards 2009 for cycling the wrong way at a race she had organised and planned the routes for. She won Athlete of the Year at the same awards. (dinamic-coaching.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
In March 2009 she switched from triathlon to cycling. |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
Know your strengths and try to use these to your advantage. (dinamic-coaching.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Edinburgh, SCO |
General Interest |
Other sports |
She used to be a triathlete. (Team Scotland Media Guide, 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Graeme Herd |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Doctor |
General Interest |
Other information |
DOCTOR She is a qualified doctor. (lothianrunningclub.co.uk, 20 Aug 2010) |