Over the winter I joined WXC race team in the UK, and outside of Ireland (where I’ll still represent UCD), I’ll be racing for them for this season. I’ve been meaning to write a post about it for ages but until I’d actually been over and seen it, it all seemed too good to be true! I’ve been given a lovely new carbon Moda bike, which I can leave in the UK between races. This is amazing, takes so much time, hassle and money out of getting to a race –no fixing parts and cleaning the week before, no flying with a bike, lugging heavy boxes around multiple modes of transport etc. All I have to do it jump on a plane and race.
At Sherwood I was collected from the airport and taken to the race venue. Given my new bike and a load of kit and equipment. After riding the course with my teammates I could hand my bike to a mechanic for checking and adjusting. In the mean time we went and did a photoshoot with Joolze for the website. On race day there was a tent to shelter under and people to help in the feed zone. All the things that can cause a lot of hassle and wasted energy normally were taken out of the equation. Absolutely awesome, felt like a real pro. Now better start riding like one…!