Another well-known action sports photographer, Sam Needham, spent quite a few hours with us in our local woods, and the photos from that day are just amazing. The latest shoot was different – Santa Cruz and Juliana were launching new bikes, so Stif wanted a full-page advertisement in MBUK and also some cool photos for their website. I ride in the same area as Mick Kirkman, one of the photographers for MBUK, so I did a couple of photoshoots on test bikes with him. How did this come about and how did it feel?
You even appeared in MBUK magazine riding in the forest. She had to be airlifted to the hospital – she’s fine now. The worst experience was when one of my friends crashed during practice and was lying on the floor with a possible spine injury. We’re all competitive, but I race against time, not people, so there’s no reason for any antipathy. I believe all the girls have a great relationship regardless of their category, and we have a great laugh at the top of the hill at each round. What are the relationships between the girls who take part in them? Without a doubt, MTB DH and enduro races are extremely demanding.
The biggest struggle was definitely racing with a broken rib at the beginning of the year. But at any race, regardless of the result, a successful run for me is crossing the finish line knowing I’ve done everything I could. The buzz I got from racing Fort William was very unique. What has been your most successful race so far and did you struggle with any? The motivation and inspiration are huge when you have the opportunity to regularly ride and race with the best of the best. The UK has a massive MTB community and I believe that it’s partly because some of the best male and female MTB riders in the world are from here. I haven’t lived in the Czech Republic for a long time, so I’m not sure if I can compare. Is there a difference between mountain biking in the Czech Republic and the UK? Since the beginning of this year, I’ve raced in Elite category, which still feels a bit bizarre to me.
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I raced the whole series in 2018 in Senior and won the overall title.
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I thought I could ride a bike, but didn’t know how to race. I didn’t know anybody and didn’t have a clue what I was doing. I did a couple of smaller races (Borderline/Gravity series) and then signed up for a national race in Senior in 2017. Was it difficult to break into racing in the UK? It was my boyfriend’s idea for me to go and sign up for my first race here in the UK. To step up their game from there, there are still 3 female categories at the National Series: Open, Senior and Elite. Now, there’s a lot of female-specific training days where girls can gain the needed confidence to sign up for an entry-level downhill or enduro race. There are a lot of girls getting into mountain biking through their boyfriends or friends, and they are just enjoying riding. I think women’s mountain biking has become much more popular over the last couple of years here in the UK. There are many girls who ride MTB, but only a few take up racing.
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