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BEING KIM

Kim Hurst is a bit of a legend, in several areas of life. She appears five times on the official list of the top 20 fastest rides at the Karapoti Classic. She just won the Australian National CX Series. She was named 2017 Administrator of the Year at the Cycling NZ Awards. Oh, and in her day job, she’s a doctor. Spoke regular Jono Baddiley caught up with Kim to find out how she came to be here.

Kim Hurst started riding with her brother as a five-year-old. “We were the little groms that built trails out in the forest and went out blatting on bikes together. We grew up riding bikes more and more, and when I was 12 we moved to Wales and lived in a tiny village with nothing to do. And we discovered mountain bikes. My first

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