Cycling Weekly

DRIVEN

“I’ve been quoted as saying that I hate riding my bikes, and yes I do hate bikes.” It’s not the sort of thing you expect to read in Cycling Weekly, let alone something from one of the sport’s top riders, but Chloé Dygert is no ordinary cyclist.

For the 24-year-old American, cycling isn’t about the latest kit, social rides or coffee stops, it’s only about achieving. Winning. And when we speak ahead of the Olympics, Dygert is on a mission, eyes firmly set on Tokyo.

“I hate bikes because I don’t ride for fun,” she tells CW. “I’ve never really had the opportunity to ride for fun from

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