Q&A Jenny Tough

Cyclist: Is Tough your real surname?

Jenny Tough: Yes. No one believes me, but it’s Scottish. It’s funny because when I was a little girl at school I got teased for it and I hated my name. I used to wish my name was Smith as I was so embarrassed by it. Now I embrace it.

Cyc: How did you get into endurance sports?

I grew up in Calgary in the Canadian Rockies and I spent a lot of time outside hiking, camping and skiing, so I naturally have the technical skills, but my start with endurance sports was quite negative. I was a self-conscious teenager and thought I was