CATCHING MAEVE PLOUFFE
OLYMPIAN MAEVE PLOUFFE IS RAPIDLY EMERGING as one of the most exciting Australian riders to watch after winning the first ever Warrnambool Women’s Cycling Classic, a gruelling 160km race and the longest race in the world on the women’s calendar.
The 22-year-old has already ridden at the World Championships in Berlin and the Tokyo Olympics, set Australian records in New Zealand, and won three Australian Champion titles in the madison, individual pursuit and team pursuit.
Coco-Louise Henry caught up with Maeve to hear about the WWC, her future racing plans, and how she hopes to protect the world’s natural environments after racing.
MAEVE, IT’S WONDERFUL TO SPEAK WITH YOU—FIRST UP WERE THERE ANY PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF THE WARRNAMBOOL WOMEN’S CLASSIC THAT YOU THOUGHT MIGHT BE A CHALLENGE?
It’s great to chat too! Obviously the first element is the pure distance, I’ve never raced that distance before and it’s the longest road race in the world on the calendar at the moment so we all knew that it was going to be a bit of a battle. I wasn’t too concerned about the climbing as they’re punchy and short. I do love a crosswind, so when I saw that there was a head crosswind for most of it
