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Something that I feel doesn’t get enough media coverage is crashing. For most of us who have ever ridden a bike, crashing is something that you can’t avoid, after all if you are not crashing, you are not trying hard enough. I watch my young children learning to ride and crashing is exactly that, a learning curve. But what I really want to touch on is the mental effect that, not just having a crash can have, but also witnessing one can have.

At 34-years-old, coming to retirement age for 1st team rugby, I knew I wanted my retirement sport to be cycling. My local dirt jumps have been a bucket list item of mine since I was at school

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