Cyclist: You’ve had an incredible three or four months where success seems to have bred success…
Shirin van Anrooij: I feel like I did as a second-year junior when everything just clicked. You fall into this positive flow and you just want to keep going. I made a big step up in Trek-Segafredo’s December training camp, which gave me confidence for the cyclocross season. My winter aim was to secure my first cyclocross UCI World Cup podium, so to win three times and finish third overall was incredible.
Cyc: And that flow has continued into the start of the road season.
In the winter, so many road cyclists are doing base miles and building endurance, and that’s not always possible because