Cyclist: What did you do before cycling?
Ricarda Bauernfeind: I tried almost every sport with friends; I was a very active child. I played soccer, I did ballet and a lot of running. I learned two instruments and started learning to ride a horse. Then my brother Gabriel, who’s five years older, got a road bike and so I also wanted one. My parents weren’t happy about it – they thought it would be too dangerous – but changed their mind.
Cyc: You started racing while studying. How did you balance the demands?
After school, in 2018, I continued racing for a women’s elite team in
