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CAT FERGUSON

To interview Cat Ferguson, you have to wait until 4pm, once she has returned home from her day at school.

The 17-year-old is in her final year of A-levels, studying business, sports science and psychology, just like any other student might. Except Ferguson is not like other students her age. Next year, she will finish her exams and join Spanish squad Movistar, one of the top-performing women’s WorldTour teams, becoming one of the youngest riders ever to compete at cycling’s highest level.

“I got a little card today from our head of year saying well done,” she tells . But among

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