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I love racing my bike, even now, but I knew in my early 20s that I was only ever going to be mediocre at it.
You can work as hard as you like, but if your cardiovascular system isn’t top tier, then you’ll never get beyond national level.
BC have been very good at spotting talent and nurturing it, but even a casual observer like me could see that the likes of @taogeogheganhart, Ethan Hayter and Fred Wright had something more to them than your average teenager.