THE BIG CW FITNESS PROJECT 2022

Kicking off a brand new Big Fitness Project, welcome the class of ’22 – Julia, Steve and Danny

JULIA BARTE

THE NATURAL BORN SPORTSTAR

JULIA BARTE

Age: 30

Hometown: Tunbridge Wells

Occupation: Operations lead in tech retail

Rides for: 1904RT

Current FTP: 187W|3.1W/kg

@Barte Julia

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GOALS FOR APRIL

Recover from Covid-19 and return to training

Put in a strong performance at 172km Paris-Roubaix Challenge (16 April)

PROJECT GOALS (NOW-OCT)

Compete in as many races as possible

Move up to Cat 3 licence

Lose 6kg without losing power

Perform as strongly as possible at Etape Caledonia (15 May), Vätternrundan (18 June) and Etape du Tour (10 July)

Growing up in Sweden, I was a sporty kid right from the start, playing football from four years of age. I'm not sure why, as no one else in my family was especially sporty, but I just loved trying it all: horse-riding, snowboarding, kite-surfing, Taekwondo, everything! Football was the one that stuck, and I went to a football high school and have always played at a relatively high level.

I work for a big tech company, and in early 2020 I accepted a transfer to London and moved from Sweden two weeks before the first lockdown. It was weird being stuck at home for the first three months. My partner [Del Ward), who's from Yorkshire, is a very keen cyclist, and he encouraged me to buy a bike, partly as something to do while football was on hold. I was a complete beginner - I couldn't believe my new bike didn't come with pedals!