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!
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この記事は CYCLING WEEKLY の March 31, 2022 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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