Katie Archibald
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Katie Archibald column: Disaster and then luck in Madison during Six Day London“‘OK’ is a label I’ve learnt is awarded to those who escape death — a cousin of ‘it could have been a lot worse’”
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Katie Archibald and Daniel Bigham double up on day two of National Track ChampionshipsTen champions crowned on marathon day of racing in the Manchester velodrome
By Vern Pitt Published
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Katie Archibald column: Three minutes of fame for Gus Gillies, bike mechanicKatie gives her professional mechanic boyfriend, Gus, his brief moment in the limelight
By Richard Windsor Published
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Great Britain women's team pursuiters set new world record in Rio Olympics qualifyingElinor Barker, Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell-Shand and Katie Archibald set a new world record and qualify fastest in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games women's team pursuit
By Simon Richardson Published
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Katie Archibald column: One argument for not deleting your social media accounts right now"I don’t like the idea of having pages on the internet in charge of painting me as a person. I don’t like the feeling I get while scrolling through Instagram when I realise my mind is completely empty."
By Richard Windsor Published
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Katie Archibald column: ‘I’m not wheelie bad, I’m tragic'"So you’re trying to do wheelies to impress that boy," she said to me. I was pretty embarrassed.
By Jonny Long Published
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Katie Archibald column: It's been a blast...but Tokyo beckonsIn her last column (for now) Katie Archibald says goodbye as the Olympic Games loom ahead
By Cycling Weekly Published
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Katie Archibald column: 'You look terrifying' and other cycling firsts“Accidentally stumbling on new ways to upset Shane Sutton would continue, but other British Cycling firsts eventually dwindled”
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Katie Archibald column: Suffering from a training camp cold, despite Team Sky's posters“I can only assume someone licked me in my sleep because I honestly feel woozy from all the hand foaming I’ve done”
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Katie Archibald column: Why women's track cycling is on the up“It’s total speculation on my part, but I feel there’s been a marked step up and expansion of several national women’s teams”
By Nigel Wynn Published
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The simple bed necessities: Katie Archibald column'One option if I get kicked off the squad tomorrow is to strip back to the bare essentials. That would be five bikes, a mattress on the floor, a microwave, and a toothbrush'
By Jonny Long Published
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Katie Archibald column: Memes from my father'What I can say with confidence is that my plan is to have as long a career in cycling as physically possible'
By Richard Windsor Published
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Katie Archibald column: 'Like any rider, on any start line, I’ll be trying to win'In her column for Cycling Weekly, Great Britain track star Katie Archibald reveals her expectations for the forthcoming World Championships in Hong Kong
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Katie Archibald column: On tour at home'My mother has planned her watching logistics just as carefully as we have our racing logistics'
By Jonny Long Published
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Katie Archibald column: ‘I managed to avoid cooking a single meal for three months’Katie Archibald reveals her new-found love of dark chocolate and how she avoided cooking for three months
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Katie Archibald column: My brother's track success“I’d applauded this result with the kind of patronising affection only a younger sibling can provide. I made it about me”
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Katie Archibald column: Easing myself into the camp lifestyleIt's training camp season for Katie, which involves a soon-to-be-traditional Archibald annual training camp in Lanzarote
By Richard Windsor Published
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Katie Archibald column: 'It was a pretty savage race, bodies everywhere'As the big races in the track season rapidly approach, Katie Archibald gets in some Madison action with mixed results
By Cycling Weekly Published
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Katie Archibald column: Accepting an MBE is not an easy decision“I said it wasn’t a medal from a palace that I dream of when I raced my bike, that it felt like a social rating and a hierarchy that I didn’t want to involve myself in”
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Katie Archibald column: Not getting drunk, and the shame of petty disappointment“I’ve never mastered walking the tightrope that separates loss of inhibition from throwing up on the pavement”
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Katie Archibald column: 'I’m not very good at riding a bike'"I’m still as erratic as a long-legged cat riding Fort William on a unicycle when it comes to my training form"
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Katie Archibald column: A tracksuit can be a bother but it doesn’t bother meThe obligatory team tracksuit means not having to think about what to wear
By Richard Windsor Published
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Katie Archibald column: Wearing a helmet for a living is a licence for slap-dash hair dyeingLife under a helmet means getting away with slap-dash hair dyeing
By Richard Windsor Published
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'So I asked, casually, if he’d ever tried blood doping': Katie Archibald column'It’s not that I had such a loose grip on moral ethics that I thought cheating was OK, it’s simply that I was a moron'
By Cycling Weekly Published
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Katie Archibald column: My voyage of musical discovery in a cheap Icelandic 4x4Non-cycling friends are great for doing non-cycling things... like going to see Hamilton
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Katie Archibald column: What happens when the inspector calls and you're not ready for a sample?Newly-crowned omnium world champion Katie Archibald reveals what happened when the dope control officer called around and she was a bit dehydrated
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Katie Archibald column: Mum's the word!The first thing I want her to tell readers is who really is Best Archibald? “No,” she replies.
By Jonny Long Published
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Katie Archibald column: Go bigger gear or go home, or walk"My childhood logic seems to ripple through track cycling, season after season, as the gears get bigger and bigger in the hope of going faster and faster."
By Richard Windsor Published
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Katie Archibald column: My essential guide to saddle healthKatie gives her top tips for sitting comfortably and staying healthy in the saddle
By Richard Windsor Published
