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'Back then I was on the edge of life – but now I'm a multi world champion': Para-cyclist Lizzi Jordan's golden comeback from near-fatal food poisoningKeen equestrian Lizzi Jordan was riding high until a freak illness changed her life forever. Now, having swapped reins for handlebars, she is not only back in the saddle but winning on the world stage
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'One transplant, two cancer surgeries – I get knocked down but I get up again': The champion rider with next-level resilienceFacing repeated risks to her life from kidney failure, Ottilie Quince is determined to keep bouncing back – on and off her bike
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'I thought I'd never be pain-free again – but now I'm cherishing every ride': The comeback from a devastating hit-and-run crashLong-distance record-setter Christina Mackenzie tells us about her biggest challenge yet – returning to racing after a collision in which she was left for dead
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'My skull was cracked from ear to ear, a shard of glass just missed my artery': The journey back to the podium after head-on smashBouncing back to the pointy end of racing just three months on from a crash almost too horrific to fully describe, Jesse Ewart’s may be the greatest comeback story you have never heard
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'Whatever happens, I'm starting the club': Iffat Tejani on realising her bucket list dream of opening up cycling to Muslim womenHow a life-and-death diagnosis set free a life-long ambition to break down barriers and rally a community onto bikes
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'Cycling's been a life-saver': The record-breaking 87-year-old who still rides 150 miles a weekDowning his gardening tools, pensioner Martin Harvey got on his bike and set about writing his name into the long-distance record books
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'I'm fat – and I'm OK with that': The size-inclusion campaigner seeking to make cycling safe and accessible for everyoneAfter struggling to find riding kit in her size, Marley Blonsky made it her life’s mission to make cycling more accessible and welcoming to riders of all shapes and sizes
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'It's still bike racing!': The former superbike star making the switch to cyclingEx superbike racer Bradley Jones tells CW how cycling helped him recover from a huge crash and why non-motorised bike sport is now his main focus
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'I was standing at the bar and my leg snapped in two': From shock diagnosis to Paralympic ambitionRefusing to let amputation sideline him from sport, Jake Woods is rebuilding his athletic career – only this time it’s his hands turning the pedals
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The force reawakens: Milan Vader's incredible comeback from near-fatal crash that broke his back in 11 placesAfter a horrific crash over a guard rail at Itzulia Basque Country in April, the Jumbo-Visma rider was left fighting for his life. Here, he tells CW about his incredible comeback
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'My happy place has been ripped away': Jen George on why she no longer feels safe on her local roadsThe champion road racer turned time triallist recounts the traumatic events that have taken away her freedom to train alone
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'Cycling is my medicine': Pioneer of Operation Close Pass on refusing to let chronic pain curtail his ridingCycling policeman Mark Hodson tells us about being diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis and how it's broadened his appreciation for bikes
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Three's peak: How a trio of veteran women TT racers set a blistering new Three Peaks recordThree women, three peaks, one target: to hike up and down each mountain, cycling from one to the next, in record time. CW finds out how they got on
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Making memories afresh: One young racer's indomitable double comebackAs a super-ambitious young racer, Tom Townsend devoted himself to chasing results – until two serious crashes forced a change in perspective
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'I was clinically dead for 25 minutes': Why Mark Felstead is refusing to let fate call the shotsThe veteran cyclist assumed he was in robust health and speeding towards age-group glory – until one fateful race changed everything
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'Four times Everest wasn't enough': Amateur rider's ascent to the peak of the ultra-climbing record booksHaving proved his talent for ultra-distance running, Nima Javaheri got on his bike and targeted Everesting’s ultimate record – the most elevation ever climbed
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'Cycling has kept me going': The teen racer pedalling to keep her spirits up during brain tumour treatmentWhen young racer Evie Hartley noticed a problem with her vision early last year, she could not have anticipated the monumental health battle ahead of her
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'I just want to be competitive again': Trans cyclist Emily Bridges on preparing to race in the female categoryThe 21-year-old reveals the extent to which lowering her testosterone has impacted on her performance
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'There was a timebomb in my head': One cyclist's amazing comeback from a debilitating strokeOne year on from a devastating brain haemorrhage, Steve Curran tells us about his determination to regain mobility and return to cycling
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Hill-climber, mountain runner, road racer, Zwift supremo, scientist, sheep farmer: The many talents of Mary WilkinsonCW meets the astonishingly multi-talented former world-class runner turned top-flight cyclist
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'I had a stroke at 33 and my blood is replaced every month': Riding out the harsh realities of sickle cell diseaseRefusing to let the health jeopardy of a serious blood condition hold her back, Sonia Chane-Sam found support and succour in cycling
