CyclingCoach

Rider Profile: Tamina is a strong rider. I have seldom encountered an athlete who is prepared to push themselves as hard as Tam does. In 2012-15 she raced in UCI   classics such as  Gent-Wevelgem, Het Nieuwsblad, Boels Classic, Gooik-Geraardsbergen, Lotto-Decca Tour, Tour de Krasna Lipa.  We then built up to tackling fearsome stage races like the Tour De L'Ardeche. If road cycling was less tactical and venturous then Tam's palmares would have been even stronger. But anyone who has ridden a women's UCI race knows that when 200 riders head down cobbled streets at 45kph things happen, frequently. Gaining your Palmares in UCI events is a frustrating business, and after 4 seasons racing in Europe Tam retired in 2016 and started a family.  But after a few years that hankering to take on an athletic challenge was still there, so I suggested "what about age-group Duathlon".  True to her nature she trained hard, won her first duathlon, beating quite a few men, then qualified for the Age-Group World Championships (F45-49) in both Sprint & Standard distance Duathlons. She tore a tendon just before the World's event and had 6months out, but then returned to the "World's Qualifier" event at Thruxton 2023, once again winning her game-group and placing 3rd Female overall, beaten only by athletes in the 25-29 age category.  So the build starts again  for 2024.