Emma Grant

• born:

  30th September 1991

• team:

  Matrix Fitness Racing Academy

• sponsors:

  Matrix Fitness, Skoda, Torq, FFWD, Scwalbe, Velocite Bikes, Dave Rayner Fund

• Racing base:

  Asheville, North Carolina.

• home town:

  Henley, Berkshire

• nickname:

  EMG

• website:

  emgrantcyclist.blogspot.co.uk/

• Facebook:

  emma.grant.39

• Twitter:

  @emgrant1

• likes:

  Cooking, juicing, winning, travelling, sunbathing, 100% cocoa chocolate.

• dislikes:

  Winter, jet lag, road rash

• favourite rider:

  Emma Pooley

• favourite race:

  The Tour de Vineyards in Nelson NZ at Christmas time. It is such a beautiful area and amazing terrain even though I never have much form in December!

• If money was no object what would be the first thing you would buy:

  A round the world plane ticket

• What do you do when not racing:

  Catch up with friends, relax, study at Bath uni.

• Race history:

  Is the the first time you have had support from the DRF?

  "I was really fortunate to receive financial backing from the fund last season whilst racing in the US, so 2013 will be my second season benefiting from the DRF"

   

  What is your cycling history ? 

  "I got into cycling in 2009 through the Girls4Gold talent ID scheme set up to scout out athletes more physiologically suited to sports harder to get into such as cycling, bob skeleton, rowing, modern pentathlon etc. I used to be a runner but had been hampered with injury and decided to give cycling a go when I got a spot on the ODP."

   

  What team are you joining in 2013? Tell us a bit about you team 

  "I shall be racing for Matrix Fitness under the highly knowledgeable and experienced DS Stefan Wyman! http://www.onthedrops.cc/

   

  What is your race programme looking like?

   

  "I am starting my season in Arizona and California with 3 months of racing over the pond. Then back home for some early season National Series races with the Matrix girls before heading to Belgium to start my Euro campaign in May. I am hoping to race a mix of kermesse and stage races with some TT's here and there. Really excited to get the season started, I am not a fan of winter!"

   

  Are you going on a training camp with the team?

   

  "Unfortunately I will be missing team camp in Southern France whilst in the States."

   

  When are you heading out to Europe?

   

  "May!"

   

   

• Best race(s) of the season:

  AirForce Cycling Classic 2012

  On the 7^th June I flew to Washington DC to race the AirForce Cycling classic along with 5 of my Optum team mates. I was fresh off the back of a great block of training and feeling really motivated to have a good ride. The plan was to make it a hard race and set up our sprinter Leah for the win as she had finished on the top step of the podium the previous year. I rode aggressively throughout the race countering moves in a bid to get a select group away. I was able to drive the break as it proved to be a good move for us. I didn’t want to leave it to a one up sprint so I attacked my breakaway partner from team tibco and soloed to take my first national series win of the season. It was a great result for the team with Leah taking the bunch sprint for 3^rd. 

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