Cecile Ravanel hardly needs an introduction. After sweeping the EWS title three years in a row, her horrific training crash in early 2019 ruled her out for the whole season, leaving a chasm at the head of the women’s field. It’s a long road back from any spinal injury, with the stakes being even higher when it’s up in the cervical vertebrae (the ones in your neck) as hers was. Fortunately she’s been making good progress and has been back on the bike this winter. When we caught up with her she was loving being able to ride once more and looked comfortable doing it. This is the bike she was looking forwards to taking back to the volcanic dust of La Parva for the opening rounds.
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