One of Britain’s brightest young female cycling prospects has won an award recognising her talent and dedication.
Lucy Garner, aged 14 and from Leicester, won £1,000 in the Taut 100 awards, which aim to recognise “young athletes who have shown extraordinary levels of excellence, passion and natural talent in their chosen sport.”
Candidates for the awards, which are sponsored by energy drinks brand Taut, are drawn from 60 Summer Olympic, 20 Winter Olympic and 20 non-Olympic disciplines. Winners also receive a supply of the drink.
Past winners of the award include 15-year-old diver Tom Daley, who missed out on a medal at Beijing in 2008 but came back to win the World Championship 10 metre individual title earlier this year, who said: "Winning the Taut 100 was a massive boost and it certainly helped me get to Beijing last year. I'm sure it’ll also be a big help for people like Lucy who’re determined to succeed in their chosen sport.”
Sir Matthew Pinsent was among the judges who selected Lucy for her award, and the four-time Olympic gold medal winning rower commented: ““Lucy has been selected to compete at each stage of the performance pathway which shows she has achieved a consistently high level of performance. Her natural talent and potential has been recognized by Taut and as such she was nominated for a 2009 award.”
Lucy is a member of the Olympic Talent Team and is also current Under 14 National Track Champion. She has also enjoyed success on the road and in cycle cross, and won two gold medals at the 2009 schools games.
Her name now goes on the shortlist for the overall winner of the 2009 Taut 100 programme, which carries a prize of £5,000. As well as athletes from other sports, she will be joined on that list by fellow cyclist Hannah Barnes, also a member of the Olympic Talent Team, who won a Taut 100 award earlier this year.
We don't, and I'm sure Gravaa wouldn't want us to know if it was their system. Looks like a front puncture. I'm surprised (actually, I'm not) that...
I find it difficult to believe that people actually believe that Trump will "stick up for them" when he's already demonstrated his narcissism and...
Support is very important but the main problem in my experience is the inability for cycling shoe manufacturers to make shoes that are foot shaped!...
I particularly love the shared use path directional signs clamped to round posts, which kids frequently turn for fun to indicate a wrong direction.
"Cyclists are permitted to visit Cornwall’s Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs). For safety reasons, pedestrians are not permitted at the...
For anyone who is not a fan of NF (funny how those initials turned out, eh?)......
Hi, did this clamp work or did you manage to find something? I have the exact same issue with my Former Flash Road Bike
https://thebikeproject.co.uk/ this project in London does the same - if anyone has any unused bikes they would like to donate.
Pretty sure a lot of that "more space for motor vehicles" was because fewer motor vehicles (also marginally "smaller motor vehicles")....
Cycliq certainly seemed to let a lot of people down in the early days. I held off until the 12 Sport came out, but have been impressed....