100 Women in Cycling 2022

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  • Cycle influencer

    Abby Popplestone

    Influencer, champion of normal cyclists & local adventures
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  • Adna stands smiling with her black bike. She is wearing a cap, black and pink slogan t-shirt and jeans.
    Community champion

    Adna Dumitrescu

    Co-founder of cycle group Queens of Pain
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  • Community champion

    Alia Merali

    Founder of cycle club Evolve and cycle trainer
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  • Community champion

    Alisha Kiselman

    Ride leader and volunteer
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  • Community champion

    Alison Wood

    Cycling coach specialised in female training and nutrition
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  • Amelie stands with her BMX bike. She is wearing a BMX helmet, gloves, blue British Cycling jersey and green trousers.
    Sporting hero

    Amelie Eaton

    10-year-old BMX champion
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  • Amy stands with the beach behind her. She is wearing glasses and a dark jacket.
    Cycle influencer

    Amy Heley

    Local councillor advocating for safer cycling
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  • Community champion

    Anisah Llinares

    Cycling club organiser; ride leader
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  • Anna sits on a wooden veranda. She wears a helmet, black top, gilet, shorts and trainers.
    Community champion

    Anna Dews

    Co-founder of Peak Queer Adventures
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  • Close-up headshot of Anna in a desert landscape. She is wearing a dark jumper.
    Industry mogul

    Anna Haslock

    Co-founder of Lost Dot Ltd. and race co-ordinator
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  • Community champion

    Anna Hay

    Award winning cycle instructor and Bikeability mentor
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  • Cycle influencer

    Anna Smith

    Active travel campaigner, project and ride leader, artist
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  • Community champion

    Anna Vince

    Bikeability instructor and Cycling UK development officer
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  • Community champion

    Anne Livingstone

    Ride leader and volunteer
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  • Community champion

    Anne Sayer

    Bikeability instructor, founder of Solent Cycle Project
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  • Sporting hero

    Anne Young

    Audax long distance rider and female point award winner
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  • Sporting hero

    Annemiek van Vleuten

    UCI Road World Champion, Tour de France overall winner 2022
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  • A woman is standing astride her bike, with her two-year-old in a child seat behind her. She is wearing a green T-shirt. The bike’s basket is full. Beside her is a man on a recumbent cycle.
    Community champion

    Becky Cox

    Ride leader; volunteer for Swindon Cycle Campaign
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  • Belinda stands to the left of her bike on a path. She is wearing colourful dungarees and a black long-sleeved top.
    Community champion

    Belinda Everett

    Cycle mechanic and founder of Bee Pedal Ready
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  • Industry mogul

    Beth Ward

    Founder of Drosi Bikes community bike workshop
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  • Carla is facing the camera with her bike in a park. She is wearing black T-shirt and jeans. Photo: Graham Berry.
    Cycle influencer

    Carla Francome

    Cycle campaigner and social media influencer
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  • A woman is standing on a makeshift stage. She has a Dawes touring bike with her; an open notebook is balanced on the bike’s handlebars. She is wearing a blue and white striped top, black three-quarter-length trousers and cycling shoes. She is smiling.
    Cycle influencer

    Caroline Burrows

    Writer of poetry, short stories and travel articles
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  • Charlotte stands side-on to the camera with her bike in a mountainous landscape. She is wearing a white helmet, grey jacket and brown shorts.
    Industry mogul

    Charlotte Hartwell

    Co-editor of Shiftr magazine and director at Women in Tandem
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  • Industry mogul

    Charlotte Inman

    Founder of Sisters In the Wild UK and cycle leader
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  • Community champion

    Charlotte Reeves

    President of Charlotte’s Tandems
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  • Community champion

    Charlotte Reeves

    President of Charlotte’s Tandems
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  • A woman is standing under a John o’ Groats sign. She has a Liv road bike with tri bars and is holding a bottle of champagne, celebrating after completing the Land’s End to John o’ Groats cycle ride.
    Sporting hero

    Christina Mackenzie

    Former triathlete; LEGOG record holder
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  • Community champion

    Claire Murray

    Founder of cycle group Any1CanRide, cycling coach & instruct
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  • A woman is standing at the gates of a hotel in Spain. The building is covered with old bicycles and even the gates are made from bike frames. She is wearing black trousers, a bright cerise cardigan and blue top, as well as a brightly patterned scarf
    Cycle influencer

    Dorothy Craw

    Founder, Recycke y’bike; club ride leader
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  • Cycle influencer

    Dulce Pedroso

    Researcher, blogger & podcaster, Audax community member
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  • Eilidh smiles with her bike during one of her cycle adventures overseas. She is wearing a blue top and red scarf. Behind her is a colourful, historic building. Her bike has a big yellow flower attached to the handlebars.
    Community champion

    Eilidh Graham

    Cycle trainer and ride organiser in Glasgow
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  • Elle stands with her teammates and one of the organisers at Seacroft Wheelers Road Race. She is fifth from the left, third from the right. She is wearing Klatsch club cycle kit.
    Community champion

    Elle Haigh

    Co-founder of Klatsch Cycling
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  • A woman is standing with her road bike. She is perched on the crossbar. She is wearing black cycling shorts and a black and multicoloured polka dot cycling jersey. She is smiling.
    Cycle influencer

    Elle Linton

    Cycling coach, blogger, Breeze champion, Liv ambassador
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  • A woman is cycling towards the camera. She is wearing black shorts, an orange and grey jersey and yellow hi-vis jacket, along with a blue and green helmet and sunglasses. The bike is blue. She is cycling on a gravel path bordered by woodland on both sides
    Community champion

    Ellen Lee

    Co-founder, organiser and ride leader, Isis Cyclists
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  • A woman in a GB cycling jersey is holding up a gold medal and smiling to the camera
    Sporting hero

    Emily Benham Kvale

    Five times world champion in mountain bike orienteering
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  • Cycle influencer

    Emily Groves

    Cycle coach
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  • Community champion

    Emily Wormald

    Founder of Lakes Gravel Gang
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  • Emma is smiling as her bike does a jump on a mountain biking trail. She is wearing a helmet, dark coloured top and green leggings.
    Community champion

    Emma Downey

    Coach for BMXercise in Bristol
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  • Emma smiles with her arms folded. She is wearing a blue and yellow helmet, black top and blue gloves. There are trees in the background.
    Industry mogul

    Emma Hawkins

    Co-founder of MTB festival Sisters of Send
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  • Industry mogul

    Emma Wheeler

    Cycle mechanics instructor for Bikes Beyond Bars
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  • A woman is cycling on a cargo trike. She is wearing blue jeans and a white sweater. She has a NJ tube. A smally, fluffy white dog is in the cargo box.
    Cycle influencer

    Harrie Larrington-Spencer

    Inclusive cycling campaigner, social media influencer
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  • Helen smiling on her bike. She wears a blue helmet, green top and dark shorts. There is a lake behind her.
    Community champion

    Helen Hirst

    Ride leader and Bikeability instructor
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  • Community champion

    Helen Holcroft

    Community Cycle Club founder
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  • Sporting hero

    Helen Russell

    Age group triathlete, equal rights campaigner, fundraiser
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  • Sporting hero

    Helen Russell

    Age group triathlete, equal rights campaigner, fundraiser
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  • Cycle influencer

    Hetty Key

    Climate activist, researcher and event organiser
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  • A woman is standing on a grass verge at the side of a road. She is wearing a white cycle helmet and a bright, stripey Stolen Goat cycling jersey. She is smiling at the camera.
    Industry mogul

    Hilary May

    Cycle trainer, Breeze champion and campaigner
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  • A woman is smiling into the camera. She has long, wavy blonde hair and is wearing a check shirt
    Industry mogul

    Hollie Burnett

    Ride leader; bike mechanic; founder of Energise Cycles
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  • Iona kneels behind her green bike which is set up with bikepacking bags. She wears a helmet, green jersey, gloves and black shorts. A beach is in the background.
    Community champion

    Iona Hassan

    Ride leader and wheel builder
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  • Jackie riding her blue bike in the countryside. She is wearing a pink jersey, blue shorts, black helmet and sunglasses.
    Community champion

    Jackie Fowler

    Inspiring club member who rode Tour de France for charity
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  • A woman is standing in a pub or restaurant garden. She is wearing cycling clothing and gloves. She is holding up a JoyRiders jacket
    Community champion

    Jane Carlton Smith

    Ride leader with Isis Cyclists and JoyRiders Oxford
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  • Community champion

    Janine Morrall

    Cycle coach, instructor, Breeze champion and coordinator
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  • Jenni stands leaning against a brick wall with her arms folded. She wears a green helmet, sunglasses and black jersey.
    Industry mogul

    Jenni Green

    Founder of Bia Cycling and The Bia Hub
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  • Sporting hero

    Jenny Holl

    World Champion and Paralympic medallist
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  • Sporting hero

    Jenny Tough

    Adventurer, endurance bikepacker, author
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  • Community champion

    Jess Notzing

    Founder of School of Rocks Cardiff
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  • Cycle influencer

    Jessie Stevens

    Climate activist and founder of People Pedal Power
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  • Cycle influencer

    Jo Rigby

    Chair of Wandsworth Council's Transport Committee
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  • A woman is cycling along the road. She is on a road bike which has a number attached to a handlebar bag; she is taking part in an organised cycling event. She is wearing black cycling leggings and a very bright multicoloured jersey
    Community champion

    Joolz Christie

    Breeze Champion and cycling skills trainer
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  • Joscelyne smiling with her red bike. She is wearing an orange Sara Park CCC t-shirt, black leggings and helmet.
    Community champion

    Joscelyne Daniel

    Ride leader and secretary for Sara Park Community Cycle Club
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  • Community champion

    Josie Lees

    Bikepacker and ride leader
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  • A woman is standing with a light grey Trek mountain bike. It’s winter. She is wearing a warm winter jacket and trousers. Her bike is decorated with blue tinsel. There is frost on the pavement, grass and trees and the stream behind her has ice on it
    Community champion

    Julie Cunningham

    Cycling UK development officer for women & girls in Scotland
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  • Cycle influencer

    Kamar Omar

    Social media influencer and Brompton bike enthusiast
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  • Kat stands to the right of her bike in a park. A small child is in a child’s seat at the back of the bike. Kat is wearing glasses, a black top and red patterned leggings.
    Cycle influencer

    Kat Heath

    Kidical Mass organiser in Reading
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  • A woman is fixing a tyre on a cycle. She is wearing a brown sweater and black and red gloves. She has long brown hair. She is smiling at the camera
    Cycle influencer

    Kate Ball

    Campaigner for better, more inclusive cycling infrastructure
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  • Community champion

    Kate Jenkins

    Founder of Watford Cycle Hub
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  • Kath competing in a road bike event. She is wearing a white helmet and blue lycra kit.
    Industry mogul

    Kath Finn

    Inclusive cycle coach and professional athlete
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  • Cycle influencer

    Katherine Dunne

    Deputy Leader of Hounslow Council
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  • A woman is standing astride a grey hybrid bike with a packed trailer attached to it. She is wearing normal clothes: blue trousers and shoes and a grey fleece, as well as a cycle helmet.
    Community champion

    Kathryn McNicoll

    Trustee and honorary secretary of campaign group Cyclox
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  • A woman is cycling on an Orbea road bike. She is wearing a green and white cycling jersey, black shorts, a red and white helmet and black and yellow fingerless gloves. She is smiling at the camera. In the background is some pretty impressive countryside
    Industry mogul

    Kirsten Berggren

    Volunteer mechanic and ride leader, Ride On Cycling for All
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  • A woman is cycling downhill through a forest. She is riding a Scott mountain bike. She is wearing black three-quarter-length cycling leggings and a black jacket, as well as a green helmet. Credit: Roo Fowler
    Cycle influencer

    Laura Bailey

    Senior partnerships manager, Ordnance Survey; writer for MBR
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  • A woman is standing with a hire bike on some of Birmingham’s cycle infrastructure, the blue routes. She is wearing a red dress, black cardigan and black tights. She has a yellow handbag over her shoulder and a red bag in the bike’s basket
    Cycle influencer

    Liz Clements

    Labour councillor, Birmingham, Cabinet Member for Transport
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  • A woman is sitting on her bike with her forearms resting on the drop handlebars, her hands clasped in front of her. She is wearing a blue fleece and has sunglasses on her head. She has short hair. She is smiling.
    Community champion

    Liz Matthews

    Bikeability instructor and cycle coach
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  • Community champion

    Lois Kay

    Volunteer at cycling collective Lady Pedal
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  • Lucie on a silver e-cycle with front and back baskets, standing in front of Poole harbour. She is wearing blue jeans and a blue BH Active Travel T-shirt
    Community champion

    Lucie Allen

    Active travel advocate; chair of BH Active Travel
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  • A woman is standing next to a touring bike. She is wearing a blue strappy top with white flower pattern and blue and black leggings, a turquoise cycling helmet and sunglasses. The bike is green and it has two big panniers on the rear rack
    Industry mogul

    Lucy Dance

    Sustrans Bike-it officer
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  • A selfie of three cyclists next to a hedge. The photo has been taken by a woman and behind her are two men, one to the left and one to the right. They are all wearing hi-vis jackets and cycling helmets
    Community champion

    Lyn Brayshaw

    Chair of Southampton Cycling Campaign
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  • Marina stands next to a sunflower field with her blue bike. She wears sunglasses, a yellow helmet, blue jacket and black shorts.
    Community champion

    Marina Friend

    Ride leader for Coventry CTC
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  • A smiling woman with long blonde hair and sunglasses is standing astride a black and pink bike. She is wearing a blue dress and white sun hat. The bike’s basket is decorated with balloons and plastic flowers
    Community champion

    Menekse Ayrilmaz

    Co-founder and cycle instructor, Londra Bisiklet Kulubu
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  • Sporting hero

    Molly Weaver

    Former road racing pro turned endurance rider
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  • A woman in a lilac and forest green cycling jacket and silver helmet is cycling off road through a forest. It’s autumn and the trees are bare, there are leaves all over the forest floor
    Community champion

    Nic Carass

    Founder and co-director, New Forest Off Road Club
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  • A woman is standing with a very muddy bike and holding a medal, having just completed an off-road triathlon on the Isle of Kerrera. She is smiling broadly
    Sporting hero

    Philippa Battye

    Ultra-racer and competitive bikepacker
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  • A woman is standing on a racetrack. She is wearing black leggings and a violet padded jacket, along with sunglasses. She has long, wavy, dark blonde hair. She is surrounded by various non-standard cycles, showing the different options for different needs
    Community champion

    Philippa Curphey

    Co-founder of girls ALIVE; inclusive cycling advocate
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  • Cycle influencer

    Rebecca Mountford

    Bicycle Mayor of Cheltenham
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  • Cycle influencer

    Robyn Jankel

    York Cycle Campaign co-chair and CAN volunteer
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  • A woman is standing with a metallic green bike that is fully loaded with bags for bikepacking. She is wearing a blue cycling helmet and a check shirt. She is smiling at the camera
    Community champion

    Ruby Boyce

    Co-founder of cycling club Queens of Pain
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  • Community champion

    Sally Redman-Davies

    Founder of My Bike project, cycling instructor and coach
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  • Community champion

    Sally Redman-Davies

    Founder of My Bike project, cycling instructor and coach
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  • Community champion

    Salma Rahman

    Instructor & ride leader empowering Muslim women to cycle
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  • Community champion

    Saoirse Pottie

    Guinness World Record holder, co-founder of Bikepacking Buds
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  • A woman is riding a bike while wearing a Christmas elf outfit. She is looking back at the camera and pulling a funny face
    Community champion

    Sara Bateman

    Volunteer ride leader; project officer at Gateway Wheelers
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  • Saskia smiles at the camera as she stands with her cargo bike, transporting her children. She is wearing glasses, a beige jacket and jeans.
    Cycle influencer

    Saskia Heijltjes

    Kidical Mass organiser and Bicycle Mayor of Bath
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  • A woman is sitting sideways on the top bar of her bike. She is wearing GB cycling shorts and jersey. She has long dark brown hair. She is smiling at the camera. The bike is a matt black Pinarello Dogma
    Community champion

    Sharon Calton

    Personal trainer and cycling coach
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  • Sharon smiles to camera, holding a clipboard and stopwatch. She is standing at the side of the road at the finish line. She is wearing a grey winter coat and hi-vis vest.
    Community champion

    Sharon Dyson

    Timekeeper and marshal in the North East
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  • A woman is on a cream Dutch-style bike. The bike’s front basket is full of flowers. She is wearing leggings with a scarf tied around her waist and a brown T-shirt. She has on sunglasses and is smiling at the camera
    Community champion

    Sibel Maden

    Ride leader and committee member, Londra Bisiklet Kulubu
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  • Sophie mountain biking on the Great North Trail. She is wearing a white helmet, blue jacket and grey shorts.
    Industry mogul

    Sophie Gordon

    Off-road campaigns officer for Cycling UK
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  • Sophie Unwin (right) and Jenny Holl (left) hold up their medals after winning gold in the Women’s Tandem Trial at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships. Credit: SWPix
    Sporting hero

    Sophie Unwin

    Visually impaired para-cyclist and world champion
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  • A woman is posing with a heavily laden bikepacking bike. She is wearing black shorts, a black Rapha T-shirt and check shirt, and a black cycling helmet with a cap underneath. She is in a remote location with mountains in the background
    Cycle influencer

    Taylor Doyle

    Founder of Ultra Distance Scholarship and Steezy Collective
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  • Sporting hero

    Trudy Lindblade

    CEO at 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships
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  • Community champion

    Victoria O’Reilly

    Bute Wheelers chairperson, Bute Community Cycling founder
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