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100 Women in Cycling 2023

  • Olivia Smallshaw racing her pink road bike in Shibden CC cycling kit. She is wearing a pink helmet and cycling sunglasses. She looks like she’s concentrating hard.
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  • Nahida Hussain is riding a silver Cannondale road bike. She is wearing a Cycle Sisters cycling jersey and cycling leggings, as well as a helmet and cycling sunglasses. She has an event number fixed to her handlebar and is smiling.
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  • A portrait of cyclist Manon Lloyd in her red GCN cycling kit, with white GCN logo. She has long brown hair in a ponytail and is smiling at the camera.
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  • Lynn Bye rides her road bike togged up in Fat Lad at the Back cycling kit, a blue and yellow long-sleeved jersey and black leggings. She is wearing a helmet and cycling glasses; she has long blonde hair.
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  • Lucy Poulden is sitting on a black road bike. She is on a road in front of a yellow tall building and is wearing a long green jacket and black trousers
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  • Lorna Breetzke shows off her blue and white Elgin Cycling Club kit. She has taken a selfie and is smiling at the camera. She has long brown hair in plaits and is wearing a cycle helmet. She’s out in the countryside and there’s a big gorse bush behind her.
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  • Laura Di Giacomo on her pink bike in the park in Oxford. She is wearing a red long-sleeved T-shirt, white trousers and brown boots. She has short, curly brown hair.
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  • Kirsteen Ross pedals an adapted tricycle trishaw in front of the Kelpies in Falkirk. She is wearing a blue jacket and black leggings. She has a passenger in the trike, who has a bright blanket over her. Both are smiling at the camera.
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  • Kerry Wilson is performing a jump on a downhill off-road mountain bike track. She is wearing black mountain biking kit and a full face helmet. She has a race number (710) on her mountain bike handlebar.
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