After a crash just weeks before the start of the 2024 Transcontinental Race, Cynthia spent months recovering—stitches, broken teeth, and the mental weight of losing the race she’d prepared for. A year later, she returned to the start line determined to give it everything she had.

In this conversation, Cynthia reflects on:

• The steep learning curve of self-routing and how small decisions shaped her race
• Racing in one of the deepest women’s fields TCR has ever seen
• Recovering from a devastating crash and rebuilding confidence on the bike
• The mantras and mental tricks that carried her through the darkest moments
• What it means to truly embrace the highs and lows, in racing and in life

It’s a full-circle moment to have Cynthia back on the pod. If you've been here since the beginning you'll remember her as our original co-host and this pod would not exist without her! 

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