FEMME MATTERS | WOMENS CYCLING VLOG | EPISODE 3 | LIÈGE BASTOGNE LIÈGE TRAINING | ONE MORE CITY

Welcome BACK to the third episode of FEMME MATTERS. A new cycling vlog series, shining a light women’s cycling, celebrating incredible women within the cycling space and their stories. The series features female riders from every bike discipline – road, gravel, mountain biking.

This week we interview the incredible Christine O’Connell – founder of One More City London and multi-disciplined bike adventurer, about to take on Liege Bastonge Liege sportive and The Traka gravel race. Christine started One More City London after developing secondary breast cancer, and the campaign works hard to directly fund PHD students actively researching cures.

Christine’s story and journey is absolutely phenomenal – she is a huge inspiration and a huge fighter.

A must watch for anyone.

As ever, we discuss journeys in to riding, great adventures, challenges and Christine opens up about her story of living with cancer, whilst refusing to let it deter her passion and love for the bike and pushing herself to her limits.

You can find information on One More City here:
https://www.instagram.com/onemorecity_ldn/?hl=en

My instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/pelohun/

The Justgiving page for my 8008.5km BOOBS challenge is here:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/pelohun

It was Christine who inspired me to do a charity challenge, and the Justgiving link goes directly in to help raise funds for One More City London.

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A little about me
Thanks for dropping by.
I’m your classic runner turned newbie cyclist.

For years I feared riding a bike – I was afraid of traffic, clipping in, couldn’t get my head around lycra, chamois cream and clambering up hills on a bike.

I didn’t believe that riding a bike would give me the same de-stress, mental download or sense of freedom that life as a long distance runner had given me before my knees ground to dust.

Fast forward to 2021 and picking up a second hand CAAD10 changed my life for the better. Not just physically and mentally. But also providing a sense of community and belonging – which is magic. The cycling community is just magic.

So I’m here. To hopefully inspire others to not fear the bike – the lycra, the clipping in. And come share the passion, freedom and indescribable joy that comes from being on the bike. I truly believe that the bike life is the best life and everyone should be able to enjoy it.

Come with me on some adventures.

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A few items featured in the video are incredibly kindly gifted by some amazing partners (feel so lucky, thank you).

Garmin Edge ( @garminemea )
Garmin Rally Power Pedals ( @GarminInt )

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Because we all love a bit of a bargain, some discount codes from some super lovely partners:

£25 off LAKA bike insurance: https://my.laka.co/WEJ30

Thanks so much for all the support, really appreciate any likes, comments and subscribes ❤

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