We got some great news from a young track cyclist in New Zealand this past weekend, Jen Muhl took part in her first event at U-19 level at the 2012 Oceania Track Championships in Invercargill, New Zealand. The competition sees riders from New Zealand and Australia compete across all Olympic track disciplines at both senior and under-19 level.
For Jen it was the first time she had mixed it up with senior riders and put in an impressive performance. Jen tells us: "I've been training hard and raced as an U19 for the first time at the Oceania track champs. I had some success, coming 2nd in the scratch race and 8th in the combined women & U19 points race, finishing as the 2nd under-19 girl."
On competiing with the seniors, it was clear that Jen felt right at home: "It was a huge buzz racing with the New Zealand elite riders for the first time and I enjoyed all the racing immensely. I was pleased that I didn't feel out of place in the racing despite it being my first time at that level."
Jen has been training on a Wattbike for some time now and is a huge fan, she said: "These results wouldn't have been possible without the training opportunities provided by the Wattbike. I proudly wear the Wattbike kit on both the track and road because I really do believe that it's one of the best training tools available."
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Jen's coach, Stewart Morley, has been impressed with level of support from Wattbike and told us: "Being on the other side of the world from where the Wattbike originated made me think hard and long about whether it was going to be difficult to get the backup and support that we would have from a local supplier, particulary if things should go wrong. But I'm glad that we made the decision to jump on board with what is turning out to be an effective and a necessary tool to help Jen with her cycling."
We look forward to keeping up with Jen's progress.
We often say this, but it never loses its importance or meaning to us, we're proud to support women's cycling at all levels.