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End of Season Lowdown with Team Wiggle
Our Team Wiggle athletes have had a cracking year, standing atop rostrums the world over in road racing, mountain biking and triathlon. Before they put their feet up for the festive break, we caught up with them all as they reflect on 2009 and look ahead to 2010. Cross country mountain biker Lee Williams had a terrific year and showed he has huge potential…
Q. Looking back on your 2009 season, are you pleased with how it went?
A. Yes, I’m pretty pleased with it all. Being part of Team Wiggle made one hell of a difference for me. Being part of the team certainly gave me that added edge for the start of the season and I just went on a roll after that. Happy days.
Q. What was the highlight of your year?
A. The highlight for me was my third place at the British Champs. Although it was not my strongest race of the season by any means, it was the result I had targeted before the season and it meant I had achieved my goal, so it was also a relief once the race was over. I felt good about that one.
Q.What was the funniest moment?
A. It has to be on my way to the Torq 12 Enduro where I was due to race with my team mate Matt Page. My dad and I were driving along the motorway at about 60-70mph when suddenly there was a loud bang. The rear wheel of the van had come off and came sailing past us before it hit the verge and rolled into the trees. We pulled over, managed to rescue the wheel with some extreme repairs, fix it back on well enough to return home then load up my car and set off again. In spite of all this, we still managed to take the win in the pairs race!
Q. What was the biggest lesson you learnt?
A. Take a spare bike with you. I arrived at a Midlands race to find my shifter not working which meant I had to borrow a substitute steed for the event – not really ideal.
Q. What are your plans for winter training? How’s it going so far?
A. After a few weeks off in October, I started my winter training plan with renewed enthusiasm. It’s a combination of fitness and base work to begin with, working up to the start of the season with more intense stuff. Apart from my current dose of man flu it has gone well.
Q. What does 2010 have in store for you? What are your major races going to be?
A. I hope I can continue improving. My major races will be the World Cups and, if I’m selected, the World and European Champs. I’ll also add to that the British Champs plus any others where I can race against the best and get a result.
Lee getting all tangled up at the Houffalize World Cup!
