Nine months after a yet to be identified hit-and-run SUV driver 'left her for dead' in a horrific crash, Scottish pro cyclist Christina Mackenzie makes her way back to the peloton and seals a spot in the UCI World Championship cycling Lejogmack
Scottish endurance cyclist and time-trial specialist Christina Mackenzie participated in her first competitive cycling event and sealed a spot in the UCI World Championships’ road race, nine months after a horrific hit-and-run crash with an SUV driver towing a trailer.the almost two-decades old women’s cycling record for the punishing 839-mile long Land’s End to John O’Groats, finishing the ride in 51 hours, five minutes and 27 seconds and beating the previous time by an hour and 40 minutes.
who “left her for dead”, while she was training near Stirling. She said that she felt “excruciating pain” and had “no mobility whatsoever” after the collision. But nine months and some gruelling physiotherapy sessions later, she has not only found herself back in the saddle, but also qualified for the 2023 UCI World Championships road race, set to take place on 4th August in Perth.
“It’s been nine months since my last race,” she wrote on Twitter. “It was great to be able to enjoy cycling again with friends & get back on a start line.”She was representing the Stirling Bike Club at the Tour of Cambridgeshire, a two-day event in Peterborough comprising of a road race and a time trial. She finished an impressive fourth place in the time trial over the hilly route, and came fifth in the 66-mile long road race, even winning a Strava QOM on the ToC finish sprint.
“The plan was to compete at the Island Games and I used this race to get myself ready for it, but to have qualified for the World Championships it amazing. I’m delighted”, she told the
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