Sharing Real Stories: Cassandra Feels Like She’s Flying

Sharing real stories: Cassandra feels like she’s flying

Cycling has always been a big part of my life. As a young child, my family would go on weekend bike rides together. As I grew older, my dad became an avid road cyclist. Every year, we would attend the Tour Down Under in South Australia and watch the professional cyclists’ race. I even participated in a community stage ride as a teenager!  Cycling challenges me, but it also makes me feel free and like I am flying, especially when I am going down …

When a grandfather is a cyclist, when a father is a cyclist and when a brother a year and a half older is also drawn into the world of cycling, there is no choice but for a daughter to follow suit. This is the story of Mia Radotić, a former professional road cyclist, who we host in the Another Career section. At the beginning of this season, the 40-year-old Croatian took on the role of acting coach of all Slovenian women's road cycling teams (yo…