The series ‘Everything you did and did not want to know about…’ is the perfect opportunity to get to know TALENT Cycling better. Here we ask everyone who is involved in any way with TALENT Cycling spicy questions and difficult dilemmas. Today it is the turn of Marissa Baks, already active for the third year in a row with our UCI team, Grant Thornton-Krush Bikes-Tunap Sports.
Nickname?
Baksie
Specialty?
To climb
Motto?
In a headwind we just go a step faster
Favorite match?
Vuelta a Burgos
Does pineapple belong on a pizza?
Nope
Which shoe do you click in first?
Right
Favorite climb?
Grossglockner
Always a headwind or always wet cycling shoes?
Headwind
Name something that is on your bucket list
Olympics
What is your best moment ever on the bike?
Wearing a green jersey in the Vuelta a Burgos
One day race or stage race?
Stage race
What is the most beautiful place you have ever been on a bike?
Slovenia
World champion or Olympic champion?
World champion
Would you rather fight 1 duck the size of a horse or 100 horses the size of a duck?
100 horses the size of a duck
Which race will you never forget and why?
Vuelta Burgos, first UCI podium and wearing green jersey for the day
What is your hidden talent?
It is still hidden