Q & A with Charlotte Kool

This month we asked you on our social media channels if you had any questions for new recruit, Charlotte Kool. After a nice training ride around her local region, Charlotte sat down to answer our five favourite questions!

Q: What is your favourite race and why?

A: Itโ€™s actually hard to pick one race because I like everything basically! But if I had to pick one, then I would go with Paris-Roubaix because it is something epic and different to all of the others. Itโ€™s not like a normal bike race, itโ€™s crazy and the finish on the velodrome is something really special.

Q: What are your expectations for the 2022 season?

A: I want to have a lot of fun with the girls, which we already have at our team camps so far, to win races together as Team DSM, to give it my all and become a stronger rider. Yeah, just to enjoy everything with the team and of course in the end if we can win races together.

Q: What race (not your favourite) are you most looking forward to?

A: Like I said for my favourite race, itโ€™s tough. I think the classics are pretty special because we have a strong group in the team and they are always really exciting races. I canโ€™t think of one race but just everything as a block โ€“ I canโ€™t wait to start with the team!

Q: How many kilometres do you ride in a year and whatโ€™s the most youโ€™ve done?

A: Ooh thatโ€™s a hard question! Iโ€™m actually not sure how many kilometres I did last year, but it was a lot. The most I have done in a race was Ronde van Drenthe last year with around 160 kilometres and even more if you include the neutral. As for a ride, I think it was around 185 kilometres but Iโ€™m not too sure if Iโ€™ve done longer than that!

Q: Whatโ€™s your favourite thing to do away from cycling?

A: This is an easy one for me, as I really like coffee! I recently bought a new espresso machine so I am trying everything out now and itโ€™s more difficult than you think โ€“ making a good espresso is tough. I also enjoy spending time with my friends and going hiking, but hiking is quite difficult to do during the season, so weโ€™ve done quite a bit of it in the off-season!

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Mathew Mitchell
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My name is Mathew Mitchell, 30-something from Staffordshire, UK. Over the last few years, I've got more and more into cycling, from the first innocent Sportive events to Audaxes, Go-Races, British Cycling racing, Time Trials and now Cyclocross.

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