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Olympic gold hero Jenny Rissveds has won the hearts of many Swedes.
Now the cyclist must take on a completely new kind of challenge in his career.
– I am super grateful for the opportunity, she says in a press release.
It was during the 2016 Summer Olympics that Jenny Rissved got his big break and became a blue-and-yellow national hero. When she won a very impressive Olympic gold medal in mountain biking.
Rissved’s victory
Since then, the Swede has had a few tough years with mental health problems and depression. Where she had a longer timeout from the sport, but the 28-year-old has managed to come back and found her love for cycling.
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Rissveds has also taken on other cycling competitions than just mountain biking. Earlier this year, the Swede won the overall victory in the Gracia-Orlova road cycling race, and it gave a great boost to road cycling.
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The new challenge
Now Jenny Rissveds will take on the great challenge of competing in the prestigious Tour de France this summer.
– It’s fun, it’s good training, she’s developing as a cyclist. She likes to drive on country roads, says the team manager Robert Whitlock in her mountain bike team to Dagens Nyheter.
– It is not entirely easy to combine these two things, but she was given the opportunity through Coop to do it, and then she chose to take on the challenge.
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28-year-old Rissveds has signed for the professional team Team Coop-Hitec Products and will combine it with her mountain bike season. With her new team, she therefore gets the opportunity to compete in the classic cycling competition.
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This year the women’s Tour de France will be decided over eight different stages and will run from July 23rd to July 30th.
– I want to gain more experience on the road, and I am super grateful for the opportunity to become part of Team Coop-Hitec Products, says the Swede in a first statement on the new team’s official website.
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