#38
I live for competition. Having represented Iceland in sailing twice at the Olympic Games, I understand the pressure and sensations that come with competing at the very highest level.
However, nothing quite compares to the intensity that comes with racing on two wheels. Whether it’s on the road or mtb trails, each race requires you to stretch yourself beyond the limit you previously thought possible.
This race was special for me because it was my first real race and it was icelandic mtb nationals . Before the race I didn’t know what to expect but I managed to go away with the biggest cycling legend in Iceland, Gunnlaugur.
Half way trough the race he left me and pretty fast he had gained more than 2 minutes on me . I pushed on and was happy with my solid second place. When there was less than 10 kilometres left I started to see Gunnlaugur again and I was gaining time on him fast ! 1 km from the finish line I past him and I won the race . My first race and my first national title!
I am not number 06
Alexia is the 10th woman in the world among nearly 100 skippers to have finished the Vendée Globe race without stopping and without assistance. Cycling is her other passion.
I am not a number 738
Fifty four kilometres, more than two thousand six hundred entrants, my first big race and a dry mouth. I'm nervous but I am not a number.
I am not a number 112
Alpine skiing was the first competitive sport I ever participated in. And I was coming from an island where there are no ski slopes. But I am not a number.
I am not a number 399
My friends lined my hometown course and shouted my name in every corner. He beat me two weeks earlier but this day was my day, this course was my course.