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Simpson Nouvelles Cycling - Tales from the Team Car

Freya Whiteside

Season 2, Ep. 9
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Hot on the heels of the last episode announcing the Simpson Nouvelles 2026 line-up, David and Chris chat to a rider who, as well looking ahead to next season in the road, is currently causing a stir in domestic and European cyclocross. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Freya Whiteside!


📸 Freya on her way to 5th overall and 3rd in the U23 category during Round 4 of the Lloyds Cyclo-cross National Trophy Series 2025/26 at Sandwell Valley Country Park in November 2025. (Andy Smith Photography https://www.andysmithphotography.co.uk/)


Music: “Starry Eyes” by A Month of Sleep, courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.


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