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On top of the world: The Gunn-Rita Dahle diary 2005
Norwegian cross-country mountain bike racer Gunn-Rita Dahle is probably the best female rider this relatively young branch of the sport has ever seen. World champion in 2002 and 2004, Olympic champion in 2004 and unbeaten in the World Cup in 2003 and 2004, she has a breath-taking palmares.
Dahle says her success is due to an unrelenting focus - she describes herself as a '24-hour athlete' - and the constant support of her boyfriend and coach Kenneth Flesjå. Follow her exploits on Cyclingnews as she works to stay at the top of her game in 2005. Or, for more Gunn-Rita, see her personal website: www.gunnrita.com
Latest entry: December 31: Happy New Year!
2005 entries
- December 31: Happy New Year!
- December 21: Merry Christmas
- November 30: Gigantic wedding celebration
- October 4: Exciting days in China
- September 29: The season's over but things don't stop
- September 15: A great winning streak
- August 30: Two months of conquering the world
- July 6: Doing it tough at World Cup Canada
- May 30: Action-packed weeks
- May 11: Fantastic victory in Madrid
- May 2: World Cup opening: second place
- April 26: Plenty to do after my injury
- March 29: Recumbent Easter
- March 10: Home to snow
- March 1: Back on Mallorca
- January 30: First training camp completed
- January 14: Mind-blowing sports gala
- January 6: New Year - New Challenges
