Katie Schofield
Ex-Athlete, Learner, Doodler
Oh gosh. This will be one of the hardest things for me to write and express my recent news and the decision to retire from cycling. Writing for me is therapeutic, so please excuse the verbose entry. It brings me so much devastation to even say that two weeks ago I was dropped from the…
Balance (noun) An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady A situation in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions Of course, when we ride a bike, balance is the fundamental skill that is required to keep the bike moving forward. And philosophically we need balance…
You can read this article online here Dogged Schofield trying new tack Home » Sport » Other Sports By Adrian Seconi on Sat, 5 Mar 2016Cycling Former Dunedin-based track rider Katie Schofield is not giving up her Olympic dream just yet.The 31-year-old sprinter missed out on a place in the New Zealand team for…
I will get straight to the point with this entry, and it might seem a little blunt and brief as that is what mood I am in. I will be honest, it has been a stressful, disappointing, and disheartening two months. Since competing in the Hong Kong World Cup, I have not been able to…
Bumps in the road make the journey more interesting and worth it…. I would say that the build-up to this World Cup wasn’t optimal. Two weeks after the Cambridge World Cup I had a little accident on the track while mock racing. I collided with my team mate and came off the track, banging my…
You can read the article online here An excerpt from this article reads: The New Zealand spring combination of Katie Schofield and Natasha Hansen just missed out on World Cup medal ride for the first time, clocking 33.859s in the 500m qualifying, which was 23/100ths of a second behind forth qualifier Canada. It was their…
You can read the article online here Aaron Gate returns to New Zealand track team for UCI World Cup in Hong Kong An inexperienced New Zealand squad will head to Hong Kong for the third UCI Track World Cup of the season, although former world champion Aaron Gate returns. Gate, the 2013 omnium world champion, was…
To have a world class event on your home track is something I will never forget. It was thrilling to compete in front of friends, family and the local Waikato crowd. Cambridge held the second track cycling world cup for the 2015/2016 season, and it was a fantastic event. Thank you to all the volunteers,…
You can read the article online here Team pursuit world champions headline New Zealand track cycling team BEN STRANG The rainbow jerseys of New Zealand’s team pursuit world champions will be on track for the UCI Track World Cup in Cambridge. A rainbow blur will race the boards at the UCI Track World Cup…
I got the wonderful opportunity to be a part of the promotional ad for the Cambridge World Cup 4-6th December. Check it out below: Cool huh?
Here is a quick run down of the first world cup of the 2015/2016 season. After 50 h of travel it took me awhile to feel like my normal self. It was a blessing in disguise that our bikes unexpectedly took two extra days to make it to Cali. So although we still trained, I…
As the competitive season has kicked up another notch, I will keep this brief as there is much to do on the bike… Heading down south to what was my second home was exciting and a little weird. I hadn’t been down back to Invercargill in the last two years. It was so good to…
New Zealand win men’s team sprint at Oceania Track Cycling Championships You can find the original article online here SCOTT DONALDSON Last updated 00:00, October 9 2015 New Zealand have won the elite men’s team sprint title, beating Australia on the opening night of the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill. The 2014 world championship winning…
You can find this article online here Cycling: Tough battle for Rio selection Saturday, 12 September 2015 Natasha Hansen is one of three cyclists competing for two places in the New Zealand team for the Rio Olympics next year. Photo / Dianne Manson By David Leggat You can’t question Natasha Hansen’s desire to return to…
I was fortunate to have an interview with Dr Tracy Perry from the University of Otago who is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human Nutrition. Tracy talks to me about my cycling career, my training, and my nutrition issues sport. I have just the audio file, but the interview talks to my website…
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