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COMING THROUGH

The sun is shining on a winter’s day in Calpe and April Tacey looks much like any other cyclist on a training camp in her Lycra team-issue kit, modern POC helmet and sleek shades. She looks every inch the rider that in six months will be outsprinting powerhouses like Chloé Dygert and Lauren Stephens. But today her weapon of choice is a Brompton – and it’s the first time she’s sat on a bike in months.

On a training camp in Calpe just before Christmas, Tacey had ridden into a ditch and bashed her knee on

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