Pro mountain biker Manon Carpenter had a great 2014, winning first place overall at the 2014 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in the downhill division as well as the 2014 World Cup, earning the rainbow jersey.

In what was also a great year for downhill mountain biking Carpenter also won third place in the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year, and was also nominated for British Cycling’s Ride of the year, for her MTB World Championships win.

Thank you everyone for the well wishes and support… Third at BBC Wales SPOTY!! #WSA2014 #MTBonthemap 🙂 pic.twitter.com/ircC2EE81F

— Manon Carpenter (@ManonCarpenter) December 8, 2014

60 Seconds with Manon Carpenter, Pro MTB Racer

In December Carpenter talked to TWC about the challenges of being a woman in pro cycling.

She said: “I love seeing more women getting into the sport. There does also need to be more support and opportunities for female racers and younger athletes coming through, hopefully soon companies will realise what a good investment we can be. I know Madison Saracen, for example, are more than happy that they got me on board!”

Watch a day in the life of Manon Carpenter:

We know we at TWC are all inspired by Carpenter’s achievements and wish her all the best for 2015.