Scottish Cyclist Katie Archibald is a European, World Cup and World Champion in the field of Team Pursuit track cycling. In 2014, she was part of the team with Elinor Barker, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell that won the Team Pursuit title at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup. We caught up with the rising star to ask her a few burning questions…
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Turbo trainers or rollers?
Rollers.
Who is the last person you tweeted?
Probably Elinor Barker, giving her some sort of abuse.
If you were a hip hop artist what would your stage name be?
Kiggy Pop…
Cake or pie?
Cake.
Three things you couldn’t live without?
Cake, my chamois cream and someone who is not judgemental when I take my third piece of cake…
Wiggins or Cavendish?
Oooo, Cav.
Your least favourite food?
Olives, I just don’t understand them.
Early bird or night owl?
Night owl, definitely.
Your favourite victory to date?
Probably the Bronze in the Commonwealth Games. It was just such a nice feeling, with all the team work and joint effort put in from all my Scottish team mates.
Your favourite superhero?
Wolverine, obviously.
Your biggest rival on the track?
I suppose at the moment it is Canada or Australia.