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10 Reasons Why Katie Archibald is Totally Amazing

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10 Reasons Why Katie Archibald is Totally Amazing

Hair Log, May 2014. Bleu.

A photo posted by Katie Archibald (@_katiearchibald) on May 5, 2014 at 8:35am PDT
I've dyed my hair pink and purple and now I feel a lot better about the world.

A photo posted by Katie Archibald (@_katiearchibald) on Sep 9, 2014 at 2:56am PDT
"Oh hey there. I'm Katie Archibald and I'm just casually hanging out with my mates Laura Trott and Marianne Vos on the Revolution Series podium. No biggy."
Fun game, was it my left or right wisdom tooth that was ripped from my person with pliers?

A photo posted by Katie Archibald (@_katiearchibald) on Aug 8, 2014 at 9:46am PDT
Just awkwardly left the Scottish Variety Awards dinner after not winning an award... The night was still a success however down to this feat of tights engineering.

A photo posted by Katie Archibald (@_katiearchibald) on Mar 3, 2014 at 6:11pm PDT
It's Thursday!!

A photo posted by Katie Archibald (@_katiearchibald) on Aug 8, 2014 at 11:07am PDT
One of my team mates is keeping with the @adidasuk socks and slides.. But which one is it?

A photo posted by Laura Trott (@laura_trott31) on Jul 7, 2014 at 5:50am PDT
@_suziemccracken Ha, brilliant topic. Probably my ability to crash and not hurt myself, I'd rate that as one of my top skills.
— Katie Archibald (@_katiearchibald) January 7, 2015

10 Reasons Why Katie Archibald is Totally Amazing

Born in 1994 in Milngavie near Glasgow, the only thing we don’t like about Katie Archibald is how infuriatingly young she is. A rising star of the British cycling scene, it’s a certainty that Katie will be cropping up more and more in the coming years as she wins further accolades and continues to chip away any of the cynicism that’s been growing on our cold, dead hearts.

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Because Katie Archibald is a young woman with a sense of humour and brilliant hair follicles. We want to be her friend. Let’s explore her awesomeness in ten stages.