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10 Reasons Why Katie Archibald is Totally Amazing

We struggled getting it down to only 10.

That hair

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

That hair

Look at that hair. It is glorious.

This writer used to have a very similar haircut, but then had to get a job. The joy of being a pro cyclist is that no one can tell you off for your hair so long as your legs are working. And Katie has understood this unique aspect of her career and rightly taken advantage.

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We also enjoy the sheer variety of hues on offer: from a Scottish flag mop to gorgeous granny grey, bright blue to fire red. #hairlog