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10 Reasons Why Katie Archibald is Totally Amazing

We struggled getting it down to only 10.

She doesn't always look perfect (YOU KNOW WHAT WE MEAN)

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

She doesn't always look perfect (YOU KNOW WHAT WE MEAN)

Women’s cycling is an amazing, inclusive sport. And it’s wonderful that such a variety of women are drawn to it.

Here in the UK there’s a lot of incredibly glamorous women on Team GB that show the world that having femininity and sporting prowess are not mutually exclusive. And although we don’t think women should feel pressured into looking glamorous, we also greatly appreciate Laura Trott’s flower-powered cycling shoes.

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Katie, however, is gorgeous, but not always glamorous. We LOVE that her hair is not only dyed an insane colour, but usually kinda scruffy looking too. We also love that she’s willing to show herself looking worse for wear, with a gigantic mouth swelling after a trip to the dentist. It is such a refreshing break from the preened airbrush media that we are exposed to on a day to day basis.