Speaking to Little Wheels on top tips for women who want to get into track, Jess recalled her early days in the sport and recommended the following:

Keep going. I have fallen off, crashed, been dropped, cried, hurt myself, you name it. The reason why I am still getting better is because I kept going. And, honestly, no one gives a shit when you fail – as Jake from Adventure Time says, “dude, sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something