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Mon, 15 Nov 2010
Jessica Allen signs for Horizon Fitness
Jessica Allen has joined the Horizon Fitness Racing Team for 2011. Having raced on the Great Britain programme for several years, the 21 year old from Brecon has produced some of the most outstanding performances by a young rider in recent seasons. In 2008, she was the youngest finisher in the Tour de L’aude (finishing 36th on GC) and also finished the World Road Race Championships the same season.
“Signing Jessica is a 'no-brainer'. She’s so talented and will fit perfectly with what we are building here at the team. Her maturity on the road is impressive, and her natural talent his huge,” said Team Manager Stefan Wyman about the signing. “Jess is a rider I can see going a very long way in the sport, hopefully it will be with us. We’ve got a big year planned for 2011, and she’ll add options to our squad as she continues to recover from injury that has held her back over the last 12 months.”
Jess came back from that injury towards the end of the 2010 season and took part in the Giro della Toscanna and ended the season racing for Team Wales in the Commonwealth Games.
“I’m really motivated and looking forward to being part of the team. I’m looking forward to the team spirit and getting out there and racing with the girls in 2011. I’ll target international performances and also have a focus on my Time Trial riding” said Jessica about her plans for the coming season.
Jessica was twice the Junior National Time Trial Champion, and was 3rd in the Elite TT Champs in 2008.
“When you add Jess to our current riders, we’re getting towards an impressive all-round squad. We should be very competitive in time trials which will really help our chances in Stage races. We’ll be going to races where we think we can achieve, and to do that we’ll need to be strong in all areas. With such a young squad still, it’s impressive just how strong we have the potential to be,” commented Wyman.
“We’re starting our season in Italy with a team training camp at the Mpire Training Centre. I can’t wait to get this squad together and start building our programme and working on achieving the individual goals of the riders and the team.”
For more information on the Horizon Fitness Racing Team, visit www.onthedrops.com.