Joanna Rowsell: Double Olympic gold to medicine

Joanna Rowsell achieved everything she wanted to achieve in cycling. After being talent spotted as a teenager she joined British Cycling. She won World Championship titles and Olympic gold medals at London 2012 and Rio 206, she broke World Records and she won Commonwealth titles too. She's also just a really lovely person. In this interview you'll hear... 06:05 Why she is pursuing a career in medicine 08:31 Feeling lost in retirement 10:40 The joy of being able to enjoy the memories 12:21 How she changed her mindset when it came to winning, from relief to trying to celebrate it 15:43 Her time at school, when she didn't excel at any particular sport but was talent spotted by British Cycling 18:20 The 3 minute test she nailed to make the talent team 27:21 The lower points of her career and losing motivation after the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games 30:51 How she struggled with nerves early on in her career and worked with Dr Steve Peters to control her nerves 39:14 The changes she has seen during her time at British Cycling 41:35 How it got easier to talk about periods during her career Find out more about this week's guest Joanna Rowsell website Joanna Rowsell Instagram Joanna Rowsell Twitter Joanna has had alopecia since she was a child and is an ambassador for Alopecia UK Also this week...Trivelo and product testing 55:13 You heard from Billy at Trivelo - so get in touch with him if you are keen to do some product reviews! Like what you heard? Let me know! Connect with Inside Tri Show across Social Media, just search Inside Tri Show or click on the icons below Show sponsors LONG RANGE FUEL Long Range Fuel is a phenomenally tasty nut butter, enhanced by cutting edge science, to boost your stamina, keep you calm and alert and bolster your resilience. Get 10% off by using the code insidetri10 or go direct via this link. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices