Off The Front: S1E5 - Marion Clignet, Anna Maria Wolf

Elizabeth Emery talks to fabled French-American cyclist Marion Clignet, and Anna Maria Wolf who founded the women’s cycling blog Pretty. Damned. Fast, and owns the commuting-focused bike shop Sun & Air in Brooklyn, NY.
Marion Clignet’s illustrious career is filled with amazing accomplishments: she was 10 time French national Champion, 6 time World Champion, twice Olympic silver medalist, and has over 250 victories, including stage wins in the Tour de France. This is even more amazing because, at age 22, she discovered that she has epilepsy. She organizes a Fund Ride to build a gym at a school for kids with epilepsy near her home in France. She started racing because of epilepsy and is now determined to help kids and their families realize that sport will play a major role in building confidence socially and physically and help them even lower their seizure threshold.  
Anna Maria Wolf talks about her entry into cycling when she was in her 30s. Her background is in fashion and in creating amazing images, which she brought to cycling in her blog Pretty Damned Fast with the sub-heading: Women's cycling in all of its forms, especially when it's done with style. Anna Maria shares her path to cycling and owning the shop plus encouraging women to get on their bikes and ride.
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