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If you've scrolled through social media over the past few weeks, you'd have come across countless posts from professional cyclists around the world enjoying their off-seasons and giving followers a small glimpse into what they have been doing. I'm guilty of this too. Posting 20 photos on Instagram of where I've been, what I’ve eaten, and who I’ve been spending my time with. It’s straight to the point. So today I'm going to give a deeper dive into what my off-season looked like, how it’s shaping my 2027 season, and why it was the best off-season I have had to date.

I was one of the lucky pros at the end of this year (admittedly, that depends on how you define lucky) because I finished my season relatively early after a jam-packed neo pro season. The World Championships road race in Montreal was my final event of the 2026 season, and although I didn’t finish, I had a great time with the Australian team.…