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I remember reading about her. Her name stuck out as being a bit strange, probably that's what stuck.This is very sad. Olivia Podmore (1997 - 9 August 2021) NZ track rider who was 2016 Olympian.
Kiwi Olympian dies aged 24 - family, cycling fraternity in mourning
Olivia Podmore competed at the Rio Olympics.www.nzherald.co.nz
Not sure what to say. That's very upsetting.
Sometimes I wonder about cycling being this last bastion of relief for people under horrible duress. Like, sometimes this last bastion helps, and things end up not fucked. And sometimes it doesn't. It jars a bit with the cycling is the new golf brigade, but at the core cycling is often about pain management. Sometimes pain wins I suppose.