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| Name | Maggie Percival |
| Nickname | Mags, Mag, Magois (pron. MAG-WAHH, ed.) |
| Occupation | Public Servant |
| Current grade | Crit: Womens B Road: Watch this space |
| Current bike/s | Trek Madone 5.5 Giant OCR 2 Europa custom single speed Specialized Hardrock MTB |
| First real bike | Giant OCR 2 |
| Grade you want to be competitive in | B grade |
| How did you get into, or start cycling, and when? | I was, what you might say, an 'emotional' cyclist for more than 10 years...until it dawned on me that that didn't really lose me any calories! I have lots of cycling friends and they all encouraged me to keep at it when I started in November 2008. |
| Who would you most like to go for a ride with and why? | Are you kidding me...that'd be pretty much anyone!! I'm an information hoarder and LOVE to chat to people about their world...people's lives are SO interesting!! |
| Favourite meal | Lamb roast with ALL the trimmings, chocolate mousse |
| Favourite drink | Coffee, Vanilla apple martini |
| Fave bike kit | Bike Culture |
| Best sporting result | First place in womens C grade crit race (first time I ever raced), 43rd overall and 8th in my age category in Tour de Femme 2009 |
| Proudest moment | Giving up smoking about 10 years ago, becoming a TBC member as a 'real' cyclist (and the whole journey behind getting to that moment) |
| Short term goal or event you are training for | Become competitive in B grade crits, learn to hill climb with power, better my place at TdF 2010, Tour of Bright 2010. |