Maggie Percival

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.