Stetina in Worlds despite emotional times at home

Most athletes have to overcome obstacles in order to get to the world championships: normally it is injury, illness, or simply the stress of training, but American Peter Stetina has had much more serious events to deal with before arriving in Florence. Earlier this month, Stetina's father Dale was seriously injured in a cycling accident in Boulder, and then two weeks ago his family's home was swamped by the flooding.

Laura Weislo
Managing Editor

Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.