'Your value is not based on your results' - Olympic Champion Jenny Rissveds on balancing road, mountain, and mental health

TRENTO, ITALY - JULY 02: Jenny Rissveds of Sweden of Italy competes in the Cross-Country Olympic discipline of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Val Di Sole on July 02, 2023 in Trento, Italy. (Photo by Piotr Staron/Getty Images)
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Swedish rider Jenny Rissveds, one of the most recognizable athletes in cycling, has swapped her mountain bike for a road bike and is currently leading a young Team Coop-Hitec Product among the world-class peloton competing at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

The 2016 Olympic Champion in the cross country mountain biking event aims to carry her best form into the first-ever combined Glasgow World Championships, where she would like to compete in the elite women's cross country on August 12 at Glentress Forest and road race on August 13 in Glasgow. The 29-year-old's double-disciple goals continue beyond Worlds as she attempts to qualify for both mountain bike and road events at the Paris Olympics next summer.

Kirsten Frattini
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Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.