Ayesha McGowan: Joining Liv is an amazing opportunity

Ayesha McGowan (Liv Racing)
Ayesha McGowan (Liv Racing) (Image credit: Liv Racing/Twitter)

Ayesha McGowan has joined a Liv Racing training camp in Italy where she will spend two weeks getting to know her new teammates and to train in preparation for her debut as a trainee with the team later this summer.

McGowan is the first African American female professional cyclist and recently launched Thee Abundance Summit, 'a virtual celebration of Black and Brown joy in cycling and the outdoors', that will be streamed on YouTube on March 26 and 27.

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.