UCI Track Cycling World Championships

at sort of the main selection stage race, which was the TA tour.

And so I went to track national sort of with nothing to lose and, um, I think I won the scratch race and was on the podium in the IP or something and then got picked for the Junior Worlds track team, which was a huge expense for my parents to have to front up with.

I remember doing some fundraising on rollers outside supermarkets and stuff, but ultimately that was like a drop in the bucket compared to what my folks had to front up for cash-wise.

What did it cost? I can't remember now.

Well,

it's pretty topical at the moment.

Yeah, I just saw you guys slip it on the Worlds.

And it runs even deeper into even more complicated in Cycling New Zealand because now even the elite team is self-funded to go to the Road Worlds.