LUCY BELL IS READY TO RACE (ALMOST ANY) EVENT!…

Wheelbase is proud to continue their support of Lucy Bell alongside Cannondale UK for 2021. A regular visitor to our North East store in Darlington, Lucy has tons of energy and an almost unmeasurable passion for nearly all forms of cycling; she’s in the enviable position of having ongoing support from Cannondale UK who provide her with all the bikes she’ll need to compete across multiple cycling disciplines and take on a number of personally-set cycling challenges. Along with Lucy’s partner Helen Gaskell (the former World Cup Downhill mountain biker) and Travis their adorable trail dog she will be taking on numerous races, events and challenges in the coming months, carefully selecting the most appropriate weapon for the task-in-hand from her stunning stable of Cannondale bikes.

We’ve pulled together some of Lucy’s best pics from her collection to showcase her cycling talents and her amazing fleet of Cannondale bikes; recently Lucy has been taking on epic all-day challenges onboard her Topstone Lefty gravel bike, spending quality time on her blinged-out Habit which is adorned with some stunning pink-anodised parts and even completing a vomit-inducing 100 miles on her home trainer holding an average speed of 20mph on Zwift for the duration of her ride. Open to all forms of cycling Lucy has used a Supersix EVO Neo 2 e-road bike to aid recovery between more intense training sessions and also uses her Cannondale Moterra e-MTB for fun days on the trails when she’s focusing on honing her bike-handling skills (we hope you’ve recovered from your recent tumble Lucy?!) see crash pic further down in this feature.

Lucy and Travis hanging out in her home workshop…

We’ve asked Lucy 20 quick-fire questions to get to know what makes her tick, check out her answers below and be sure to give her a follow on Instagram so you can keep up with all of her cycling antics…

20 QUESTIONS WITH LUCY BELL…

Drop bars or straight bars? Both!

Clips or flats? Clips

Dinner or dessert? Dinner x2

Hike-a-bike or e-Bike? e-Bike

29er or 27.5”? 29er

Fiction or biography? Biography

Singletrack or mountain pass? Singletrack

MTB Enduro or MTB Marathon? Both!!

Bar bag or backpack? Bar bag

Crisps or Chocolate? Both!

Black or tan walls? Tanwalls (very bike dependant though!) 

Night in or night out? Night in

Pumptrack or hill-reps? Hill-reps

Album or Podcast? Podcast

Haribo or energy gel? Haribo

Snow or mud? Mud

Fully aero or baggies? Tight baggies, it’s defo a thing!

Goggles or glasses? Glasses

Rocks or roots? Rocks

Bike maintenance or trail maintenance? Bike maintenance

 

Give Lucy a follow on Instagram to keep up with all of her adventures onboard her multiple Cannondale bikes this year: @loowcie

 

Lucy’s custom Cannondale Habit features a stunning ‘purple spangle’ paintjob and bling pink components…

Lucy’s ready to take on the most technical Enduro races out there onboard her custom Habit…

A pink anodised Burgtec Enduro MK3 stem looks hot, and that paintjob….

Lucy’s no stranger to long-distance mountain bike races such as the Cold Brew 8 Hour race which she won last season… (pic by Jerry Tatton)

Lucy rides a Cannondale Scalpel Carbon 3 with iconic Lefty Ocho fork for long-distance MTB rides and races…

No stranger to smashing out the training miles Lucy rides a cutting-edge Cannondale SuperSix EVO Hi-Mod Ultegra Di2 bike on the road…

Lucy struck out on countless gravel riding adventures last year including a trip to the Scottish Highlands…

Lucy rides a top-spec Cannondale Topstone Lefty featuring their gravel-specific Lefty Ocho fork and SRAM’s brilliant Force eTap wireless groupset…

650B wheels on the Topstone Lefty means Lucy can get pretty rowdy on technical terrain…

Lucy is no stranger to the benefits of an e-MTB, using her Cannondale Moterra for days when she’s focused on honing her bike-handling skills…

Lucy recently took a nasty tumble on her Moterra, see the video on her Instagram page; hope you’re feeling better Lucy!…

Recovery days between hard training sessions calls for the Cannondale Supersix EVO Neo 2 e-Road bike…

Coming to an event near you soon, Lucy is ready to race!… (pic by Jerry Tatton)

Travis is the latest addition to Lucy’s bike-mad family…

Give Lucy a follow on Instagram to keep up with all of her adventures onboard her multiple Cannondale bikes this year: @loowcie