This is a fabulous conversation with a fabulous woman. Germany's Fiona Kolbinger surprised everyone - not least herself - when she won the Transcontinental Race outright in 2019. The young Doctor covered around 4,000km in ten days, to become the first ever female winner of the epic event. But there's a lot more to Fiona than an incredible ability to endure very long days on a bike. You'll hear: 15:20 About her first cycle touring experience when she had never heard of chamois cream and wore knickers under her bib shorts 40:10 Just how much she had ridden before the TCR, when she was trying to combine cycling with her final year medical exams 1:09:45 How she coped with sleeping rough, smelling and a lack of sleep 57:44 Her thoughts on being the first female winner and why she considered getting a drugs test done 1:05:00 How she put herself off Snickers for a while after eating 50 of them in the first two days. Find out more about this week's guests Fiona Kolbinger https://www.instagram.com/fionakolbinger/?hl=en (Instagram) Fiona Kolbinger https://www.strava.com/pros/fkolbinger (Strava) The https://www.transcontinental.cc/ (Transcontinental Race) The recent https://www.insidetrishow.com/episode/transcontinentalrace (Inside Tri Show interview with TCR Race Director Anna Haslock). Like what you heard? Let me know! Connect with Inside Tri Show across Social Media, just search Inside Tri Show or click on the icons below https://www.patreon.com/insidetrishow (GET YOUR HANDS ON AN EXCLUSIVE EPISODE!) Sign up to be a vino buddy or a training buddy on Patreon and get your hands on the latest patrons-only exclusive episode, including a full interview with Luke Grenfell Shaw and a blast from the past - the first ever interview I did with Chrissie Wellington back in 2009! You can still support me and support the show by clicking https://www.patreon.com/insidetrishow (here) to buy me a coffee every so often by https://www.patreon.com/insidetrishow (becoming a Patron of the Inside Tri Show). Supporters of the show https://resilientnutrition.com/discount/insidetri10 (Long Range Fuel) are phenomenally tasty nut butters from Resilient Nutrition, enhanced by cutting edge science, to boost your stamina, keep you calm and alert and bolster your resilience. Get 10% off by using the code insidetri10 or go direct https://resilientnutrition.com/discount/insidetri10 (via this link). https://www.33fuel.com/ (33 Fuel) – natural and very yummy sports nutrition. For your chance to win 3 months supply of award winning 33 Fuel Ultimate Daily Greens, enter the draw by https://bit.ly/31lR3I1 (clicking on this link). And as always, use the code INSIDETRI33 for a discount at checkout at https://www.33fuel.com/ (www.33fuel.com). https://www.insidetrishow.com/episode/www.komfuel.co.uk (Komfuel) - Like a pic' n mix of sports nutrition through your letterbox! Listeners can get 20% off all orders or advance sweat tests using the code: INSIDETRI at https://komfuel.co.uk/ (www.komfuel.co.uk) Find out more about Helen Head over to https://www.helenmurray.net/ (Helen's website) to find out more about her. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy