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On top of the world: The Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå diary 2007

Norwegian cross-country mountain bike racer Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå is probably the best female rider this relatively young branch of the sport has ever seen. World champion in 2002, 2004, 2005, and last year as well, plus Olympic champion in 2004, and rarely beaten in her reign as World Cup champion from 2003 - 2006, she has a breathtaking palmares.

Dahle says her success is due to an unrelenting focus - she describes herself as a '24-hour athlete' - and the constant support of her husband and coach Kenneth Flesjå. Follow her exploits on Cyclingnews as she continues her bid to stay number one in 2007. Or, for more Gunn-Rita, see her personal website: www.gunnrita.com

Index to all entries

Latest entry: December 23: Christmas present of the year

2007 entries

• December 23: Christmas present of the year
• December 11: Focus on training and resting
• November 15: Great to be alive
• October 17: Effective training at home
• September 16: Wonderful days gone fishing
• August 30: Activities other than Worlds
• August 15: Training in Italy
• August 9: Back on my bike
• July 12: Long days at home
• June 20: Waiting out the virus
• June 4: An interrupted cycling season
• May 25: Relaxing days at Heubach
• May 12: Success at the Gunn-Rita Marathon
• May 4: World Cups & marathons
• March 20: A satisfying start in Sardinia
• March 10: Sunny days on Majorca
• February 18: Press camp on Majorca
• February 2: Home to deep winter
• January 30: Hot sun and snakes on the road
• January 10: Happy New Year from Africa

2006 entries

• October 25: Home at last
• September 29: Striking contrasts
• September 11: Savouring a unique performance
• August 28: Wild and wonderful
• August 24: Ready for a new World Championship
• July 28: Gold medal collection complete
• June 11: Training at altitude; racing in the cold and wet
• May 18: Number three in Madrid
• May 11: Good racing in Nals
• April 27: Time to travel again
• April 6: A fantastic day in the Caribbean
• March 26: Heat and thorns in Curacao
• March 14: The season starts in Italy
• February 26: Back on the Olympic track
• February 15: First team meeting
• February 8: Plenty of action at home
• January 16: Training in Lanzarote

2005 entries

• December 31: Happy New Year!
• December 21: Merry Christmas
• November 30: Gigantic wedding celebration
• October 4: Exciting days in China
• September 29: The season's over but things don't stop
• September 15: A great winning streak
• August 30: Two months of conquering the world
• July 6: Doing it tough at World Cup Canada
• May 30: Action-packed weeks
• May 11: Fantastic victory in Madrid
• May 2: World Cup opening: second place
• April 26: Plenty to do after my injury
• March 29: Recumbent Easter
• March 10: Home to snow
• March 1: Back on Mallorca
• January 30: First training camp completed
• January 14: Mind-blowing sports gala
• January 6: New Year - New Challenges