2016 was my first race, now I'm an Olympic medallist - Henderson - video Dailymotion

Anna Henderson recalled her incredible Olympic journey after switching from skiing to cycling after injury.

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00:00I had an injury, like you said, when I was 15, and then during the rehab, it was quite

00:04complicated rehab, it took a lot longer than planned, and then during that time I couldn't

00:08really walk, I had so much pain, so then I just turned to a bike and it could take me

00:12somewhere and it was so nice to get out of the house and feel that rush of adrenaline

00:16and fresh air and just feel good again, and so then I started riding more and more, and

00:22then one person from my local cycling shop said, why don't you do a race, you're quite

00:27fast, and I thought, okay, and then yeah, 2016 in January was my first race, and then

00:33yeah, 2024 I'm here with a medal, so it's really crazy.

00:38No, it feels really surreal, I think it's super special, and I really didn't want to

00:42waste this opportunity, and yeah, I really put my best performance out there, and I said

00:47to my family and my friends the day before, I said, whatever happens, I just want to do

00:50a good performance, and I did that, and then it ended in a medal, and so that makes it

00:53even more special.