Jo Buckland 2020

We caught up with coached rider Jo Buckland, @buckland8117, as she finished off a short but successful season.

Jo came over at the middle of the 2019 season and quickly started showing what she had.   A jump from regular races hitting around the  170w, Jo has jumped up to a very impressive 210w but a jump in power is only half the story.  Jo's power control, efficiency, rate of recovery have all massively improved and Jo has consistently proved her strength and there’s still more to come in 2021.

Jo Buckland 2020 End of Season Race Report.

As the season draws to a close and is mainly uphill, I've finished my last race and am now ready to chill and drink more gin and reflect on an unusual race season.

It was a an early cold start way back in February, but I was keen to try out my race legs, Billy had been working me hard throughout the winter months. 

February.    Salt and Sham U102 10. 1st Vet on Standard.

March.   DBMax CC 10 First Lady    
March.   Sportzmad R10/17  1st lady 1st Vet.    Last race pre Covid

Numerous Zwift races to keep the legs fired.

July 8th   DBMax 10 2nd Lady 1st age cat
July 29th   DBMax 10 2nd Lady 1st age cat
July 23   Latton Club 10 First Lady
July 30   Latton Club 10 2nd Lady
August 6th   Latton Club 1st Lady (3rd fastest women to have ridden the course)
August 20th   Latton Club 2nd Lady course power PB
August 26th   DBMax 1st Lady 

August   RTTC National 10 2nd Age Cat 30th overall
September   VTTA National 10 3rd overall 3rd on standard Bronze medal
October   RTTC closed circuit champs 2nd age cat 30th overall
October   BMCR National Champs 3rd Lady Bronze Medal

This has been my first full season being coached by Billy  and I couldn’t have done it without his hard work and support. Not quite the season we’d planned but fairly successful and mostly enjoyable. 

Can’t wait to race next year for FTP and Billy, hopefully with held starts and lots of weak tea and cake #strongwoman #cycling #instacycling #timetrialthursday #faster #stronger #fulfilthepotentialracing #proudcoach @fulfilthepotentialracing