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[Closed] Juli Furtado article

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Interesting interview with Juli Furtado here. A hero of mine when growing up, she still is.

https://www.bicycling.com/racing/a22074461/mountain-biking-legend-juli-furtado-battling-depression-suicide/


 
Posted : 11/07/2018 12:14 pm
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i wish juliana well,she was always a hero of mine in bike racing.


 
Posted : 11/07/2018 1:52 pm
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Juli's blog is worth reading, particularly June 8 and July 3

I hope she doesn't get overwhelmed by the media reaction, and knows that she's helping others deal with similar issues.


 
Posted : 11/07/2018 2:08 pm
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Victoria Pendleton is another Olympian who's opened up about depression.ย  Although she blames oxygen deprivation on Everest, her marriage break-up can't have helped (cause or effect?).

Good wishes to both these inspirational women!


 
Posted : 11/07/2018 2:13 pm
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Jenny Rissveds and also Helen Grobert from the XC world...

Must be more and more pressure not only to perform, but keep sponsors and a million other folk via social media happy. As well as coping with the nasty side with it being easy to target someone negatively...


 
Posted : 11/07/2018 2:53 pm