Cycling News — Sarah Hill
Sarah Hill Races to Second Place at Attakwas Extreme!
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Known as South Africa’s toughest one-day mountain bike race, this year’s Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge presented by Biogen was made even more difficult by the extreme heat. Liv Factory athlete Sarah Hill managed the challenge well, finishing second. The first race of the year for Liv Factory athlete Sarah Hill was no ride in the park. The Attakwas Extreme is a 121 km point-to-point race through unforgiving terrain with 2900m of elevation gain. This year, the temperatures were also extreme, ranging from 35-47 degrees Celsius (95-116.6 Fahrenheit) during the 6 hours 47 minutes...
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Sarah Hill Wins South African XCO Cup!
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20 June 2021 Liv Factory Racing athlete Sarah Hill scored the victory at SA XCO Cup #5 in Bloemfontein, South Africa over the weekend. The UCI C1 race in Bloemfontein was the fifth and final race on the 2021 South African national XCO race calendar and consisted of five 4.5km laps in dry, dusty and rocky conditions. Sarah Hill of Liv Factory Racing shifted her training focus over the past couple of weeks to focus on strength and sprinting, and her hard work has paid off. Hill was patient, settling into her pace early on to stay in control of her heart rate and...
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Silver for Sarah Hill at South Africa XCO Cup!
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30 March 2021 Liv Factory Racing athlete Sarah Hill kicked off her 2021 cross country racing season with a strong start at South Africa XCO Cup #2 in Johannesburg. Hill finished on the podium in second place. Sarah Hill of Liv Factory Racing is looking forward to an exciting season of racing across multiple disciplines. After spending time riding gravel over the past few months and conditioning for longer efforts, Hill is now switching gears and focusing on singletrack. After winning the GP XCO race in Grootfontein, Pretoria on March 20, Hill backed up her performance with a second-place finish at SA XCO...