This was a day! Exploring Portugal’s roads and climbs then finding out who the next Zwift Academy winner is who will be walking (or cycling) away with a pro contract!
Thanks as always to Zwift for the invite out to this and being all round great people pushing women’s cycling 🩷🧡
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27 Comments
Oops sorry GCN 😂
Welp, I didn't expect to cry today. 🙂
Katie I just can’t help wonder why I can’t stop smiling as I watch your videos.
Really enjoyed this … Thanks for sharing 😊
Just finished watching the finals and your video pops out next. Thaks so much 😀
Happy International Women's Day Katie!
Congratulations to Emily and to the rest of the girls for their hard earned achievements on Swift Academy. Thanks Katie for this video and continuing to inspire all of us. For me I will be interested to see how Emily journey into the pro-cycling world goes and wish her success.
Surprisingly, someone started cuttin' onions just as Emily called her mom 🥺 … an odd coincidence. Congratulations to all, esp. Emily! And thanks to Zwift/Canyon SRAM for their grassroots support.
Good morning good morning good morning! Love your content K
Congratulations to Emily & the 3 other contenders – such an inspirational programme from Zwift 🚴
These past two Zwift Academy videos have been you at your very best! The absolute joy that you show when you are a part of highlighting the efforts and opportunities of these women is truly special. I cannot think of anyone better to be able to tell this part of this story. Thank you!
Really sweet episode. Left a smile on my face.
Old softy here got a little teary with this one! Congratulations Emily and to all the girls! Such an incredible feat to in that final group and I hope they all keep pursuing…..learn learn practice practice…. Believe it’s within all of your reach!! And such beautiful young ladies with beautiful hearts!
And as I mentioned in your last video I Love you had such an exciting opportunity and I don’t think in the cycling world these girls could have had anyone better to be rooting them! Well done!
Nice job!
So nice to this these girls bonding together, especially on Women's Day!
Katie's inside videos were the best part of Women Academy!
Katie, thank you so much for this video!! The GCN video is very good obviously, but yours feels so much more relatable! I honestly enjoyed your video more (and I'm a big GCN fan). The things you showed were exactly the things I wanted to know! I wish it lasted longer. Congratulations to Emily and I really hope you continue making videos about her progress! Thanks again! 🥰
Amazing! I wish Emily a long successful career. Sadly that the other three didn't make it this time.
Congrats Emily, so happy for you and congrats to the other 3 competitors. Aussie Aussie Aussie. Thanks Katie for taking us BTS 👏👏👏👏
Perfect ending to an amazing journey for the Ladies! Can I just say Katie I had both videos to watch yours and GCN I chose yours as I simply love your format and the emotion you bring. The fact that you inspired and helped Emily must have been a proud moment for you, that’s the power your videos have! Fab thank you!
Katie, thank you for bringing such human-ness to this competition. I’m an avid cyclist and HUGE fan of the pro peloton, but haven’t really paid much attention to Zwift (or this event). Your coverage of this has changed that FOR SURE. Nicely done.
Thank you Katie for sharing all of this!❤
Well done Emily ❤
..what an amazing Ending to Your Canyon/Sram Zwift Coverage Katie.. as ever Your Exuberance made it very personal as if We were there in person with You.. Those Wonderful Academy Girls & the whole entourage…
Bloody Brilliant..
Super Stoked for Emily.. but The Other Girls were Winners too & just such role models themselves & I wish Them Every Success too.. going forwards!
Thanks Again for a lovely insight into All things Cycling!
and in these Dark times.. just so nice to be reminded how much We All have in common just as people & that most things these days are an International effort… Enough!! ❤
Little typo in the title Katie
Now, the original Kookaburra pronunciation freshly delivered from an Aussie!
The girl that got selected, Emily, she was so upheld and encouraged by your presence, so comforted by you being there with her.
That was sweet to see and got me thinking that your work on the channel really did mean a lot to all of us, that had a reach that was global and touched the emotions of many.
I'm glad to having added my own tiny bit of support to you throughout the years, you deserved it.
The reporter comes very natural to you!
I'm sure in the future, you will go on to do great things, with or without a bike.
I believe it!
😃 🙂🤞 👋 = ]
Katie , good video, its amazingly impressive that zwift put this much effort into young cycling they could just sit back and take the money..Hope all 4 girls get the career out of cycling that they want, you encouraged them well done old girl 😆😆😆