Woman's Weekly Magazine 18th August 2015 Retour à l'édition précédente

RACHEL RILEY REVEALS HER BACKUP CAREER PLAN
TV presenter Rachel Riley is counting down to a new challenge, as she tells Ella Dove. Rachel has fallen off her bike. ‘It’s a new set of wheels,’ she says by way of explanation when I ask about the glaring purple bruise on her thigh (she’s wearing shorts). ‘What can I say – I’m still getting used to it!’

It’s hard to know whether it’s therefore a good or bad thing that this is the week the 29-year-old maths wizard from Countdown and The Gadget Show has become the new face of the national cycling initiative, Breeze.

The aim of the campaign is to help women of all ages to build their confidence and challenge themselves with organised bike rides across the
country. Designed for both fun and fitness, the routes range from six to 60 miles. Over the past four years, 65,000 women have taken part.