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Premium‘The difference from triathlon is so big – there’s no comparison’: Maya Kingma on life in the Women’s WorldTour peloton

Dutch triathlete Maya Kingma recently signed with EF Education-Oatly, marking a bold step into the world of professional road cycling. She speaks to TRI247 about her Grand Tour debut, how it compares to elite-level triathlon, and what the future might hold for her as a dual-discipline athlete.
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Maya Kingma needs no introduction in the triathlon world. A two-time Olympian and a mainstay on the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) circuit, she claimed her first WTCS victory in Leeds in 2...

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India Paine
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Writer, runner, and cyclist, India Paine is a freelance contributor to TRI247.
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