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Read About Women Cyclists Fleeing Afghanistan at Canadian Cycling Magazine
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Read About Women Cyclists Fleeing Afghanistan at Canadian Cycling Magazine
I (Molly) wrote this feature for Canadian Cycling Magazine about the women cyclists of Afghanistan—the women who are still there and trying to leave, and the plight of those who’ve left but are still seeking a place to call home. This is arguably the biggest story I’ve ever written, and the most important. Share around, and as one male Afghan refugee cyclist I interviewed said, ‘don’t leave the girls behind.’
Molly Hurford is a journalist in love with all things cycling, running, nutrition and movement-related. When not outside, she’s writing about being outside and healthy habits of athletes and interviewing world-class athletes and scientists for The Consummate Athlete. She’s the author of multiple books and her most recent project, Shred Girls, is a young adult fiction series and online community focused on getting girls excited about bikes. She also writes regularly for publications including Bicycling magazine, Outside, Map My Run, and Nylon. Molly is a little obsessed with getting people—especially women—psyched on adventure and being outside, and she regularly hosts talks and runs clinics for cyclists and teaches yoga online and IRL… And in her spare time, the former Ironman triathlete and cyclist now spends time racing ultra-runs on trails. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @mollyjhurford