A Lehigh Valley nurse returned to cycling after 19 years and won a world title
St. Luke's nurse and mother Cindy Sitler trained around full-time work, won two national titles, then gold in the team sprint at the UCI Masters Track World Championships.
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Cindy Sitler, a St. Luke's nurse and a mother from Fogelsville, returned to competitive cycling after 19 years away and won a world title, WFMZ reported. She trained around full-time work, took two national titles, and then won gold in the team sprint at the UCI Masters Track World Championships.
The gold is that team event. The two national titles came on the way back, and the 19 years is the gap before she started racing again.
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Cindy Sitler is a nurse at St. Luke's and a mom in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania. She got back on a racing bike after 19 years away and trained around a full-time job. She won two national titles, then a gold medal in the team sprint at the UCI Masters Track World Championships. Masters racing is for adult athletes in age groups, not the same race as the Olympics. The gold is one event at those world championships, and the 19 years is how long she had been off the bike before she returned.
- How can someone train for a race while working full time?
- What is a team sprint in track cycling?
- Why is coming back after 19 years a big step?
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