09 Feb 2025 2 min read

Meet your DS's - Part 1!

Take the time to read through what makes our Collective DS’s tick, what made them fall in love with Zwifting and meet the faces of the team you get coached by every week.

Quite a few of you are actively involved in the weekly races the WTRL offers, or perhaps you are a die hard for our weekly rides…and so you will know a couple of our DS’s. For the month of February, we will be highlighting the women who make the wheels of the Collective turn week in and week out, the foundations of our amazing community!

MEET CAT

I'm a cycling instructor based in SW London so I spend my time teaching children to ride bikes. I've been cycling since 2020 and joined Zwift racing through my local club, BellaVelo in Autumn 2020. Before that I was a rower for nearly 20 years competing at a wide range of local, national and international events.

Zwift racing has been a great way of feeding my competitive bug alongside managing family life and my 2 children's busy schedules.

I'm very happy to be able to help out DS-ing the B-Men this season. They've given me a lovely warm welcome and some cracking racing!

(Your Men’s B team DS)

MEET ROOS

I’m a human movement science PhD researcher with a focus on biomechanics and a former elite rower. When I'm not on the bike, you can find me outdoors in the garden, diving into sports science, or watching sports.

I started Zwift-ing as a way to maintain structured training. A teammate from my outdoor cycling team invited me to the Rocacorba community, and I quickly got hooked on the racing and the amazing community!

My favourite Zwift Route is Sand and Sequoias - I love the magical threes in Titans Grove!

Something quirky about me…I love collecting and reading Donald Duck strips, including the really old ones from the 1960s. They always put a smile on my face - there’s more wisdom in those childhood comics than you might think!

(Your Women’s D1 team DS)

MEET CATHY

Hey, I’m Cathy 👋🏽

I’m a professional gravel racer and I live in Paarl, South Africa. When I’m not racing I work as a freelancer in the digital marketing & recruitment space.

I first got into Zwift due to the Zwift Academy as it was a way to get to the world tour ranks. From there, I raced in the Grand Prix and then joined the Collective.

My all time favourite route on Zwift is the ⁠Tour of Fire and Ice route!

(Your Women’s C team DS)