This article is part of Cycling Weekly’s ‘the ride that changed me’ series. Our writers hear from a range of professional and ex-professional cyclists about that one day on the bike that changed the trajectory of their career for good.
Neilson Powless has no time for self-pity and always finds positive lessons in the toughest of situations. After a difficult year hampered by a long term problematic knee injury and illness, Powless finally got back on track at the tail end of the season, picking up two individual victories at the Japan Cup and Gran Piemonte in Italy.