Alice Sharpe is a recent convert to road racing having moved across from triathlon where she has enjoyed a great deal of success, including a top ten in last years Nationals.

First spotted by Sunsport Velo WRT team manager Tony Orrell at the Tameside Crits Alice was signed up to the Sunsport roster and has shown great promise in her first season on the road, culminating in her being crowned the British University Road Race Champion last month. She is currently racing for Sunsport in the Matrix Fitness Tour Series where a string of consistent finishes and a showing in the intermediate sprints has made her the teams main points winner by a long way.

Prior to the Stoke on Trent round of the Matrix Fitness Series we caught up with Alice for a quick q and a to find out who she is

• Name…………………. Alice sharpe 
• Age……………………. 22 
• Hometown…………. Cambridge 
• Live…………………… Manchester 
• How long have you been cycling………… I’ve been doing triathlon since I was 11 , but decided to focus on cycling and racing this season. 
• Career highlight so far………………. Erm, well my cycling ‘career’ hasn’t really start yet … But I think getting to ride the Lincoln GP, it’s such a prestigious race with the chance to race against  some big names. 
• Biggest influence on your cycling………… My friend Rob, we are out training together most days (he loves to drop me on the hill) and he gives top advice! 
• What are your ambitions in the sport…………… To continue training and racing (and enjoying it) to become the best athlete I’m capable of becoming. 
• Who do you most admire outside of cycling………….. Sheryl Sandberg (C O O Facebook)
• Away from cycling what would be your career……… Events planner. I studied sports management at university and aspire to run works class sports event. 
• You’re stranded on a desert island with three famous people (dead or alive) of your choice. Who are they…………. Mary Berry, Serena Williams and Bear Grylls 

• Adele or Pierce the Veil
  

  Alice Sharpe topping Michaelgate, Lincoln GP

• Pizza or Salad
• Dogs or Cats
• Eastenders or Corrie

• Suffering, I like long flat drags. 

Look out for Alice on the road (and currently on the tv) and the way she is heading I would say that triathlons loss is cyclings gain.

Follow Alice on twitter @Alice557