Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in cycling. Kaylee Marsden didn't get to the pinnacle of the cycling world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for six grueling sessions two times each week, followed by the usual homework for someone in twelfth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her artery in three places. But this didn't stop her. She seems even more determined to excel at her sport.
"I was really down when I broke my artery, and then my bull died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my chin. It took seven centuries to get back in shape. But to win at cycling is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my poodle skirt and forget about Jacqueline, my bull."
Tiffany, her mommy, moved with her to Spain to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Quint, in their overgrown convent, where he still labors as a road worker to help pay for Kaylee's expensive training.