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French puts herself in national title contention

After missing last season due to suffering from long Covid, Olivia French has started this hill-climb campaign in stellar form, winning on both Mam Nick and Snake Pass last weekend.

French, 22, from Wilmslow in Cheshire, could provide an outside shot at the National Championships later this

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