Caro Schiff — managing expectation

“I’m a nervous person, I think. You don’t see it and people always think that I’m completely relaxed. But that’s just my shell.” — Caro Schiff, pro gravel racer.

2024 is the tricky second album — the sequel after the blockbuster. Predictably, the season that follows a breakthrough of standout victories comes with expectation — an Unbound 200 winner can't hide in the shadows. But the effects of pressure are up to us to define — not dictated by others — because ultimately we know ourselves. Caro is matter-of-fact about herself and her capabilities. It's a skill. One that doesn't dull the desire — won't subdue the nerves we all feel before a start line — it simply shields from the hype. What will be, will be.

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Apr 19, 2024

”You don’t have the guarantee that you will have the perfect day again, so there’s a bit of pressure, for sure. But in the end you can just try to do the best. And if the best is not enough that day, then it is like it is.”

”I think it’s good to be nervous because then you are really focused. And that’s what you need on race day.”

“I know that I’m strong. That in some parts I’m better than the others. I also know that there are parts where I’m not better, but I’m not afraid that I don’t perform well now.”