FUN, OFF-THE-BIKE FACTS ABOUT MAGHALIE ROCHETTE

In her downtime, Rochette enjoys woodworking. These days, she says she’s turning a lot of pens. “Somehow I realized that I’m so much happier when I get to create some stuff – even if it’s not very useful.” Rochette enjoys cooking – and eating. She recently spent $150 on cheese. While Rochette says she’s not very good with a camera at the moment, she has been reading a lot about photography and is trying to improve her skills. She believes it’s important to never stop learning and is always reading random books on everything from Phil Jackson, one of the nba’s top coaches of all time, to weather to honey bees. If you, too, have cyclocross fever, Rochette sells T-shirts and socks on her website that celebrate her hashtag alongside a dancing pepper.