As the sun beat down on the ancient sands of the Namib Desert in south west Africa, former snowboarder Ioana Barbu’s face cracked out a huge smile. And she had every right to be beaming. The 37-year-o

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He set aVO2max record that still stands today, won a Worlds TT... then quit cycling. Tom Davidson catches up with him