Saoirse Pottie: “Skinny tyres go faster than fat ones. That was all I knew.”

Another guest to accept Matt Stephen’s invitation to the Škoda We Love Cycling virtual podcast studio is Saoirse Pottie. Saoirse is one of our new content creators and a prolific, unstoppable Northern Irish bikepacker. Her “chaotic cycling adventures” take place across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, and many other African countries, with the newest additions being South America’s Argentina and Chile. Some of her most stunning feats include reaching the Equator Crossing and the world’s southernmost city, Ushuaia, by bike.