Retirement can be a tricky phase in an athlete’s career, but for
Hannah Barnes, the transition has been a smooth sailing with the former rider hanging up her wheels in October and almost immediately taking up a full-time role as a rider agent at SEG Cycling.
"A good agent is someone who cares," she told GCN in a recent conversation. "They’re someone that you can trust and someone that, as a rider, you know has your back. Being a good agent is about taking time with people and looking after them. It’s great to help someone during the good times but as a former rider I know that there are going to be times when there’s struggle or hardship, and I want the riders I work with to know that there’s someone who will always be there for them."