Earlier this year, Vancouver Island\u2019s Emilly Johnston made the jump up from a development team to join Scott-SRAM. Not just any factory team, Scott-SRAM is, and has been, one of mountain biking\u2019s powerhouse squads for decades, housing world champions like Nino Schurter and Kate Courtney.<\/p>\n
For Johnston, stepping up to a factory team meant more time away from her Comox Valley home. The Canadian was already largely Europe-based during the summers with her Trek Future Racing team, but the bigger budget, training camps, and team commitments of Scott-SRAM added to the already busy World Cup schedule.<\/p>\n
A mid-season break in that racing calendar, though, allowed Johnston the time to return home. While back on the west coast, the young Canadian had time to reflect on what her Comox home means to her. The result is\u00a0That\u00a0Which Draws Me Back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0That\u00a0Which Draws Me Back with Emilly Johnston\u00a0<\/p>\n
We don\u2019t think it\u2019s much of a stretch to want to return to, or visit Vancouver Island. But we\u2019re not exactly unbiased. But here\u2019s what Scott-SRAM has to say about\u00a0That Which Draws Me Back\u00a0and their second-newest teammates home town:<\/p>\n
For Emilly, the Comox Valley holds a special place in her heart. It\u2019s a place of peace, of adventure, of learning; a place she is always drawn back to. A place of home.<\/p>\n
After travelling all around the world and even living in Europe, the Comox Valley always calls her back.<\/p>\n
With some of the best riding in Canada, pristine fishing waters, and wildness just out the door, it\u2019s a theme park of outdoor exploration. Combine that with all the creature comforts of home, for Emilly, there\u2019s no place on earth she\u2019d rather live.<\/p>\n
This is an ode to Emilly and her Comox Valley.<\/p>\n
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