Alison Raaymakers I'm a 40 something, mother of two who returned to recreational cycling for fitness and weight loss in 2006 and, despite the mountains between St Kilda and Black Rock, remembered how much I enjoyed it! My first race was late 2007 after participating in an SKCC Coffee Crit (now known as Latte Laps)…
Read MoreAlison Raaymakers I'm a 40 something, mother of two who returned to recreational cycling for fitness and weight loss in 2006 and, despite the mountains between St Kilda and Black Rock, remembered how much I enjoyed it! My first race was late 2007 after participating in an SKCC Coffee Crit (now known as Latte Laps)…
Read MoreMelina Bernecker I started my cycling career in late 2008, leaving behind a successful running and triathlon career, joining a local cycling club and competing in the local and state bike races. Since then, I have competed in several high profile Australian races such as The Herald Sun Tour and The Tour of Bright as…
Read MoreJustyna Lubkowski It’s the unending self transformation that is the lure of cycling. Nickname: JussyCoach: Stuart McKenzieHometown: MelbourneBorn in: Jastrzębie Zdrój (Poland)Strengths: ResilienceCycling Since: 2008 Hobbies off the Bike: I read the occasional book and listen to musicGoals on the bike: To become fitter and strongerWhen I'm not riding I can be seen...........wandering around looking…
Read MoreBridie O'Donnell Having put aside her career as a doctor for the moment to give it everything she can as an elite athlete, Bridie O'Donnell has a clear goal: "to win a world championship," she says. At the same time, the last 12 months as a neo-pro for the Italian Team Valdarno in her mid-30s…
Read MoreStuart Tripp In Nov 2003 a very overweight, drinker and smoker got a handcycle.His first words were “how much anger and frustration am I going to get out on this!” These are the results. 2004 Murray 2 Moyne 24hr2004 New York Marathon Handcycle Division placed 26th2005 Murray 2 Moyne 24hr2007 Victorian Champion Road Race &…
Read MoreGrant Rice Grant Rice, the amiable owner of Richmond Cyclery, dreamed of becoming a professional footballer, practising and playing every spare moment as a kid in Launciston, Tasmania. Instead, a single-speed bicycle under the Christmas tree at age nine set the course of his sporting career and shaped his life. “Back in those days you weren’t…
Read MoreJo Hogan July 2010: A couple of years ago Joanne Hogan was still just riding her bicycle for fun - now she’s thinking of Olympic selection. A former elite distance runner who represented Queensland in cross country – when her work as a nurse took her north between 2003 and 2006 - Jo had plenty of…
Read MoreRobert Crowe Being an average all-round sportsman through high school, it was only after becoming inspired by the television coverage of the 1988 Seoul Olympics and learning to ‘ride every day’ that Robert began a fascinating life journey through cycling. Eventful career experiences ranged from winning dual 1991 Australian Road Championships to a World Masters…
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