Philippa Read
Philippa Read, known to all her friends as “Pip”, discovered late in life a prodigious talent on the bike.
She started racing in late 2000 because it looked like fun. “I soon discovered it was not only fun but very addictive,” she said, and the bug really bit in 2002 when she entered the World Masters Games, held that year in Melbourne.
It was later, when she took the decision to hire a coach to help with fitness, skill, strength and direction that Pip’s talents really surfaced and the results poured in, beginning an extraordinary dominance of her age category in every masters race she entered. In 2009 she decided to give back and is now a level 1 CA Accredited Coach herself.
“I’m keen to see more women cycling and racing in all age groups,” said Pip, “especially Masters age groups, an area that we are sadly lacking at present.”
She intends to encourage a deeper understanding of the complexities of the sport, “not just riding, being aware of what we can all achieve”.
Palmares
2010
1st World Masters Games RR
1st World Masters Games Criterium
3rd World Masters Games TT
1st South Pacific Veteran Cycling Championships RR
1st South Pacific Veteran Cycling Championships RR
1st South Pacific Veteran Cycling Championships Criterium
2010 Australian Masters Champion
1st Australian Masters Championships, Criterium
1st Australian Masters Championships, TT
1st Australian Masters Championships, RR
1st Victorian Masters Championships, Criterium
1st Victorian Masters Championships, RR
1st Victorian Masters Championships, TT
2009
Australian Masters Champion
1st Australian Masters Championships, Criterium
1st Australian Masters Championships, TT
1st Australian Masters Championships, RR
1st Victorian Masters Championships, Criterium
1st Victorian Masters Championships, RR
1st Victorian Masters Championships, TT
2008
Australian Masters Champion
1st Australian Masters Championships, Criterium
1st Australian Masters Championships, TT
1st Australian Masters Championships, RR
1st Victorian Masters Championships, Criterium
1st Victorian Masters Championships, RR
1st Victorian Masters Championships, TT