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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Perth, WA, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Lotto-Honda: Belgium |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Music, shopping, fashion, movies, going to the beach, spending time with friend and family. (Cycling Australia, 26 Aug 2010;dailypeloton.com, 27 Jul 2009 ) |
| Injuries | She was involved in a crash in the Netherlands in July of 2009, hurting her left leg and causing damage to her hip. (theaustralian.com.au, 20 Nov 2009) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning three junior world titles and winning a senior world title in the omnium [a multiple race event in track cycling]. (dailypeloton.com, 27 Jul 2009) |
| Other sports | She used to do triathlons. (dailypeloton.com, 27 Jul 2009) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She used to do triathlons but enjoyed the cycling aspect the most and decided to focus purely on cycling. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Her mother. (bikepure.org, 12 Mar 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Cyclists Sarah Ulmer, Marianne Vos and Lance Armstrong. (dailypeloton.com, 27 Jul 2009) |
| Ambitions | Compete for Australia at the highest level and to become an Olympic champion. (cycling.org.au, 30 Jan 2012; dailypeloton.com, 27 Jul 2009) |
| Awards and honours | She was named the 2007 Young Australian Female Athlete of the Year. (cycling.org.au, 30 Jan 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Darryl Benson |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She started competitive cycling at age 14. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2009 |
| Competing for | Australia |
| Tournament | World Championships |
| Location | Poland |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Student |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Josie. (josietomic.com, 27 Nov 2011) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | Australia |
General Interest | |
| Other information | PROFESSIONAL TEAM She competed for Belgian outfit Lotto-Honda in 2011. (josietomic.com, 27 Nov 2011) |