Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Wanneru, WA, AUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Team Jayco AIS: Australia |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Watching movies, music. (cycling.org.au, 07 Dec 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Being crowned the 2006 time trial world junior champion. (cycling.org.au, 07 Dec 2010) |
Ambitions |
To represent Australia at the Olympic Games. (cycling.org.au, 07 Dec 2010) |
Awards and honours |
He was awarded an Australian Government Sporting Achievement Award in 2004 and was named Australian Junior Track Cyclist of the Year in 2005. (cycling.org.au, 07 Dec 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Darryl Benson, Gary West |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He started competitive cycling at age 11. |
International Debut |
Year |
2007 |
Competing for |
Australia |
Tournament |
World Championships |
Location |
Spain |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Sport Specific Information |
Coach from which country? |
Australia |
General Interest |
Other information |
INSPIRATION He said the memory of his grandmother helped him to secure gold in the 1km time trial at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. "I was thinking back to my nan last year [2009], when she passed away, but held on for six days for me to get home to see her because I was in Manchester for the World Cup at the time. In that last lap, all I thought about was her. If she could hang on, then I can." (theaustralian.com.au, 06 Oct 2010) |