Amma Griffiths I love cycling and have been riding competitively for the last two years. I grew up riding a bike and in my younger years covered many kilometres with my dad and brother. I enjoy the social aspect of training and racing, the tactical side of racing and pushing my body to it's limit. Joining St…

Clare Morgan I'm a cycling enthusiast: I love riding, and when I'm not on my bike, I love watching, reading and talking about cycling.I got into cycling in my mid-twenties as a way of getting to and from work. Cycling quickly went from being just a mode of transport to a life passion. I did…

Madeleine Pape It's been a sharp learning curve since I invested in a road bike for the first time six months ago. After competing for Australia in Track and Field (800, 4x400m), an achilles injury forced me to give up running and find a new passion. I decided to enter the cycling world and find…

Heidi Buntrock I've always been up for a challenge ! I've been involved in sport for my entire life.....nothing better than a bit of pain right ?! After trying my hand at many things I was inspired by my brother to try Triathlons. I raced for quite a few years and loved it, but due…

Grace Phang My passion for competitive sport was nurtured from a young age playing handball and tennis, and my love for speed and adrenaline cultivated from my university days rock-climbing and white-water kayaking. I picked up cycling in early 2011 after being introduced to crit-racing. It was the opportunity to rub shoulders with the stronger…

Marlena Klaic I started work at the Warragul Hospital in 2000 and somehow found myself cycling in the Murray to Moyne challenge to raise funds for the hospital. Fortunately one of the nurses lent me a road bike and despite the saddle sores and lack of sleep, I was hooked ! After many years of…

Jodie Batchelor I have been racing for a little while, and although most of my results are at Masters level I do love challenging myself to get to the start line of some of the bigger races that I am not necessarily suited to and against the younger girls, just to have a go! I…

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)…

Justyna 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…