Tour Down Under
Team UniSA-Australia Supporters Club
Team UniSA-Australia Supporters Club
Date of birth: 11-12-78
(27-years-old)
Born: Brisbane
Lives: Brisbane and Porto, Portugal
Weight: 71kg
Height: 1.78m
Occupation: Professional cyclist
Club: Psychological
Professional team: Boa Vista
Bike: Masil
Fastest speed clocked on a bike: 120km/hr coming down a mountain
in Europe.
Longest distance on a bike: 265km in a World Cup race in Belgium
called the Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
Career highlights: Representing Australia at the world
championships twice in 2003 and 2005. Winning a stage of the Jacobs
Creek Tour Down Under in 2004.
Ambitions for 2006: I’d like to gain a contract on the Pro Tour.
Jacob’s Creek Tour Down Under appearances: 2006 will be my
third Tour.
How do you prepare for the Tour? I’ve been doing a lot of long
slow miles with a lot of strength work. As it’s still very early in the
season I haven’t been doing many intensive rides. With the National
Championships leading up to the Tour it means that I am able to ride
into a bit a form.
What do you hope to achieve in the Tour? I’d like to have a
strong ride and challenge for a good overall classification or a stage
win.
Someone you look up to: I find inspiration within myself.
Favourite music: I like everything – it depends on my mood what I
listen to.
Favourite film: I watch a lot of movies across a range of genres.
Favourite food: Seafood. Definitely not pasta!
