Tour Down Under
Team UniSA-Australia Supporters Club
Team UniSA-Australia Supporters Club
Date of
birth: 8-8-78 (27-years-old)
Born: Launceston, Tasmania
Lives: Launceston, Tasmania
Weight: 77kg
Height: 1.89m
Occupation: Professional cyclist
Club: Northern Districts Cycle Club
Professional team: Currently negotiating to sign with a new team
in 2006.
Bike: Derosa
Fastest speed clocked on a bike: 108km/hr in the Tour of
Luxembourg.
Longest distance on a bike: Around 280km in training. It took ten
hours. That was five or six years ago. My training rides now are
normally five or six hours and around 180-200km.
Career highlights: Winning a stage of the Tour of Malaysia (2004)
and a stage of the Qinhai Lake in China (2005). Holding the yellow
jersey for three days in the Sun Tour in 2005.
Ambitions for 2006: Getting signed to a professional team. It
makes my performances in the Jacob’s Creek Tour Down Under and the
National Championships even more important. I need to get results now to
keep my career going.
Jacob’s Creek Tour Down Under appearances: Making debut.
How do you prepare for the Tour? I have been training for about a
month now. After Christmas I will start to do some more specific
training with weights and some races. As it gets closer I do some fine
tuning such as motor pacing with a motorbike.
What do you hope to achieve in the Tour? I’d like to win a stage
and also help the team do well overall. We have a really strong group of
riders. I have ridden with some of them before and we will be
competitive.
Someone you look up to: Any of the Australian guys who have made
it as professionals and won stages of the Tour de France. They have made
it easier for Australian riders as we are now more widely known and
respected on the world cycling scene.
Favourite music: Alternative music like The White Stripes and
Kasabian. Midnight Oil are good as well.
Favourite TV film: Snatch is a great movie.
Favourite food: BBQ
