A late call out to entrants in the 101st Melbourne to Warrnambool has resulted in a strong field for the second official women’s category in the iconic race. Headlining the start list are current Individual Pursuit World Champion, Rebecca Wiasak and former 24 hour MTB World Champion, Jessica Douglas. For Douglas, the race is an…
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Kennedy win National Capital Tour as High 5 Dream team dominate
Lucy Kennedy maintained her overall classification lead in a soggy end to proceedings at the National Capital Tour, with her High5 Dreamteam teammates Kendelle Hodges and Rebecca Wiasak taking a stage win apiece on the final day of racing for a clean sweep for the team. With two races to be run on the day…
Lucy Kennedy wins atop Telstra Tower
A lively race in central Canberra for stage 2 of the National Capital Tour saw Lucy Kennedy (High5 Dreamteam) emerge the strongest in a dog fight with Ruth Corset (Rush) and Lisen Hockings (Holden) up the final climb to the summit finish. With the lone breakaway rider Lucy Bechtel (Specialized) caught just at the base…
Lucy Kennedy Climbs Into National Capital Tour Lead
Lucy Kennedy has climbed into the lead of the 2016 National Capital Tour after a complete team performance delivered her to the base of Black Mountain, where Kennedy could display her extraordinary climbing ability, taking the win by seven seconds over Ruth Corset. National Road Series leader Lisen Hockings was a further 23 seconds behind.…
Rebecca Wiasak wins National Capital Tour stage 1
Canberra-local ) proved the fastest in the prologue first stage of the National Capital Tour, taking the win in her home race ahead of teammate Lucy Kennedy and the experienced Ruth Corset (Rush). The win comes on the back of her dual successes at Amy’s Otway Tour with another win at the Tour of King Valley showcasing…
Wonderful Wiasak Wins Amy’s Otway Tour
On a weekend that saw the High5 Dream Team put on a teamwork masterclass, Rebecca Wiasak has taken back to back stage wins to seal overall victory in the 2016 Amy’s Otway Tour. Wiasak also takes home the Sprint Classification, while her teammate Lucy Kennedy won the Mountain Classification. The exclamation point on a dream…
Lisen Hockings wins Tour of King Valley
Lisen Hockings (Holden Womens Racing) emerged the overall winner of Sam Miranda King Valley in a nail-biting final stage which saw Kate McIroy (Specialized) take the stage win and the battle for bonus seconds leaving riders and team managers reaching for their calculators to work out the positions in relation to the general classification rivals.…
Two Jerseys And A Stage Win Cap Successful Tour of the King Valley
The High5 Dream Team have finished the 2016 Sam Miranda Tour of the King Valley with bulging suitcases after taking home a victory on Stage 3 and the sprinters jersey by Rebecca Wiasak, third on General Classification and the Queen of the Mountain jersey by Lucy Kennedy, and top spot on Team’s General Classification after…
High 5 Dreamteam 1-2 Tour of King Valley stage 3
Chilly, inclement weather and mud was the setting of a dramatic 1-2 for High5 Dreamteam as Rebecca Wiasak and Kendelle Hodges did an impressive job to finish off the iconic Strade Nero stage. Race leader Lisen Hockings (Holden) fought off concerted attacks from High5 Dreamteam riders on her overall position to finish the stage in…
Cooper and Hockings take opening stage of King Valley
Lisen Hockings (Holden Women’s Cycling) and Joe Cooper (Avanti IsoWhey Sports) took out the time trial win in the women’s and men’s opening stage of the Sam Miranda Tour of King Valley, moving into the race lead in the process. The nine kilometre time trial was held over an out-and-back course with a tailwind for…