Personal information | |
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Born | Coonamble, Australia | 18 July 1985
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter [1] |
Amateur teams | |
2012 | Specialized Women SA |
2013–2014 | Specialized Securitor & Roxsolt |
2015 | High 5 Dream Team [2] |
2017–2018 | Holden Women's Racing |
Professional teams | |
2013 | Team Fearless Femmes [3] |
2014 | Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 |
2016 | Colavita/Bianchi [4] |
Major wins | |
Australian National Criterium Championships 2013 & 2015 |
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