Rebecca Wiasak

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Rebecca Wiasak
Personal information
Born (1984-05-24) 24 May 1984 (age 40)
Geelong, Australia
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamFearless Femme Racing
Discipline Track cycling, Road racing
Amateur teams
2015–2017High5 Dream Team
2017–Fearless Femme Racing
Professional team
2014 Wiggle–Honda
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Women's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Yvelines Individual pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 London Individual pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Individual pursuit

Rebecca Wiasak (born 24 May 1984) is an Australian track cyclist. She represented her nation at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships where she became a world champion in individual pursuit. [1] [2] In January 2015 she was announced as part of the inaugural line-up for the High5 Dream Team. [3] In 2017, Wiasak raced domestically for ACTAS on the track, for High5 Dream Team in Australia and in the United States of America for Fearless Femme Racing on the road. [4]

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In 2009 Wiasak represented Australia in Lithuanian World Games competing in women's basketball. [5] After missing out of selection to compete at a major international Games at the Glasgow 2014 and Rio 2016, Wiasak was selected for her first Commonwealth Games. [6] At the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, she set a new Australian record beating her previous national record set at the Paris 2015 track world championships, and Wiasak was one of four riders to beat the previous Commonwealth Games individual pursuit record Joanna Rowsell set in 2014. [7] [8]

Major results

2014
BikeNZ Classic
1st Points Race
2nd Omnium
Oceania Track Championships
2nd Individual Pursuit
2nd Team Pursuit (with Ashlee Ankudinoff, Georgia Baker, Lauren Perry and Elissa Wundersitz)
3rd Scratch Race
2nd Scatch Race, BikeNZ Cup
2015
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Individual pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
1st Individual Pursuit, South Australian Grand Prix
2016
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Individual pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
2017
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
2nd Team Pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
4th Individual Time Trial, Australian National Time Trial Championships
2018
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Australian National Criterium Championships
2nd Individual Pursuit, Commonwealth Games
3rd Individual Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships
2019
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Australian National Criterium Championships
5th Overall Lexus of Blackburn Bay Cycling Classic

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