Phil

I use to play water polo at Canberra Grammar and then last year I got picked up by a talent search program by Pothole and I really loved cycling and since then it has really over taken my life!

Name:Phil Jermyn
Date of Birth: 05/07/1994
Place of Birth: Darwin, Australia
Resides: Canberra, Australia
Height: 178cm
Weight: 61kg

School/Employer:Erindale Collage
Home Club: Canberra Cycling Club
Teams: Suzuki/Trek
Coach: John Forrest
Discipline: Road
Road Riding Style: Fast
Started Competitive Cycling: February 2010
Personal Sponsors: 360 degree wheels


General Interest

Ambitions: To become a professional bike rider.
Hobbies: Hanging out with friends and I have really started to like driving around since I got my P’s. Haha

Major Awards/Honours:
NTID 2010
ACTAS 2011

Personal Best Performances:
1st ACT Road Race Championships 2010 (under 17)
1st ACT Criterium Championships 2010 (under 17)
1st ACT Time Trail Championships 2010 (under 17)
2nd ACT Time Trail Championships 2011 (Under 19)
3rd NSW Hill championships 2011 (Under 19)

Get To Know Your Team Suzuki Rider: Josh Lind

I started cycling through a talented identification program two years ago through my school. Prior to entering the cycling world I was a competitive swimmer.

Name: Josh Lind
Date of Birth: 15/08/1995
Place of Birth: Canberra, ACT
Resides: Canberra, ACT
Height: 175cm
Weight: 56kg

School: Campbell High
Home Club: Canberra Cycling Club
Teams: Suzuki/Trek
Coach: Michael Aisbitt
Discipline: Road/Track
Road Riding Style: Hill climber
Started Competitive Cycling: 18 months ago

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Personal Best Performances:
2011 Junior Track Nationals, 9th in Individual Pursuit

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General Interest

Ambitions: Professional cyclist and represent Australia.
Attend world champs as a second year under 19
Hobbies: Surfing, fishing, Mountain biking

Get To Know Your Team Suzuki Rider: Allison Rice

Hi there my name is Allison Rice. To sum up my riding style in one word it would be ‘smooth’. We seem to breed great cyclists in Canberra and I guess I can see why we have to be tough... freezing cold mornings, furious winds and scorching heat... I can thank my brother for getting me into such a sport. But I love it!

Name: Allison Rice
Date of Birth: 24/3/94
Place of Birth: Canberra , ACT
Resides: Canberra , ACT
Height: 171cm
Weight: 53kg
Highest Avg. Power output for 4/5 min: 257W
Vo2Max: 69 mL/kg/min


School: Daramalan College
Home Club: Canberra Cycling Club
Teams: Team Suzuki
Coach: John Forrest
Discipline: Road/ Track endurance
Road Riding Style: time trial, hill climber
Started Competitive Cycling: 14 years old
First Australian Team: 2011

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Personal Best Performances:

2011 U19W Road Nationals, ITT - 1st
2010 U17W Road Nationals, ITT – 1st
2010 U17W Road Nationals, Road Race – 2nd
2010 U17W Track Nationals, Individual Pursuit – 2nd

2011 U19W Road Nationals, ITT – 1st
2011 U19W Road Nationals, Road Race – 3rd
2011 U19W Track Nationals, Scratch Race – 3rd
2011 Canberra Tour, Women’s A GC -3rd
2011 Canberra Tour, Women’s A KOM – 3rd
2011 Canberra Tour, Women’s A ITT – 2nd

Major Awards/Honours:
2010 ACT Junior Tack Female Award
2010 ACT Junior Road Female Award

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General Interest

Ambitions: Junior/elite world champion
Hobbies: Creative stuff like art and music

Get To Know Your Team Suzuki Rider: Samantha Hemsley

I moved from Townsville to Canberra in 2007, and on realisation that I was now living in a landlocked city, I quickly came to the realisation that my outrigging days had come to an end. Needless to say, I was on the hunt for a new sport, which is when I became involved in cycling. It all began with my first race in Women’s B grade at Wednesday night crits, and the rest is history.

Name: Samantha Grace Hemsley (Sammy)
Date of Birth: 22/11/1984
Place of Birth: Brisbane, QLD
Resides: Melba, Canberra
Employer: Department of Defence
Height: 168cm
Weight: 60kg
Highest Avg. Power output for 4/5 min : 5 W.kg
Vo2Max: 65 mL/kg/min

Home Club: Canberra Cycling Club
Teams: Team Suzuki
Coach: John Forrest (Pothole)
Discipline: Road cycling
Started Competitive Cycling: 2010

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Personal Best Performances:
ROAD CYCLING
2nd place, 2010 Canberra Tour, Stage 3; 5th place, Canberra Tour GC; 2nd place,2010 NSW STATE ROAD CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS; 1st place, 2010 TOUR DE RIVERINA, HANDICAP SERIES; 4th place, 13 Aug 2010 GEELONG TOUR, ELITE WOMEN’S ROAD RACE.
OUTRIGGING
3rd PLACE, 2006 NATIONAL TITLES OC6 18km OPEN WOMEN; 2nd PLACE, 2006 NATIONAL TITLES OC6 500m OPEN WOMEN; 3rd PLACE, 2007 STATE MARATHON TITLES OC6 18km OPEN MIXED; 3rd PLACE, 2008 NATIONAL SPRINT TITLES OC1 500m OPEN WOMEN; 2ND PLACE 2008 NATIONAL SPRINT TITLES V12 500m OPEN MIXED; 2ND PLACE, 2008 OC6 42km NATIONAL CHANGEOVER TITLES HAMILTON ISLAND; 3rd PLACE, 2009 NATIONAL MARATHON TITLES OC6 16km OPEN MIXED

Major Awards/Honours: NTID kayaking team 2009; NTID road cycling team 2010-2011; National representative in outrigging

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General Interest

Ambitions: Molokai 72km changeover race, Hawaii; Tour de Timor; to tour the world by bike; to continue representing Team Suzuki nationally
Hobbies: Mountain biking, road cycling, outrigging, kayaking, cooking

Get To Know Your Team Suzuki Rider: William Lind

I started cycling in 2009, getting my first taste for road racing in the Canberra Tour that year. With little athletic background to draw on, I’ve worked hard to improve enough to ride my first races in the NRS this year. I face a continually steep learning curve in balancing cycling with home life and a full-time job in the Australian Public Service.

Name: William Lind
Date of Birth: 19/07/1985
Place of Birth: Kiama, NSW
Resides: Canberra, ACT
Height: 171cm
Weight: 62kg

Employer: Australian Public Service
Home Club: Canberra Cycling Club
Teams: Suzuki/Trek
Coach: Jason Mahoney, Argonaut Cycle Coaching
Discipline: Road
Road Riding Style: Climber/break aways/still figuring this out
Started Competitive Cycling: 2009

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Personal Best Performances: 8th in GC and 4th in stage 4 Mersey Valley Tour 2011, first ever NRS race
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General Interest

Ambitions: Continue to develop as a cyclist, for myself and for the team, and improve my results at NRS races.
Hobbies: Playing guitar, reading, watching movies, writing

Get To Know Your Team Suzuki Rider: Ben Hill

I love riding! Training, racing, hills, flats, wind, rain, I love it all. My dad took me to my fist race when I was 17 - I rode away from the F-grade bunch to win solo. Since then I haven’t stopped riding! I did many different sports before starting cycling mainly: cricket, soccer, tennis, running and triathlon.

Name: Ben Hill
Date of Birth: 05/02/1990
Place of Birth: Scone, NSW
Resides: Canberra, ACT
Height: 178cm
Weight: 67kg
Highest Avg. Power output for 4 min : 454watts
Vo2Max: 70 mL/kg/min


School/Employer: University of Canberra/AIS swim school
Home Club: Canberra Cycling Club
Teams: Suzuki
Coach: Maryann Simpson
Discipline: Road Cycling
Road Riding Style: Attacking
Started Competitive Cycling: 2007

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Personal Best Performances:

5th Australian National Criterium 2011
1st Stage 5 Tour of Geelong
2nd Stage 2 Tour of Geelong
2nd Stage 7 Tour of Geelong
2nd Stage 4 Tour of Wellington
2nd Stage 4 Tour of Toowoomba

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General Interest

Ambitions: Ride for a Professional Team on on the Pro Tour
Hobbies: Shuffling, doing puzzles.





Ben's Recent Results:

Tour of Toowoomba 17-19th June

Stage 1 Pittsworth 110km: 80th
Stage 2 Picnic Point - Upper Flagstone Creek 95km: 57th
Stage 3 Oakey 105km: 20th
Stage 4 Toowoomba 50km: 2nd
Overall Standing on General Classification: 52nd
Overall Standing on Mountains Classification: 3rd
Overall Standing on Sprint Classification: 7th



Tour of Gippsland 27-31st July

Stage 1 Wonthaggi 33km: 39th
Stage 2 Wonthaggi 68.2km: 15th
Stage 3 San Remo 40km: 14th
Stage 4 San Remo - Warragul 102km: 50th and awarded Most Aggressive Rider for the stage
Stage 5 Moe 45km: 14th
Stage 6 Morwell - Maffra 85km: 28th
Stage 7 Bairnsdale 33km: 2nd
Stage 8 Lakes Entrance - Metung 69.3km: DNF - mechanical
Stage 9 Bairnsdale 33km: DNS


Tour of Geelong 10-14th August
Guest Riding for Team Jayco 2XU

Stage 1 Northshore Criterium 48km: 82nd
Stage 2 Lara - You Yangs 79.6km: 2nd
Stage 3 Grovedale Criterium: 5th
Stage 4 (ITT) Gnawarre - Ceres 28.2km: 22nd
Stage 5 Anakie 143.1km: 1st
Stage 6 Geelong Criterium 45km: 17th
Overall Standing on General Classification: 10th
Overall Standing on Mountains Classification: 9th

Get To Know Your Team Suzuki Rider: Rebecca Wiasak

In a previous life I was a track runner, have dabbled in triathlon and played basketball in Europe. I moved to Canberra in 2003 to study a Bachelor of Sports Media but since graduating I have had no reason to leave. I have worked as a journalist at The Canberra Times and WIN News but would prefer to be making headlines than writing them.

Name: Rebecca Wiasak
Date of Birth: 24/05/1984
Place of Birth: Geelong, Victoria
Resides: Canberra, ACT
Height: 176cm
Weight: 68kg
Highest Avg. Power output for 4min: 324 watts
Vo2Max: 58.8 mL/kg/min

Employer: Department of Regional Australia
Home Club: Canberra Cycling Club
Teams: Team Suzuki
Coach: John Forrest
Discipline: Road
Road Riding Style: Time Trial
Started Competitive Cycling: 2010

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Personal Best Performances:

2011 10th Australian Individual Time Trial Championship
2011 6th Oceania Individual Time Trial Championship
2011 2nd Stage 1 Mersey Valley Tour (Individual Time Trial)
2011 2nd Stage 1 Canberra Tour (Criterium)
2011 1st Stage 3 Canberra Tour (Individual Time Trial)
2011 2nd Overall Canberra Tour

Major Awards/Honours:

2011 ACT Academy of Sport Cycling Scholarship
2010 National Talent Identification and Development cycling program
2009 World Triathlon Championships representative 25-29 age-group

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General Interest

Ambitions: Race for a UCI professional womens team
Represent Australia at the World Championships in Time Trial
Selection to Australian Institute of Sport or Jayco Academy
Hobbies: Cycling, sleeping, blogging
Personal Sponsors: ACT Academy of Sport