Tuesday, July 5, 2011

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

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