Taj Jones has become the first member of the Sunshine Coast based Australian Cycling Academy (ACA) to secure a contract with a World Tour Team. Jones has signed a three year contract with the Israel Start Up Nation World Tour team.
Maeve Plouffe clinched victory in the National Road Series Tour de Brisbane criterium, ahead of a super strong field in the first NRS race of the season.
Retired world pro-rider Hendricus (Henk) Vogels and 12 ARA Pro Riders Sunshine Coast riders have arrived in Cairns with cycling champions Anya Louw, Ryan Thomas, Alistair McKellar and Taj Jones ahead of the weekend event to enjoy the region’s World Heritage reef and rainforest.
The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) have released the final grades for semester one 2020, and ACA student-cyclists are proving they are just as focused in the classroom, as they are on the road.
World champion track-cyclist Cameron Scott is returning to the ARA | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast team, after leaving earlier this year to try out for the Australian Olympic track team.
Alistair Donohoe says he’s still finding his feet in virtual racing, after another promising display in the third event of the online National Road Series.
ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast sports director Stuart Shaw says teenagers Sebastian Barrett and Alastair Mackellar showed promising signs in event two of the online National Road Series but he’s eager for the team to start pressing for victory.
