Jessica Allen – Women & Wheels

1 WEEK TO GO – READY TO GO! Yay, it is here! Your weeks of preparation have you brought you to the 18th of November and you are ready to have some fun! Make sure you have everything you need, here is a checklist so that you know you are prepared: Bike Helmet Shoes &…

   The Jayco-AIS women’s road team were in Sweden at the weekend contesting the UCI Women’s World Cup. As guest Directeur Sportif, I took the reins of the team for Martin Barras and here is the report below… 16th August 2013 On Tuesday Pat (mad mechanic), Margo (super soigneur), Magic Marty and I departed the…

   Q1. I find it hard to stay in the aero position for more than five minutes because it’s so uncomfortable. What do you recommend? The reason you may be experiencing pain depends on where/why you are so uncomfortable. Three things to look at are: 1. Saddle – You may need a different saddle to offer…

Posted by Sara Carrigan – Columnist for Multisport Magazine 1. Skilled confidence When wanting to average a faster speed for a certain effort, course or race, feeling confident on the bike with great bike skills has a triple pronged effect! What I mean by that is that you get triple the reward for working on…

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Sara Carrigan – Contributor to Cyclist Magazine Australia Olympic gold medalist Sara Carrigan dives into the recent debate for making our communities more cyclist friendly I recently attended the Asia-Pacific Cycle Congress on the Gold Coast in Queensland. This event brought together international and national delegates to share experiences and work together to…

   10th October 2013 I participated in a coaches forum and ‘coaches exchange’ today whereby we meet up with coaches from other sports and exchange information about different training methods and ideas, ask questions and seek feedback. A group of us met at the Skilled stadium in Robina to be involved in the Aussie 7s…