AIS Women's Team

The A.I.S. Women's Team is proudly sponsored by: Cyclingnews has been pleased to publish a diary contributed by the members of the Australian Institute of Sport's Women's team as they conduct their European campaign. For 2005, the team had a new lineup, including Amy Gillett, Katie Brown, Jenny Macpherson, Kate Nichols and Alexis Rhodes, who joined existing members Lorian Graham and Louise Yaxley to form a tight crew to take on the world. On Monday, July 18, 2005, everything changed. In the light of the tragic event that took the life of Amy Gillett and put her five team-mates in hospital, the AIS women's road cycling program has been suspended. We believe the fighting spirit these athletes have displayed on the road will extend to their recovery from their injuries and we hope one day to once again bring you their stories in their own words.

Latest articles by AIS Women's Team

The view from the accommodation, looking up to one of the only hills in the tour.

A retrospective on the AIS

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I find it difficult to write something profound about our racing in France, it's the end of the...

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Peta and I looking fresh BEFORE the race!

Plouay World Cup

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The AIS / Australian National Team hit the road again, heading to the Plouay round of the World Cup....

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Peta And Josie pre race

Brilliance in Bochum

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Our journey started on Friday at 5am with a 10-hour drive to Bochum, Germany. We were going to...

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Marc convinced the pub to let him use the barbeque

Limousin car troubles

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The Tour De Limousin was the first race the Australian Development Squad competed in this season....

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The Aussie national team lines up

Turning 21 on Tour

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Wow, I can't believe it, it's July already! It's that time of year, where two of the biggest and...

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The AIS goes on tour

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I have been assigned the task of writing about the AIS Women's Team's experiences at the Tour de...

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Breaking our backs in an Easter Pyramid compliments of Dave Martin.

Sugar Coated Memories, Chocolate Coated Eggs

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March 16th - 27th I am writing to you all from 'St Moritz', but not the exclusive resort town in...

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The team relaxes in between stages in New Zealand

Geelong Tour, World Cup and Tour of New Zealand, February 21 - March 2, 2008

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It has been quite some time since a diary entry has come from the AIS womens team but I can assure...

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Josie, Jenny, Amanda, Candice and Kate.

Bizarre fashion in Cento

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It's said that Italy is the fashion capital of the world but that doesn't necessarily mean that all...

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Em and her escorts.

Laughing through the pain of the Giro

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Ciao Tutti, Well, we have survived the 17th Giro D'Italia Donne. In ten days from the south to the...

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Jen and Kate

AIS chicks living it up in Italy

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Buon giorno, The first thing I have to say is that it's bloody warm here! Yep, I'm back in Italy...

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No ham and cheese

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Well it has been a while since we last raced but we have now completed our last big hitout for this...

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Right in the swing

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Ciao all! Here I am to tell you about my first time in Switzerland and my first European world cup...

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Pretty solid in Belgium

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We arrived in sunny Belgium on Friday April 15 after a 'somewhat long' 13 hour drive from our base...

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The 2006 AIS women's squad

Back in Italy

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After everything that happened with the AIS women's team last year, it must be kind of strange for...

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Surviving Castilla y Leon Feminina

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After a two day, 21 hour road trip from Italy through France and into Spain we finally arrived! All...

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Surviving Castilla y Leon Feminina

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After a two day, 21 hour road trip from Italy through France and into Spain we finally arrived! All...

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Pretty solid in Belgium

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We arrived in sunny Belgium on Friday April 15 after a 'somewhat long' 13 hour drive from our base...

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