Alex Rhodes (cyclist)
Alexis "Alex" Rhodes (born 1 December 1984) is an Australian professional racing cyclist.
 Rhodes at the Australian Championships January 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexis Rhodes | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Alexi | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1984 Alice Springs, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||
| Current team | Orica–AIS | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road, Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | T-Mobile/High Road | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Garmin–Cervélo | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Orica–AIS | ||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||
| Bay Classic, 2 stages | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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On 18 July 2005, Rhodes suffered major trauma when a car drove into a training squad of Australian cyclists training near Zeulenroda, Germany, killing her teammate Amy Gillett.[1]
Career highlights
- 2002
- 1st Pursuit, UCI Track World Championships – Juniors
- 2004
- 1st Points race, World Cup, Sydney
- 3rd Pursuit, World Cup, Sydney
- 2005
- 2nd Points race, World Cup, Los Angeles
- 3rd Points race, World Cup, Manchester
- 3rd Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 2006
- 1st Stage 3 Bay Classic, Geelong Ritchie Boulevard
- 3rd Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 3rd Points race, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 2007
- 1st Stage 3 Bay Classic, Ritchie Boulevard
- 1st Stage 4 Bay Classic, Geelong Botanic Gardens
- 2008
- 1st Stage 1 Bay Classic
- 3rd Australian National Time Trial Championships, Ballarat
- 2012
- 2nd Team time trial, 2012 UCI Road World Championships
References
- "We're on the mend, say riders". The Age. Melbourne. 24 July 2005.
External links
Media related to Alexis Rhodes at Wikimedia Commons- Alexis Rhodes at UCI
- Alexis Rhodes at Cycling Archives
- Alexis Rhodes at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Alexis Rhodes at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Alexis Rhodes at Australian Cycling Federation Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 September 2007)
- Alex Rhodes profile at GreenEDGE Cycling website
- 2005 cyclingnews.com interview with the survivors of the accident
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