Hi all well we had the Subaru Australian Track Cycling championships last week and what a week it was. Very Very Hot!! I was very pleased with my results after the weeks racing considering the point i am at with my training having been a huge Strength Block and going in with limited speed work. [...]
Check out this video of me Lifting in the Gym! Big session in the gym today. These were right at the end of my huge workout and wow did they punish me but just to show you a little of what goes into chasing Gold in track cycling! Enjoy
In less than six months time the world’s greatest cyclists will descend on Melbourne’s Hisense Arena to contest the championships from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 April. Perko joined Anna Meares at the official launch at the Eureka Tower yesterday. The track world championships are the final qualification opportunity for the London 2012 Olympic Games, so [...]
Australian track sprinter Shane Perkins did not receive the ‘normal reception’ when he returned home from the world championships last night.Family and close friends welcomed the newly crowned keirin world champion as he stepped off the plane at Melbourne Airport. Perkins defeated Beijing Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy (Great Britain) to claim the first rainbow [...]
Shane Perkins of Australia pipped Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy of Great Britain to win the men’s keirin title at the world track cycling championships. Perkins, who finished second in the sprint at last years championship, claimed his maiden senior title after several years of seeing his compatriots top the podium. Hoy finished second in [...]
Victoria’s Shane Perkins made it two from two with his gold medal ride in the men’s keirin on the final day of competition at the Cycling Australia Track National Championships in Sydney. Perkins took out the final in a time of 10.544 from fellow Victorian Jason Niblett, New South Wales’ Andrew Taylor and the ACT’s [...]
Well what a couple of weeks heading into the world cup in Melbourne. Leading into Oceania’s the week before Melbourne world cup; the form was great during competition. However it took a turn with some sickness resulting in having to pull out before the end of the Oceania titles. 5 days off and plenty of [...]
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