Alexis "Alex" Rhodes (born 1 December 1984) is an Australian professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

. On 18 July 2005, Rhodes suffered major trauma when a car drove into a training squad of Australian cyclists training near

Zeulenroda Zeulenroda-Triebes () is a German town in the district of Greiz in the state of Thuringia. Zeulenroda-Triebes is situated in the south of Greiz in the mountains of the Thuringian Slate Mountains (Thüringer Schiefergebirge), on the border with S ...

, Germany, killing her teammate

Amy Gillett Amy Elizabeth Gillett (; 9 January 1976 – 18 July 2005) was an Australian track cyclist and Rowing (sport), rower who represented Australia in both sports. She was killed when a driver crashed into the Australian squad of cyclists with whom ...

Career highlights

;2002 :1st Pursuit,

UCI Track World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...

– Juniors ;2004 :1st Points race,

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...

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:3rd Pursuit,

;2005 :2nd Points race,

, Los Angeles :3rd Points race,

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:3rd Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships,

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;2006 :1st Stage 3 Bay Classic, Geelong Ritchie Boulevard :3rd Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships,

:3rd Points race, Australian National Track Championships,

;2007 :1st Stage 3 Bay Classic, Ritchie Boulevard :1st Stage 4 Bay Classic,

Geelong Botanic Gardens The Geelong Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden in the city of Geelong, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The gardens are located within Eastern Park on the eastern outskirts of the central business district. They were established in ...

;2008 :1st Stage 1 Bay Classic :3rd

Australian National Time Trial Championships The Australian National Time Trial Championships, are held annually with an event for each category of rider: Men, Women & under 23 riders. The event has been run concurrently with the Australian National Road Race Championships since 2002. The ...

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) () is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Ballarat had a population of 111,973, making it the third-largest urban inland city in Australia and the third-largest city in Victoria. Within mo ...

;2012 : 2nd

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...

2012 UCI Road World Championships The 2012 UCI Road World Championships took place in the southern part of the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, also known as South Limburg (Netherlands), South Limburg, between September 15 and 23. The event consiste ...

References

External links

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Alex Rhodes profile
at GreenEDGE Cycling website
2005 cyclingnews.com interview with the survivors of the accident
1984 births Living people Australian female cyclists Australian track cyclists Australian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom Australian expatriates in Germany Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Alice Springs Sportswomen from the Northern Territory Australian Institute of Sport cyclists Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia 21st-century Australian sportswomen {{australia-cycling-bio-stub