Chloe McConville (born 1 October 1987) 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 ...
.
She rides for the
Orica–AIS
Liv AlUla Jayco (UCI Code: LIV) is a women's professional cycling team based in Australia which competes in the UCI Women's World Tour and other elite women's events throughout the world.
After being sponsored by Orica for five years, the team ...
team. Before becoming a cyclist, McConville was a cross-country skier, racing for the Australian national team from 2002 to 2009, and competed at the 2006
FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships is an annual nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The Junior World Championships was started in 1977 and was first hosted in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland. The Junior ...
and the
2007 Winter Universiade
The 2007 Winter Universiade, the XXIII Winter Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy from January 17 to 27, 2007.
Opening ceremony
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She originally took up cycling at the age of twenty as a form of
cross-training
Cross-training is athletic training in sports other than the athlete's usual sport. The goal is improving overall performance. It takes advantage of the particular effectiveness of one training method to negate the shortcomings of another.
In gen ...
. She has a
bachelor's degree
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in
physiotherapy
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from the
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...
.
See also
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List of 2015 UCI Women's Teams and riders
Listed below are the UCI Women's Teams that compete in 2015 in women's road cycling, 2015 women's road cycling events organized by the International Cycling Union (Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI), including the 2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup.
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References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Australian female cyclists
Australian female cross-country skiers
People from Myrtleford
Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
20th-century Australian women
21st-century Australian sportswomen
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