Andrea is a former professional cyclist who has transformed his experience as a cyclist into work and passion in massage physiotherapy.  He jumped on the bike at the age of 8 and achieved his first major success at the age of 17 winning the Italian Road Racing Championship.  This victory, in addition to other international victories, gave Andrea the opportunity to enter professional cycling.

Paolo is a dynamic and passionate High Performance Manager with deep domain expertise in the high-performance sporting environment with more than 15 years of international experience across Olympic, Paralympic and professional cycling. Paolo is also an active researcher with more than 30 international publications (including peer-reviewed articles and book chapters). In 2015 he completed his PhD at Edith Cowan University (Perth, Australia).

Jack is a multi-faceted communications professional, with a diverse portfolio of work across the public and private sectors. He has written for international publications covering sport and the arts, and has served as an editor for a number of prominent mastheads.

Claire Tyrrell is an avid cyclist in Western Australia, who thinks there is no better way to see the world than by bicycle.

Her favourite local rides include Margaret River's mountain-bike trails, Perth's leafy suburbs and the gravel tracks of WA's Wheatbelt. 

Off the bike, Claire is an accomplished journalist with a passion for writing about her experiences on the bike.

Nickname?
CT 

Tam Allenby is a keen cyclist and freelance writer based in Sydney. After dabbling in road racing in his early twenties, he's now more at home on an off-road gravel adventure, but still enjoys a hard bunch ride or brutal climb when the right circumstances arise.

Nickname?
Tim Tam.

Where were you born?
Inner city Sydney. 

Road, MTB, Track, Gravel…?
Road, closely followed by gravel. I rarely MTB but love it when I do. Track is a mystery to me.