CQU Rockhampton Cup on Wheels to host Olympic champions
Published on 07 December, 2004
Contributed by Alex Bright, Industry Liaison Officer, School of Health & Human Performance.
It’s official - Dual 2004 Olympic Gold Medallist Ryan Bayley will ride the 2005 Central Queensland University Rockhampton Cup on Wheels.
But wait, there’s more! Olympian and ex World Champion Sean Eadie, the “big man” will also be here, tearing up the Kenrick Tucker Velodrome come Friday, January 14. But wait, there’s still more!.
Australian’s best women cyclists will also be gracing the Cup, with cycling sisters Anna and Kerrie Meares returning to their stomping grounds in a bid to take out the prestigious Herron Todd White Capricornia Cup, now the richest women\'s wheelrace in Australia with $3750 in total prizemoney.
Between them, Anna and Kerrie have won the Herron Todd White Capricornia Cup five times, Anna once and Kerrie (the reigning champion) four times.
The Central Queensland University Rockhampton Cup on Wheels runs over two huge days, Friday and Saturday, January 14-15, 2005. There will be $20 000 in prize money up for grabs, not to mention the hottest men\'s and women\'s line-ups ever seen in Central Queensland.