World and Olympic 500 metre Time Trial Champion Anna Meares

Anna Meares recovery and Olympic Games lead-up diary

At just 24 years of age Australia's Anna Meares is one of the world's top track cyclists. In addition to being the reigning World Champion in the 500 metre Time Trial, Meares is also the defending 500 metre Time Trial Olympic Games champion, after taking gold at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004.

Meares suffered a setback in her Beijing Olympic Games bid in January after a horrifying accident at the Los Angeles Track World Cup came close to ending more than her Olympic ambitions. Now back in Australia and riding again, Meares has joined Cyclingnews' list of diarist and will share her road to recovery and, if all goes well for the Queenslander, Beijing Olympic bid with our readers.

Index to all entries

Latest entry: July 24: Fun and pain in Italy

2008 entries

• July 24: Fun and pain in Italy

• July 7: Back to racing

• July 7: Olympic journey begins

• July 6: D-Day

• June 9: Countdown starts in the pain box
• May 6: Lookin' pretty good
• March 25: Moment of truth
• March 10: Back on track