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Speedy Gilmore: The 2008 Rochelle Gilmore Journal

Rochelle Gilmore continues to race for Italian team Menikini Gysko in 2008. She splits her time between the road circuit and the track World Cup. In 2006, she won a stage at the Geelong Women's Tour, took second in the Commonwealth Games points race, and earned top five finishes in a Giro d'Italia stage, the Geelong Women's World Cup, and the Liberty Classic. She also won a stage in the Route de France Féminine in 2007. Gilmore is aiming her career to build up for the 2008 Beijing and the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Follow Rochelle as she continues to race among the fastest trackies and roadies with her regular diary updates.

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2008 diary entries

October 30: Amsterdam Six Day...for women
October 16: The Colombian experience
August 8: Making a change
June 18: A huge success for our team
June 12: Hovering around the podium
June 11: Communication breakdown
June 10: Off to a good start in Canada
March 5: Crashing in Geelong
February 20: The AIS camp

2007 diary entries

December 8: Oceania Championships
October 27: Little critters at home
October 3: A day in Vegas
August 21: Ups and downs in France
August 8: Success in Germany
August 4: Catching up
June 13: Canada calling
May 23: Tri peaks challenge
May 19: Oh Canada
May 17: Jet Setting
April 25: Liberazione - wishful thinking!
April 17: Satisfaction on Euro soil
March 3: That breaking feeling
March 1: Three for three
March 1: The toughest stage
February 28: Sprinting to second

2006 diary entries

December 25: AIS camp
October 12: Training at the Dunc
September 16: Winning cold in Queensland
July 6 #2: Action heats up at the Giro
July 6: Pressure to win stages
May 11: Two in a row in Parma
April 22: Showing off the goods
March 6: Oh, the possibilities
February 6: Comm Games: What a team!
January 20: Looking forward
January 13: A good and bad day in the office!
January 12: Putting on the commentator's hat

2005 entries

December 12: Sea Cliff bridge ride
December 1: Aussie winning combo
November 18: Flying fun at Dunc Gray
October 9: A new bike and some mud in NZ
September 30: A new start!
September 19: Terrific in Toscana
September 15: Shocked and confused
August 22: The all clear
August 12: An untimely illness
July 24: Health first
July 23: Wind in the sails
July 22: Hard to focus on racing
June 26: No Giro d'Italia in 2005
April 25: Liberazione disappointment
April 24: Victory at last
April 13: Holiday in Venice
March 21: Disappointment at Primavera Rosa
March 13: All looks good for 2005 after Nicole's win
March 4: Emerging from the shadow
February 24: The form is there
February 18: Sydney World Cup: In the middle!
January 30: Sydney Cup, Keirin Championship double
January 22: The Advertiser Women's Criterium Series #3: Good race, Bad result
January 20: The Advertiser Women's Criterium Series #2: Ready to race!
January 18: The Advertiser Women's Criterium Series #1: Up against a juggernaut
January 9: Jayco Bay Classic - Round 5: The form is coming
January 8: Jayco Bay Classic - Round 4: All the right moves
January 7: Jayco Bay Classic - Round 3: So close...
January 6: Jayco Bay Classic - Round 2: Portarlington
January 5: Jayco Bay Classic - Round 1: Williamstown

2004 entries

December 31: J Boag and Son Ltd Women's Criterium
December 29-30: 2004 Devonport 2 Day Carnival
December 28: 2004 Launceston Christmas Carnival
December 26: 2004 Latrobe Annual Carnival
December 14: Lab rat for a week
November 17: Moving Back to Italy! New team for 2005
September 16: Giro della Toscana Femminile Stg. 2- One hundred edgy women
September 15: Giro della Toscana Femminile Stg. 1a & 1b- Flat chat
September 14: Giro della Toscana Femminile Prologue - Wet & wild
August 20: A farewell & another spill
July update Part II: Operation Patella
July update Part I: The AIS: An ideal set-up
June 11 & 12: Confusion & rains - time to take a break
June 9 & 10: Back on the road in the USA
May 30: I felt my collarbone snap
May 9: Getting ready for the world's
May 1: A close win
April 11: Second again!
April 5: Lost in Belgium
April 3: Getting fitted up and reconnoitering the Ronde
March 28: Snow? Snow smow! Castilla y Leon World Cup
March 26: Spectating after a crash, Vuelta Castilla y Leon, Stage 3
March 25: A bad day at Vuelta Castilla y Leon, Stage 2
March 24: Feeling good but missing chances - Vuelta Castilla y Leon, Stage 1
March 14: Primed for the Primavera Rosa
January 7-11 - Fun & games at the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic

2003 entries

August 7 - World Track Championships, Stuttgart
June 12 - Emakumeen Bira: Blue is beautiful
May 22: A struggle with the juggle - Australian & Oceania Track Titles and Track World Cup #4
March 30: Feeling great at the GP Feminas Castilla y Leon
March 22: Not quite quick enough at the Primavera Rosa
March 16: Citta' Di Rosignano
February 23: Out of the swimsuit and out to Leongatha

Profiles and interviews

Rochelle Gilmore: Changing times (an interview from February 17, 2007)
An interview with Rochelle Gilmore