Alyssa Polites

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Personal Details

Home town:: Melbourne
Occupation / Area of Study / Work:: B. Exercise and Sports Science / B.Business
Hero / Most Admired Athlete:: Lotte Kopecky
Date of birth:: 2 February 2003

Sporting Details

Event(s) / Discipline:: Track
Home Club:: Caulfield Carnegie Cycling Club
Commonwealth Games History:: 2022, Birmingham Commonwealth Games
World Championships History:: Selected to represent Australia for both track and road disciplines, however couldn’t compete due to COVID-19 restrictions
Sporting Highlights:: Current U23 national road race champion and elite bronze medalist.

Alyssa in the News

Cycling stars chase a gold rush in Birmingham

June 16, 2022

The 34-strong squad of Australia’s best cyclists have booked their tickets to Birmingham ready to take on the Commonwealth’s best, which includes six Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holders.

WEEKEND WRITE-UP: Olympic Qualifiers, National Champions and Tokyo athletes on target

March 29, 2021

In VIS sport, Linden Hall and Cat Bisset both recorded Olympic 800m qualifying times, the VIS rowers and cyclists dominated national championships and Penny Smith proved that she is on track for Tokyo.

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