Grace Brown was a cross country runner who started cycling nine years ago out of frustration with her injuries, and now she is an Olympic cycling champion.
Cycling
Jessica Gallagher | Defying limits and inspiring generations
From alpine skier, to track and field athlete, to rower and now cyclist, Jessica Gallagher’s history is an impressively long one with the 37-year old osteopath training towards the Paris Paralympics. Gallagher was honoured at the RMIT University graduation evening, sharing with the 2023 graduates her incredible story.
VIS cyclists dominated at the 2024 Road National Championships
Ten VIS scholarship holders won gold at the championships, which concluded in Buninyong on Sunday. A further four won either silver or bronze.
The VIS Helping to Change the Game
The VIS is proud to be a leader within gender equality and sport with over half the high-performance expert and senior roles filled by women. VIS Para-cyclist, triple Paralympian and nine-time world champion, Carol Cooke, is an ambassador for the Change Our Game initiative, which works to level the playing field for women and girls in sport.