Rider profile - Meghan Thomas
Rider name
Meghan Thomas
Instagram handle
@meghanjane91
Team or worthy cause
Melburn Durt
Tell us about your bike!
A 2017 Liv Brava named Florence (I'm the machine 💪).
You'll find me riding or racing in... (hometown and racing grade)
Women's C-grade in Melbourne, Australia.
My riding/racing is supported by...
The awesome folk at Melburn Durt, Let's Talk About CX and Team Why ❤🧡💛
In my day job I'm...
A primary school teacher, trying to get more kids on bikes!
An interest I have outside of cycling is...
Gardening, hiking, and eating every form of cheese under the sun!
What brought you to cyclocross?
I was new to Melbourne and cycling, and wanted to meet people!
Tell us about your first race!
My first race was a dress-up Valentine's-themed race with Dirty Deeds! I raced around the Brunswick Velodrome in runners and a bright red dress, lost a contact and got a flat tyre. I loved every moment of it!
What riding do you do aside from CX?
Road, gravel and bikepacking.
What's your proudest achievement in CX?
Taking out my first gold medal at Broadford at the last race in the 2019 CX National Series.
What's your CX strength?
Determination!
What's your CX weakness?
Technical skillz.
Should we offer you handups, and if so, when?
Yes! Unless I've got race face on - then better to wait until the end.
