BALLARAT-Sebastopol Cycling Club members Alana Forster and Josh Jolly are winging their way to Scotland for the World Cycling Championships which start on August 3.
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Jolly, one of Australia's rising stars in the BMX earned his selected after a bronze medal performance at the Oceania Championships earlier in the year.
But the remarkable story is that of Forster who has been named to represent Australia in both para-track cycling and road race teams. It is less than two years since Forster's life was turned upside down after a head-on collision nearly took her life and left her with severe leg injuries.
Despite the permanent injuries, the 2022 Ballarat-Sebastopol criterium club champion has recovered enough to secure a world championship spot.
BSCC president Tim Canny said he was thrilled for the pair after all the hard work they had put in. "We'll be watching with a keen eye to see how they go. It's fantastic to see them succeed on the world stage," he said.
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