Hi I’m Rachel . I’ve had a long term relationship with the fitness industry & cycling in particular.

Along the way I’ve had lots of incredible experiences both here in Australia and racing , riding & training overseas. 
I’ve raced with the Australian Team on the road & track , raced the Commonwealth Games , one day races & international tours including the Giro Rosa , World Championships as well as many Australian titles . 
30 years later I am still racing and representing Australia. 

My occupation as a qualified strength & conditioning coach , PT & sports nutritionist enables me to help others become fitter & healthier. I’m able to work from our own strength studio in Byron Bay. 
As part of the BBCC one of my goals is to highlight women’s cycling in our region & help to create a fun & engaged cycling community.

I spent a good amount of my childhood riding bikes and onto road bikes later in my teens but after that, and apart from a brief foray into mountain biking, I didn’t get back into my cycling for another 25 years. Nowadays, I’m a bit more serious and a lot more consistent. I’m trying to add some gravel races into my cycling year and I really want to do some longer bike packing trips. Mostly though for me, cycling keeps me happy. And that’s why I love to ride a bike.

Hi, I'm Aurelie,

I grew up in France in a cycling family, spending my teenage years on the side of the road cheering my dad through countless races. That’s where the spark began, inspired by the greats like Indurain and Virenque, and completely unaware at the time that women’s cycling even existed. I genuinely thought it was a men’s sport.

My dad built my first road bike when I was 15, a black carbon Vitus frame he sourced and assembled with second‑hand components. It carried me through my early riding years until, in my early twenties, a van collided with me while I was out riding. The bike was destroyed, and life quickly shifted into study overseas, work, and eventually running.

Cycling found its way back in 2012 when my husband organised a self‑guided Tour de France, reigniting everything I loved about the sport. After the birth of my youngest son, he encouraged me to join group rides, the turning point that brought cycling firmly back into my life.

From there, the distances grew, the training intensified, and the community expanded. Encouraged by BBCC President Rachel, I tried crit racing, and last year I qualified for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in Australia. Structured training has brought huge improvements, including podium finishes at gran fondos.

For me, riding is an outlet, a balance of health, performance and joy. I hope to be a role model for my two sons, showing them what commitment and courage look like. Off the bike, I’m a mum to two beautiful boys, a corporate lawyer, and the Secretary of the Byron Bay Cycling Club.

Club Member from 2003. The early days back when it was Byron Freeiders club was racing the mountain bikes in Qld series, back in the day meeting at the hinterland trails.!Racing now on the road Club Handicapper. Besides the club racing a passion for touring rides in Europe mostly France.    Tapping up  iconic Pyranean mountains  or Sportive riding including Etap de Tour a TdF stage.

Hello, Liv here! I started cycling four short years ago. After half a decade of ski instructing, I was in the market for something that gave me the same thrill as sliding on frozen water – enter cycling!

A gravel cyclist at heart, who bought her first road bike two years ago, joined BBCC and realised you can go WAY faster on a road bike! I spent a few years working in a bike shop (so don’t believe me when I say I don’t know how to fix my bike...), which was a baptism of fire into the bike world, but also gave me the opportunity to share my new passion with others. These days, you’ll find me working for Return & Earn, which fits in nicely with my other passion: sustainability. My job takes me all around Northern NSW, and my bike always comes too!

Cycling for me is more than just a fun pastime, as someone with an autoimmune disease, it is an essential part of my self-care routine. I will always advocate for the benefits that movement has on our bodies and minds, and am passionate about getting as many people outdoors and active as I can!

I am a regular at the Saturday Social rides, you’ll find me captaining the 25’s crew, which I love. I’m super excited to be part of the BBCC Committee, to champion all the amazing talent we have in our club, and to encourage new people to get into the sport. I also look forward to starting a monthly women’s ride (but all welcome, really). I want to make cycling accessible for everyone and a space where we can share knowledge and learnings and have all the fun!

You might think, because I’m Treasurer of Tweed Valley Mountain Bike Riders and now Byron Bay Cycling Club, that I know what to do. Well, not exactly – I’m no accountant, but I have run my own business for the past eight years. Both clubs needed the role filled, and both clubs bring me a lot of joy, so I was happy to step up. I figure it’s a bit like riding a bike – ask experts, do some research, throw the leg over, pedal like hell, don’t lose momentum, watch where you want to go, i.e. don’t look at the potholes, and learn from your mistakes. Oh and brakes are bad for speed. Fortunately, Gianluca left the position in good shape, gave me a clear briefing, and is available to help when needed (thankyou mate).

I love BBCC for the way everyone jumps in to help other riders enjoy their cycling. This gives the club a great friendly feel, reflected in the ride program, races and social events. I come down from the border on Saturday mornings and the monthly vintage rides because BBCC is the best bunch to be found within cooee. I’m looking forward to being involved further and getting to know you all better, but I do live 40 minutes away.

My plan is to serve the club by providing current, correct and useful information about club finances – and hopefully some wisdom as well. It will be ‘steady as she goes’ (a nautical term for Gianny’s benefit), with an eye to moving from Excel to an accounting platform if warranted and in consultation with the Executive. I’m also keen to help the Murwillumbah CC get back on its feet, with help from BBCC.

At the age of 65, I’ve been riding for 55 years, since my brother and I found two bikes built of gas pipe in my grandpa’s garage – our freedom machines. I’ve ridden a lot of kms in the Adelaide Hills and today I loved Urliup Road, although my all-time favourite ride is Cap Formentor in Mallorca. My past clubs were Cairns CC and Uni of Queensland CC. I had a triathlon phase and then hung out for years with the Park Road Wheelers in Brisbane, where I met many of my friends before I moved to the Tweed Coast in 2020. Other detours have been cycling advocacy (helped form the Brisbane CBD BUG), fixies, MTB, gravelling, bikepacking, fatbiking, adventure riding, cyclocrossing, track and commuting. A bit tragic, I know. Plus a bunch of other interests.

Personally, I’m from Adelaide originally but moved to Queensland over 30 years ago and moved around a fair bit with different jobs, adding to my story. I live in Banora Point with my partner Kath and we’re getting married in April 26. I have three sons 28-36 years and three granddaughters under two. It’s a matter of pride to me, that all three sons ride bikes, and I’ve gifted the girls a bike seat and a balance bike, to get them started on the best hobby there is. I’m an agricultural scientist and have a small IT business providing software for working outdoors - but the universe is telling me to retire and enjoy the next chapter of my life, here in Paradise. I had best stop now 😊.