‘Wheelie’ big win

By Lachlan Ellis

A local cyclist has become part of a gold medal team at an international competition, adding another medal to his trophy cabinet.

The former student at Bacchus Marsh Grammar, 21-year-old Graeme Frislie, was part of the four-man Australian Men’s Elite Team Pursuit team at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Milton, Canada, on Thursday 12 May.

Alongside teammates Joshua Duffy, Conor Leahy and James Moriarty, Mr Frislie took top spot on the podium, beating Italy in second place, and Germany in third.

It was the first time Mr Frislie had raced in the green and gold overseas at the elite level.

Proud mum Shelley said the win was the result of more than a year of training by Graeme and the team.

“We’re very proud. I’m a teacher at Bacchus Marsh Grammar, I had my class stop and we all watched Graeme’s race. We all cheered when his team won, it was great. Graeme and his team worked towards the team pursuit training for the past 15 months,” she told the Moorabool News.

“He started in Under 13s with the Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling, and then moved to the Brunswick Cycling Club for Under 15s. He was also National Champion in the Team Pursuit this year in the elimination race and the omnium, and also won an Oceania Championship in the Team Pursuit.”

With this new accolade under his belt, Ms Frislie hopes her son will move on to even bigger events.

“This is a building block, hopefully, for something bigger…Graeme and his team are hoping their success at the Nations Cup will secure them a spot for the Commonwealth Games, but the selections won’t happen for another week or so,” she said.

Graeme Frislie was contacted for comment, but was unavailable due to training commitments.

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