Lisa Mathison (born 31 January 1985) is a professional

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from

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, specialising in cross-country

mountain bike racing Mountain bike racing (shortened MTB or ATB racing) is the competitive cycle sport discipline of mountain biking held on off-road terrain. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) recognised the discipline relatively late in 1990, when it sanctione ...

. She started competitive cycling at the age of 13 in 1998 and came to national and international attention in 2002 when she won the U19 cross-country World Championships in Austria. In 2003, she successfully defended her Under 19 world champion title in Switzerland. Her achievements in mountain biking won her a

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(UCI) scholarship under the tutelage of legendary Swiss ex-pro,

Chantal Daucourt Chantal Daucourt (born 23 June 1966) is a Swiss professional cross-country mountain biker of the 1990s and 2000s (decade) as well as a competition ski mountaineer. Daucourt was born in Biel/Bienne and grew up in Courroux. She works as a registe ...

, at the coaching facility in

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, Switzerland. Major awards already bestowed on Mathison include 2004 Australian Female MTB Cyclist of the Year; 2003 Sport Industry Australia Young Female Athlete of the Year; Australian Female Junior MTB of the Year for 2002 and 2003; and Queensland Cyclist of the Year for 2003. In an interview in 2002 she said

Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans (; born 14 February 1977) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who competed professionally in both mountain biking and road bicycle racing. A four-time Olympian, Evans is one of three non-Europeans – along with ...

, was a role model: "''I've been following his progress and looking up to him since my early days. He's definitely a bit of an inspiration!''" On whether she would make the transition to road racing she elaborated "''I don't know if I could swap over like Cadel Evans has done, but it's something to think about.''" In the

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cross-country cycling event, Mathison finished a respectable 10th place. While still concentrating on cross-country mountain bicycle racing, Mathison is also a member of the

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Women’s Road Cycling team in 2005. The team included

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, who was killed by a car while on a training ride in Germany.

Palmarès

;2004 :1st XC Oceania Titles NZL :1st Karapoti Classic NZL :1st XC Australian MTB Titles VIC :1st Women's Wildside TAS :3rd World Class MTB GER :10th

GRE ;2003 :1st U19 XC World Championships SUI :1st Elite XC Australian Titles VIC :1st U19 XC Raid SFR Cassis FRA :2nd Elite XC Oceania Titles AUS ;2002 :1st U19 XC World Championships AUT :1st U19 XC Swiss Cup SUI :1st U19 Swiss Cup Series Final SUI :1st Elite XC NZ National Championships NZL :1st Elite XC Victorian State Championships AUS :1st Elite XC NSW State Championships AUS

References

External links

Cycling Australia Rider Profile

Cycling News 2002 interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mathison, Lisa 1985 births Living people Australian female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Australia Sportswomen from Queensland Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cross-country mountain bikers Cyclists from Brisbane 21st-century Australian sportswomen