Who are The Veloroos? Well they are the first Australian, all female team, to take part in the brutal Race Across America the 3000 mile (4828km) non-stop race from the west to east coast of the U.S.A. With the big race starting on 20th June we thought we’d check in now with the girls to hear about their preparation, hopes and fears as their date with destiny approaches…The Veloroos consist of 3 RAAM Newbies, Julie-Anne Hazlett, Natasha Horne, Nicole Stanners and the only former RAAM’er Sarah Matthews who competed in last year’s event in a mixed team and finished 2nd in her category.PEZ: Thanks for taking the time for a chat Veloroos. How did the four of you get together?JA: We all met through triathlon. Sarah and I are in the same tri club in Sydney, the Coogee Triathlon Club. Tash and I met last year after Cairns 70.3 and trained together for the Ironman 70.3 World Champs in Mont Tremblant, Canada and Nic and I have raced head to head in a few triathlons as were in the same age group so wed gotten to know each other from that.SM: Yep, I know Julie-Anne through the Coogee Triathlon club so I initially approached her with the RAAM idea. She then knew Natasha and Nicole so she reached out to them.PEZ: Why did you choose to do RAAM together?SM: Last year the women’s team event was the most hotly contested with the leading 2 teams switching leads right across America!...
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