Orica-AIS have secured the services of Rachel Neylan and Katrin Garfoot for the 2016 season the Australian team has announced. Garfoot joined Orica-AIS in June of 2014 while Neylan joined the squad from March this season and sport director Gene Bates is looking forward to having a full off-season and year ahead with the duo in 2016.
"We signed Rachel late, off the back of the national championships. She fitted in with the group straight away and was really important in some of the victories we had during that June/July period," Bates said. "Kat is just getting more and more dependable in that time trial area. She made a few errors in time trials throughout the year that we thought had she not, then she would have been at the pointy end of the field."
Neylan won the Trophée d'Or Féminin in August while racing the national team and that stage race result was evidence of why the 33-year-old was signed added Bates.
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"Obviously winning the Trophee d’Or over in France with the national team was a highlight of her season. Then she backed that up with a really strong ride at the GP Pluoay with us before a really active role in the world championships," he said.
With a team secured for next season, Neylan explained she is looking to start 2016 by winning the Australian national title before focusing on the Rio Olympic Games in August.
"I'd love to start by winning the green and gold jersey if the opportunity arose after being so close this year," Neylan said. "The other big goal for the early season is selection for Rio Olympics, it's been a dream since I was ten, I believe it’s a tough course which would suit my abilities well."
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