Shara Gillow will be racing in the new team colours of FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope in 2017 after two years with Rabobank, but the Australian will start by chasing the familiar goal of the national time trial title to start off her season early next month in Ballarat. In 2015, Gillow won her fourth time trial crown in her first Rabobank outing and is hoping she can be again successful on debut for a new team.
"I am really looking to racing it and going for my fifth national title. Kathy Watt has been the only women to do that so far and by winning it would tie with her," the soon to be 29-year-old Gillow told Cyclingnews. With four top-ten's in the road race, Gillow is also aiming to do the double and claim a debut road national title.
Gillow won her national titles in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015 to suggest that 2017 could see her continue her run of winning on odd number years. During her two years with Rabobank, the time trial wasn't so much a focus for Gillow compared to previous years but the Queenslander is keen to re-focus on the discipline starting with the nationals.
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"Over the last two years, it has been something I haven't really worked on. We have done some team time trial stuff but my individual time trial I am really wanting to do some more of that next year. Time trials in stage races is also something I would like to get back into it again," said Gillow whose sole with Rabobank was her 2015 time trial title.
With FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope, Gillow is also looking forward to having greater opportunity to pursue her own personal ambitions in one-day races and riding GC in stage races as she explained.
"I was looking for a new opportunity. It was great while it was with Rabobank, stepping out from the Australian set up which I had been with for six years. Three years with the national team and three years with Orica-AIS so coming out of that and doing two years with Rabobank, I think it is good to step out of that," she said of what attracted her to the new team.
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