BMG 2019 Grammarian Issue 2

15 GRAEME FRISLIE – CYCLING SUCCESS Graeme started cycling in America as a family hobby but when he moved to Australia with his Mum and Dad he joined the Ballarat Cycling Club and started racing. His talent on the bike was obvious from the start and it wasn’t long before he joined the prestigious Brunswick Cycling Club in Melbourne. Bacchus Marsh Grammar has provided Graeme with a fantastic opportunity to enhance his training through his involvement with the Elite Sports Programand its partnership with the FedUni WestVic Academy of Sport. Graeme dominated the Junior scene U15-U17 winning numerous State and National Titles and was awarded Junior Male Cyclist of the Year. He then accepted a Scholarship with the Victorian Institute of Sport in 2017. Earlier this year Graeme was crowned Men’s U19 Champion of Champions at the Australian Track Cycling National Championship at the Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane. He was simply outstanding across several races, winning two Individual Gold medals in the 1km Time Trial and Scratch Race and a further two Team Gold medals by claiming the Team Pursuit and the Madison. Graeme had already won the Gold medal in the Omnium National Championship in October last year. Graeme won the Men’s U19 Time Trial 1000m Final by producing a blistering 4 laps, winning in a time of 1:03.582. In the Men’s U19 Scratch Race 10km Final, Graeme again reigned supreme, completing the race in a time of 11:54.76. In the Team Pursuit Final, Graeme and his fellow Victorian riders claimed the Gold medal by defeating Queensland in a time of 4:07.679. Whilst in the Men’s U19 Madison 30km Final, Frislie combined with fellow Victorian, Bill Simpson, to defeat Western Australia and New South Wales teams over 120 laps, claiming the Gold medal in a time of 35:07.34. Graeme’s family, along with the School, could not be more proud and thrilled that he has been selected to ride for Australia at the 2019 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in August in Frankfurt, Germany. Mr Andrew Perks