Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan rider Rochelle Gilmore is planning to start the track racing season with an attempt on the women's speed record for Sydney's Dunc Gray Velodrome. The 23 year-old is looking to emulate the feat of fellow Sydney rider Ben Kersten, who recently broke the 80 km/h mark on the boards at Bass Hill. Gilmore, who will ride the Sydney Thousand carnival at Dunc Gray on November 27, is aiming for 60 km/h, establishing a new benchmark for women behind a motorcycle pacer.
Gilmore has selected the women's scratch race and handicap as her targets for the Sydney Thousand carnival, because, she said, "These will suit my endurance-oriented riding style and give me a better chance of winning. But first, my coach Gary Sutton wants me to post a speed at the Dunc Gray Velodrome which will give all the other girls something to think about."
