Alex Manly – the reigning Australian under-23 road race and time trial champion – says that she's excited about the 2019 season and that, having worked out a plan that will best combine her road and track ambitions, she'll be able to assist her Mitchelton-Scott teammates to win some major races next year.
Manly has always managed to combine both the road – for Mitchelton-Scott – and the track, representing Australia, but does neither by half.
The 22-year-old from Kalgoorlie, in Western Australia, won both the under-23 road race and time trial titles, for the second year in a row, at the road national championships in January, and has been a key member of her pro team's team time trial squad in 2018.
On the track, meanwhile, Manly was part of the South Australia team that won the team pursuit at the national championships in February, and then went on to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games in April, winning gold in the team pursuit.