Melissa Hoskins
Australian cyclist (1991–2023)
Melissa Marie Hoskins (24 February 1991 – 31 December 2023) was an Australian track and road racing cyclist, who topped the general classification in the 2012 Tour of Chongming Island. She was a member of the Australian track cycling team pursuit team that finished in fourth place at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Hoskins announced her retirement from professional cycling on 2 May 2017.
Personal life
Hoskins was born on 24 February 1991 in Kalamunda, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. She attended Walliston Primary School before going to high school at Carmel Adventist College in Western Australia. She then went to Murdoch University, where she pursued a Bachelor of Sports Science.
In February 2018, she married cyclist Rohan Dennis, and gave birth to a son at the end of that year. The family split their time between Girona, La Massana, and Adelaide. They subsequently had another child.
Cycling career
Track
As a track cyclist, Hoskins specialised in endurance events.
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