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PATRICK DRAPAC (15/04/1991) Patrick is currently studying Year 11 at Xavier College. Already, Patrick has expressed interests in pursuing various career paths, including Nutrition, Property development and Business Management.
Patrick has been competitive in cycling since his early junior days, included in his impressive cycling resume are five Australian Championships, seven State titles and five general classification victories. Patrick is a keen soccer player, with a number of best and fairest awards to his credit, as well as being very skilled at Tennis.
Recovering from illness last year, Patrick is back on the bike wearing the Real Aussie Kids kit. Patrick will join his new team mates in June as they depart for Colorado USA for the annual training camp. |
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LISA FRIEND (06/10/1989) Successfully completing VCE at Mentone Girls Secondary College, Lisa was accepted into a Bachelor of Science at Melbourne University. The following year, Lisa is looking to transfer into Physiotherapy the following year while also developing her sporting career.
Lisa received numerous awards at school both Academic and Sports related including becoming House and Debating captain. During the year, Lisa was able to manage her studies to complete year 12 and also be competitive on the bike.
Whilst only young she has achieved outstanding results including two silver and one bronze medal at the Australian Track Championships and three times Australian Champion. |
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CAMILLE PALLETT (27/03/1990) Camille joined the program in late 2006 as a talented junior athlete. Only a recent convert to cycling, Camille has enjoyed some outstanding results including five Australian Championships. Camille is entering her final year of high school at Shenton College (WA) and is well recognized for her outstanding volunteer and community work. To this end she has been awarded for services to Amnesty International and services to her Local Community Urban Art Programme. After completing Year 12, Camille hopes to undertake a course of study that allows her to work with children.
This year Camille will be riding with Real Aussie Kids a junior development program upon which Drapac Porsche has formed a partnership with this year. |
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SARAH KENT (10/02/1990) Sarah has recently completed Year 12 at St Stephens Grammar in WA and is also an accomplished artist winning numerous art contests and being awarded two Art prizes. Sarah wants to use here interests in Biology in her University study, therefore is currently looking at Medicine, Physiotheraphy, Exercise Physiology or Micro-Biology. Recently selected for the Australian Team for the UCI Junior World Championships, Sarah will be in heavy training this year to she can repeat her outstanding performances in 2007 which resulted in winning a silver medal in the individual pursuit.
This year, Sarah will be wearing the Real Aussie Kids, a junior development program upon which Drapac Porsche has formed a partnership with this year.
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THOMAS PALMER (28/06/1990) 17 year-old Tom is in his final year at St. Edmonds College in Canberra and will take on the prestigious leadership position as School Vice Captain. Last year, Tom achieved outstanding academic results, topping his year level in Psychology. On top of this, Tom volunteers a lot of his time with his local cycling club and is passionate about mentoring some of the younger cyclists in Canberra.
On the bike, Tom's impressive resume includes several junior national and state championship titles. In 2007, Tom was named in the Australian side for the Junior World Championships, claiming Gold in the 1000m Time Trial and Bronze in the Team Sprint. Selected again to represent Australia at the upcoming UCI Junior World Championships, Tom will be looking to defend his Championship title.
Tom will be carefully managing his time between his academic studies, leadership role, voluntary commitments and his passion for cycling. Riding for Real Aussie Kids (RAK) this year, a partnership formed between RAK and Drapac Porsche Cycling.
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