He earned his first professional cycling contract on an indoor trainer, but Canberra cyclist Jay Vine, pictured, has his second by impressing his Alpecin-Fenix team with his work on the bike.
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Vine, currently riding the Vuelta a Espana where he came within 600 metres of his first stage win, has signed a two-year contract extension with his team.
The 25-year-old started on a one-year deal he earned through winning the Zwift Academy last year.
"At the start of the year, my wife Bre and I sold everything we owned back in Australia with the intention of turning this into a long-term career, so I'm really thankful and relieved that I've been able to secure more years racing with Alpecin-Fenix," Vine said.
"The team has been giving me opportunities and helping me develop as a rider.
"I'm so relieved and thankful for the opportunity Alpecin-Fenix and Zwift gave me.
"Zwift Academy turned my distant daydream back in 2019 into a reality, I'm racing with a team that I didn't even think I had a chance to race with, I've travelled to countries I would never have travelled to, I've made great friends along the way, and I'm doing what I love and that's riding my bike."
David Polkinghorne
Covering the Raiders, Cavalry, cycling and racing, plus everything else that involves sport in the ACT, for The Canberra Times. Basically I love sport and watching it is a full-time job. Email: david.polkinghorne@canberratimes.com.au
Covering the Raiders, Cavalry, cycling and racing, plus everything else that involves sport in the ACT, for The Canberra Times. Basically I love sport and watching it is a full-time job. Email: david.polkinghorne@canberratimes.com.au
