Lauretta Hanson
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Experience of a lifetime
In the early hours of this morning, many Macedon Ranges residents sat up to see Lauretta Hanson and her two Australian teammates compete in the 158 kms women’s road race at the Olympic Games in France. Hanson, a 29-year-old professional rider who grew up on a farm at Fern Hill, went to Tylden Primary School…
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Olympic debut for Hanson
Lauretta Hanson will make her Olympic debut in Paris next month. The 29-year-old from Fern Hill will compete in the women’s road cycling event on August 4, alongside teammates Grace Brown and Ruby Roseman-Gannon. Hanson told the Express she felt “absolutely honoured” to represent Australia at the Olympic Games. “Cycling has been my passion since…
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From Fern Hill to France
Lauretta Hanson is making her debut at the Tour de France Femmes this month. It’s a proud milestone for the 28-year-old from Fern Hill who the Macedon Ranges has been cheering on throughout her professional road cyclist career. “I’ve always watched the Tour de France, but it was only last year that a women’s edition…
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Always an honour
“No matter the outcome, it’s always an honour to wear the green and gold.” This was the reaction of Lauretta Hanson after representing Australia in the gruelling women’s world road race championship in Belgium at the weekend. The 26-year-old Hanson, a professional cyclist who grew up on a farm at Fern Hill and attended Sacred…
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World titles beckon
“It’s been a long journey but I’m over the moon to finally be named in my first World Championships.“I can’t thank the people who have helped me get here enough, and I can’t wait to represent the green and gold in Belgium,” Lauretta Hanson said late last week. Growing up on her parents’ farm at…
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Podium finish for Hanson
Fern Hill local Lauretta Hanson, 26, placed third in the elite women’s road race at the 2021 Federation University Road National Championships held at Mount Buninyong earlier this month. It was the first podium finish in the championships for Hanson who has been competing in the elite category since she was 19. Her mother Heather…