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PERSONAL DETAILS
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Name
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Alex Morgan
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Date of Birth
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18 July 1994
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Place of Birth
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East Melbourne, VIC
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Resides
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Mitcham,VIC
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Occupation
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Student
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Education
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Studying Year 12 at Vermont Secondary College
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SPORTS BACKGROUND
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Discipline/s
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Road and Track
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Home Club
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Blackburn Cycling Club
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JM19 |
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Institute/Academy
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Victorian Institute of Sport
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Jayco-AIS World Tour Academy |
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Coach/es
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Dave Sanders, Scott McGrory
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Started competitive cycling
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13 years old
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First Australian Team
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2010 Oceania Track Champs, JM19 Team Pursuit
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Australian Teams
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2012 UCI Track World Championships BLR
2012 Oceania Track Championships AUS
2012 Australian Junior Track Team NZ
2012 Australian Junior Road Team NED
2011 Australian Junior Track Team RUS
2011 Australian Youth Commonwealth Games Team (Isle of Man)
2010 Oceania Track Champs, JM19 Team Pursuit SA
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Most memorable sporting
achievement
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Winning the 2011 Junior World Team Pursuit Title in World Record time in Russia.
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Major Awards/Honours
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2011 Victorian Institute of Sport Youth Award
2011 Leader Newspapers Sports Star of the Year (Eastern Region)
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ABOUT ME
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My friends/family call me?
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Morgs
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When I was a child,
I wanted to grow up to be ?
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A Fireman, like my Dad.
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My first job was?
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N/A
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I most admire?
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Bradley Wiggins
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Away from cycling I enjoy?
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XBox, Music, Movies
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Before I retire I want to?
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World ITT Champ
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Before I race I?
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Set everything needed for racing out the night before
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I like reading, listening, watching?
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Reading: Matthew Reilly books
Listening: The Jezabels, Cold War Kids, Lights, Grouplove, Groove Armada, Snakadaktal
Watching: The Blues Brothers, Wayne’s World, Backdraft, Black Hawk Down, Step Brothers.
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When I get in the kitchen I cook/eat?
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Pizza, Greek, Italian
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I can’t do without?
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My bike!
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Most annoying habit?
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Getting slightly obsessed with computer games..
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My favourite saying?
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Pain is temporary.
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My secret talent is?
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Ability to ‘switch on’ and ‘switch off’ when needed.
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If I hosted a party I’d invite?
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Every successful leader from the past 100 years, to learn what they all had in common that made them so successful.
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