AVENEL cyclist Finbar O Sullivan has been selected to represent Victoria at the Junior Road Nationals Championship which takes places in Wollongong from September 13th to 15th. Finbar is one of just four cyclists chosen to represent Victoria in the under 17 time trial and road race.

Finbar's selection follows a highly successful season on the road competing in the Victorian Junior Road Series.

This series runs from March until August and the top cyclists from across Australia compete in six three–stage tours across locations in Victoria, ranging from Mount Buffalo to Ararat.

At the conclusion of the series, Finbar finished as the top–ranked time triallist in Victoria and the second–ranked road cyclist, resulting in his selection for the state team.

Finbar races locally with the Seymour Broadford Cycling Club and is also a member of the Regional Academy of Cycling Excellence based in Bendigo.

The local Seymour club is fortunate to have many highly decorated riders in the club and they have provided great mentoring for Finbar in his development over the last five years.

A typical week of training for Finbar involves approximately 400km on the bike, with two races usually built into the mix.

Finbar is looking forward to the experience of competing at the road nationals and contributing to the objectives of the Victorian team.

In January, he aims to build on his under 17 campaign by competing in the under 19 road nationals road race in Ballarat.

Even though he is competing at the highest level and is very goal–focused, Finbar loves riding his bike through the beautiful countryside of the Strathbogie and Seymour areas and loves the freedom of "just riding his bike."