They love to see me race, it's fantastic that they don't have to travel to see this one."About a decade ago, the ambitious athlete relocated to the south of France to further her cycling career."I did start here in Adelaide, but the international circuit is mainly in Europe ...so you have to effectively take your life from here and create a new life over there."You have to relocate, find new friends, build a support network, try and find teams, get yourself to the right performance level and then get noticed by teams and get contracts."Cromwell said professional cycling was a tough career path but also a rewarding one."I get to travel the world and to do something that I love and this is my life," she said.

We're striving to work hard so that the game is inclusive, diverse. Friday (September 1): Mostly sunny, breezy and quite cool. Sunday: Partly Sunny, warmer, and turning more humid. so outside of Europe I'd say that this is probably one of the biggest races you can come to," she said.This is just the third year the women's event has been run, and only the second year it has had UCI status, meaning it is recognised on the international cycling circuit.