At an age where most elite athletes are well into retirement, South Australian track cyclist Bree Hargrave is fulfilling a lifelong dream: qualifying for this year's Commonwealth Games.
The former track and field athlete swapped for track cycling more than 10 years agoThe 39-year-old said her journey to Birmingham, however, was anything but traditional."I always wanted to make the Aussie team. Ever since being a little kid, that was my dream, to represent Australia in sport.Bree Hargrave has been a competitive athlete since her youth.
"I received an email from the AIS titled 'Are you a Fast, Furious, Fearless Female?' and that grabbed my attention and I thought, 'Yep, that's me'," Hargrave said."I was 28 when I received that email, at an age where most people would start to think about retiring, but I was so determined to wear the green and gold and just really wanted to give this a crack.
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