Amber Pate - Cycling

I am a track and road cyclist with the South Australian Sports Institute.

Born and raised in Katherine, Northern Territory, I spent most my time outdoors and was involved in a variety   of different sports and activities. At around 13 I choose to focus on swimming and trained with the local swimming club. A few times a week I would ride my road bike home 20km after swimming training and ride my horse in the evening. Above everything I loved being outdoors.

I spent 3 years at boarding school from the age of 15 and officially moved to Adelaide in 2015 for University, which is when started riding more. I started racing in cycling and triathlon in 2016, and chose to focus completely on cycling in 2019 to train with SASI. I love the sense of freedom cycling gives you and the different places you can explore.

Questions

 The best thing about being a SASI Athlete 

The positive training environment and the support from all the coaches / staff.

My favourite food to fuel me as an Athlete 

Rice

My favourite movie

Fury

My favourite colours 

Blue and Pink

My sporting hero and why

Cathy Freeman – watching her win gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics with the nation behind her and showing Australians that anything is possible.

My Favourite possession 

My bikes – which is what makes me happiest.

The sporting activity I most like performing   

Riding my bikes.

If I wasn’t doing my current sport I would like to be

An exercise physiologist  – I not too far off finishing my Exercise Physiology degree. I am extremely passionate about helping others.

The most important things in life

Happiness and family.

My Ambassador Activity tip

There is a form of physical activity for everyone so find something you love doing. Not what others think you should do. If you love what you do, you will always succeed.

My favourite way to keep active 

Riding my bike of course.

The sport I like watching the most 

Cycling or Equestrian.

What sporting success looks like 

To me sporting success is doing EVERYTHING you can do be the best you want to be and never giving up.