Productive Weeks
March 11, 2020
A few busy weeks it has been!Bev May women's tour, well organised by the Mays, 2 stages on 1 day, a first for me on the trike: first stage quite hilly, I did well, much faster than last year. BUT THEN the second stage, was a disaster because I had severe ataxia right f...
Brain Injury Waikato | Newsletter
January 21, 2020
Hi team,Below is a link to the Brain Injury Waikato newsletter where you will see a small part on me.https://braininjurywaikato.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Brain-Injury-Waikato-Nov-2019-Jan-2020-Newsletter.pdf
Happy reading.
- Eltje...
Heat Training Camp
December 18, 2019
I am at the heat training camp in Brisbane at the moment. Staying in a nice camping ground at Noosa, which is a couple of hours drive, North of Brisbane. The team has 2 weeks here, riding in heat of 32deg +...and 75% humidity, in preparation for similar condit...
Waikato Centre Champs
November 14, 2019
The Waikato Center Champs were just held in Gordonton, Waikato. I competed in the 20km time trial. I have to admit that it was awful as I had lots of Ataxia (Neurological loss of voluntary coordination in muscles). There were really strong, gusty crosswinds that made it very...
ELTJE UPDATE | 14 OCTOBER | 2019
October 15, 2019
At the moment I am having a compulsary break from cycling (something about forced recovery that I don't love as I just want to be on my bike.) Monday is back to normality, back to training.Have been busy meanwhile with doctors visits (a.o. My broken tooth from the crash at t...
Eltje Malzbender has shown tremendous heart and tenacity to be crowned World Champion in the Women’s T1 Road Race after crashing on the final lap at the UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships.
The Morrinsville rider held a 48 second lead over the Canadian, before taking...