Time for spring sports!
Cyclist Rochelle Gilmore is today's pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports.
Rochelle Gilmore
Born December 14, 1981 in Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Cyclist
Currently lives in in Cronulla, Australia (October to March) and Northern Italy (March to October)
Rochelle started cycling professionally in 2003 with team Ausra Groudis Safi
In 2010 Gilmore won the gold medal in the 112 km Road Bicycle racing event at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi
Rochelle earned three first place finishes in 2011 at the Jayco Bay Classic (VIC), winning Stage 1 and 3 and placing first overall
Gilmore's career also boasts two-time World Track Championships silver medals, along with silver medals twice at the Commonwealth Games
Rochelle is currently the owner and manager of the Wiggle-Honda team.
For more information about Rochelle you can visit her website at:
http://www.rochellegilmore.com/
Cycle Racer Hanka Kupfernagel is this Thursday's choice as one of the most beautiful women in sports.
Hanka Kaufernagel
Born March 19, 1974 in Gera, Germany
Professional Cycle Racer
Hanka won the gold medal at the 2007 UCI Road World Championships Women's Time Trial hosted in Stuttgart, Germany.
Kaufernagel earned a silver medal at the 2009 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hoogerheide, North Brabant, Netherlands.
Hanka is a three time UCI Cyclo-cross World Champion, 2001, 2005 and 2008.
Kaufernagel currently rides with RusVelo, a professional road and track cycling team, founded in 2011 and a part of the Russian Global Cycling Project.
Hanka posed for the 2011 Cyclepassion calendar and is featured in February.
Kaufernagel won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia in the Women's Road Race, Individual with team Germany.
Victoria Pendleton is Thursday's pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports and we are becoming big fans of women's cycling!
Victoria Louise Pendleton "Vicky"
Born September 24, 1980 in the United Kingdom
British Olympic track cyclist
In 2012 Vicky came in 1st at the Track World Cup in Team Sprint with Jessica Varnish. Another 1st place finish in 2011 with Jessica Varnish at the European Track Championships.
Victoria appeared on the cover of FHM men's magazine in July, 2009.
Pendleton set the Olympic record in 2008 at the Beijing Olympics in the 200mTT.
Victoria won her first World Championship title in 2005 in LA. Vicky is the daughter of Max Pendleton who was also a British national grass-track cycling champion.
Polish mountain biker Maja Wloszczaowska is Friday's pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports.
Maja Wloszczaowska
Born November 9, 1983 in Warsaw, Poland
Mountain bike racer
In 2010 Maja became the world champion in Elite cross-country mountain biking. She also won the World Cup MTB XCO#5 in Val di Sol, Italy.
Maja placed second in 2011 at the World Championships in Champery Switzerland after losing a minute because of a flat tire.
In 2009 Maja won the European XC Continental Championship in Zoetermeer, Netherlands.
Maja is featured in the 2012 Cycle Passion Calendar in March and September.
Norwegian cyclist Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesja is Monday's pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports.
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesja
Born February 10, 1973 in Stavanger Norway
Marathon mountain biker, cross country
Gunn-Rita won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens in cross country.
She has won six World Championships and six European champions in mountain biking and cross country.
Gunn-Rita has also won the Union Cycliste Internationale Mountain Bike World Cup four years in a row.
Cyclist Liz Hatch is today's pick as one of the most beautiful women in sports.
Elizabeth Hatch
Born June 3, 1980 in Austin Texas
American Cyclist who was riding with the 2010 Lotto Ladies Team in Belgium.
Liz first began riding in 2004 in Florida and began racing competitively in Belgium in 2006. Liz raced her first season as a one women team.
In 2007 Hatch joined Team Vanderkitten. In 2008 Liz posed for Maxim in the January edition.
Nicknamed "Crash"
Liz claims she once owned 200 tubes of lipstick and races with one in her pocket.