Each year to celebrate International Day for People with a Disability the Maribyrnong City Council hold the MIRA awards, recognising those in our local community who have made a difference for people with a disabilities in areas as diverse as arts, business, volunteering, youth, sports and recreation fields. They acknowledge individuals, clubs, groups, businesses and not-for-profit...
Records fly on day two at Para Track Nationals 16 Dec 2016 , by Cycling Australia An All Comers record to reigning world champions Jessica Gallagher (VIC) and Pilot Madison Janssen (QLD) and a national record to teenager Allan Gordon (NSW) highlighted the final day of action at the 2017 Cycling Australia Para-Cycling Track National Championships at Melbourne’s...
Jess nominated for the 2016 Cycling Australia Subaru People’s Choice Award! Can you believe it?! I'm so thrilled to share that I have been nominated for the 2016 Cycling Australia Subaru People's Choice Award! It's been a fantastic first year on the Aussie Cycling team for me and I'm excited to be nominated alongside some incredible athletes. If you have a few...
Have You Been Paying Attention? It was an incredibly exciting moment when I opened up my email to find an invitation to join Channel 10's Have YouBeen Paying Attention? as a guest quizmaster! It's one of my favourite shows and keeps me up well beyond my bedtime on a Monday night given my alarm goes off at 5am for gym! So you can imagine my excitement as I turned up to the Channel 10...
Making The Time To Live Your Best Life As a professional athlete with multiple career paths there’s one question in particular I’m often asked… how do you fit everything in? Well to be quite frank from my experience it’s not easy! Firstly and importantly, we are all busy! I don’t think there is anyone out there who isn’t juggling...
It took just a little over a minute for Jessica Gallagher to create history in Rio. To be exact, 1:08.171. That was the time the vision-impaired Gallagher rode with pilot Madison Janssen to claim bronze in the tandem kilometre time trial at the Paralympics. It saw her become the first Australian to medal at both a Winter and a Summer Paralympic Games. It has also earned her Swoop Play ...
Going To Rio: Beyond The Game TV Before I left Australia I had the privilage of being followed around by the 'Beyond The Gave TV' crew to be featured as part of their 'Going To Rio' series. The series aims to give viewers an insight into my preperaions and what it has taken for me to transition from an alpine skiier to track cyclist in just 2 years. It's a...
Samsung #DoWhatYouCant Jessica Gallagher - You can't cycle without vision At the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympics I partnered with Samsung as part of their global TVC campaign, spreading the message that Sport Doesn’t Care & I'm proud to announce that I've again teamed up with Samsung this time to #DoWhatYouCant. In this campaign we celebrate...
Ride like the wind With a hair’s breadth the difference between gold and silver, aerodynamic testing at RMIT could be the winning edge for Paralympic track cyclist and RMIT alumnus Jess Gallagher. On a cold winter’s morning, Gallagher and tandem track cycling partner Madison Janssen are shivering, wrapped in multiple layers in front of a blow heater between sets of aerodynamic ...
From cycling novice to Rio selection... n August 2014, I made a life changing decision. In part it was a forced choice if I was to achieve my long term goal of becoming the first Australian athlete to medal at a Summer and Winter Paralympics or Olympics. After the Sochi Winter Paralympics where I achieved my second Paralympic winter medal, my focus turned to Rio. Unfortunately, my main event...
