
Cycling Community Mourns the Loss of Olympic Champion’s Life Cut Short
Two-time Olympian and former world champion cyclist Melissa Hoskins is being remembered as a popular and talented competitor as Australian cycling reels from her death. Olympic gold medallist Anna Meares paid tribute to Ms. Hoskins, while AusCycling released a statement. The 32-year-old mother of two died in hospital after she was struck by a ute on the night of Dec. 30 in Adelaide’s inner north. Melissa Hoskins of Australia poses with her medal after finishing second in the Women’s Scratch race at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne, Australia on April 6, 2012. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Multiple media outlets report the 33-year-old man arrested by police and charged over Ms. Hoskins’ death is her husband Rohan Dennis, an Olympic cycling medallist and former world champion who retired from competition in 2023....
