Olds a new hand on the track - Kirsten Robbins

American road rider uses her arsenal on the boards

Shelley Olds brought the USA a second UCI World Cup medal this season during round two of the series held in Melbourne, Australia. She attributes her success on the track to a remarkable debut with the US national road cycling team during the summer months.

"The transition this year from road to track has fortunately gone exactly as we planned," Olds said. "Towards the end of the European road season, I knew I was using those races as preparation for the early part of the track season. My goal was to come into the World Cups with a lot of fitness and hit the first two with the greatest chance of success."

Olds jumped off the road bike and onto the track bike for the US National Track Championships in October, where she won a national title in the women's scratch race. She went on to win a bronze medal in same event at the UCI World Cup round one held in Manchester, England.

"Nationals, and both the Manchester and Melbourne World Cups were all very positive experiences for me this year and I am confident that I can take a much needed break now, before beginning to prepare for the second half of the track season," said Olds, who is taking some time off to be married in December.

"I wanted to get some good results early and establish myself as one of the stronger riders in the field," she continued. "When I return, I intend to be stronger than the start of the season and as physically prepared as possible for the rest of the season."

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Lauren Tamayo, Olds' team mate in melbourne. Sporting custom Oakleys from 'The Rivera Collection'