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Excellence@SEAPNews from the South East Asia & Pacific region

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I&F THE

GAZETTE

2nd

Edition AUGUST


2/15

A Message from:

Serge

AntoniniSenior Vice President, South East Asia

& Pacic, Industry & Facilities Division

Dear Colleagues

Performance

UpdateQuarterly Highlights

It has been an exciting Q2

for us in SEAP. I would like to

recognize our newly acquired

companies, CKM and Sievert

for their contribution to the

results of this quarter. However,

much work needs to be done to

improve our margin and keep

costs down. Cash ow remains

very much on our radar. Itsshadow continues to haunt us

this quarter.

On the safety front, we have one

injury reported in PAC, I would

like to thank all managers for

their leadership regarding HSE.

That said, there were no Near-

Hit reports raised this month.

Improved Near-Hit reporting

(like First-Aid cases) is a must for

preventing a Near-Hit situation

developing into a more serious

accident or injury. Therefore, Id

ask everyone who encounters

a Near-Hit event to report it so

actions can be taken to reduce

the likelihood of an injury and to

improve our safety, as Safety

is our responsibility.

On a lighter note, ofces in

Singapore and Indonesia will

be relocating to new premises.Renovations are ongoing and

well be glad to report their new

look in Q3. Relocation is one

of the ways we manage our

business cost.

By end of Q2, our SEAP

headcount is 1,268. We

have brought on board many

professionals from diverse

elds. A few of them have been

featured in this publication.

As a QHSE company, we

continue to put a huge

emphasis on the environment.

World Environment Day was

celebrated in all countries

across SEAP. Staff planted

trees, conducted environment

briengs to the public and took

pledges to not use single-use

plastic containers.

Sievert remains a strong partnerin our NDT strategy. This is

especially so in SEA. The

diversity of SEAP will ensure

we have many more stories to

tell in the publications to come.

Please join me as we continue

our journey ahead.

Revenue

Performance in

line with Budget

We posted a revenue

performance in line with

Group expectations in

H1 2014, this has been

achieved thanks to a strong

performance in Australia

beating its budget by 10%.

Compared to the same

period last year, revenue

was 18% higher. This is

attributable to the robustperformance by the

Pacic region as well as

the contributions from

our newly acquired CKM

Consultants Pte. Ltd. and

Sievert Veritas Pte. Ltd.

Despite increasing our

revenue, our operating

prot has decreased by

5% year-on-year, we have

some catching-up to do in

order to close the gap with

our budget, achievement of

the Forecast is a minimum.

We need to reinforce

nancial discipline in

watching our costs while

achieving revenue growth

and we need to continue

to improve our cash ow

signicantly. Cash ow is akey nancial performance

indicator closely watched

by Head Ofce as well as

the investor community.

We need everyones efforts

to help ensure that we are

paid punctually by our

customers for the services

we provide. It is the only

way to move forward with

condence.

For more information on this,

contact Francois Diethelm

Email:[email protected]

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TOP OF THE CLASS

e of our Bureau Veritas Non-Destructive Testing Technicians has

cently been recognised with a prestigious award for his technical

mpetence.

vid Ong, based at Esso Longford, won the 2013 Chemetall Magneticrticle Award. The award was presented to David for achieving the

hest result after sitting the NDT Magnetic Particle Testing Level 2

actical Examination.

ngratulations to David on his achievement.

Mobil Altona Refnery APEX/Fuelling Victoria Awards

Fuelling VIC Award

Recently Mobil Altona Renery in Melbourne held its APEX/Fuelling Victoria Awards, where Bureau Veritas

AIRS (A) Pty Ltd.s team of NDT Technicians were part of a team who received Fuelling Victoria award for

their work during the Fluid Catalytic Converter (FCC ) Turnaround.

The work involved descending down the 30 metre FCC Riser, using rope access under full breathing

apparatus. The scope of the work called for teams of three technicans rotating on 12 hour shifts

continuously for six days to perform inspection and remove residual coke from inside the riser.

The team was awarded for conducting the work without any injuries and in a highly productive and

professional manner that resulted in the work being completed 24 hours ahead of schedule.

Special mention was given for the excellent pre- work completion of paperwork including Rescue Plans and

Job Safety Analysis that had to be signed off by the highest levels of Mobils Management due to the nature

of the work.

Congratulations to all involved !

BV Rope Access NDT Tech Sam Jeffs all set

to commence his shift in the riser.

BV Rope Access NDT Tech Sarah McCracken

being lowered into the riser.



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Locally developed technology gains

overseas markets

Feature

Article

ShafTest, Bureau Veritas

technology for testing critical

shafts and pins, is now

successful on an international

scale. ShafTest has been the

inspection method of choice

of Australias largest mining

companies for many years,

but is now being employedoverseas to manage the

reliability of wind turbines.

Cracking in shafts can

lead to catastrophic failure,

placing health and safety of

personnel at risk, as well as

causing collateral equipment

damage and unplanned

downtime. ShafTest is a

portable ultrasonic aw

detection system for

determining the condition of

shafts and pins, helping to

prevent these failures.

Dr Guy Cotterill, ShafTest

technology co-inventor and

ShafTest services manager

at Bureau Veritas, recently

led a campaign to inspect 32in-service wind turbine main

shafts in Southern China. The

towers were approximately

12 years old and one of the

towers had failed without

warning. Of 32 shafts tested,

2 shafts showed strong

evidence of cracking.

From the experience in

China, Bureau Veritas saw

the potential to expand to the

European market - the biggest

wind power producers in the

world.

The advantage of the

European market is that

most wind farms are a short

ight away from our ofces.

ShafTest personnel can

complete multiple projectsover a shorter period of time,

Dr Cotterill explained.

Bureau Veritas has since introduced ShafTest to Spain for the inspection of 12 wind towers.

Bureau Veritas European wind power division is now working with the Spainish client and

other operators to design a new service to assess and prolong the remaining life of wind

towers.

A home-grown technology, ShafTest was developed by a team at Bureau Veritas and

the Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) and was supported by the

Australian Coal industry. Dr Cotterill, also graduating from the university of Newcastle with a

PhD in physics, led the R&D effort that produced the ShafTest system. He is now responsible

for diffusing the technology throughout Australia and internationally by leveraging Bureau

Veritas teams in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

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5/15

Internal and External events

WHATS ON?

Legal

Singapore

Legal, Compliance and

Code of Ethics training

sessions

During April 2014 the

I&F Singapore Regional

Management team led by

Serge Antonini (I&F SVP

for SEAP) and Adrian Lim

(I&F SEA Regional Financial

Controller) hosted Legal,

Compliance and Code of

Ethics training sessions

presented by Shaun Bell

(SEAP General Counsel

and Compliance Ofcer) and

Francois Diethelm (SEAP VP

Finance/CFO). The Legal,

Compliance and Code of

Ethics training coincided with

a regular Management andBusiness Reviews conducted

with I&F Business Line

Managers, Country Chief

Executives and Financial

Controllers.

The team received a warm

welcome in the Singapore

I&F ofce and the sessions

provided good opportunities

for introductions and

information exchange by

the more than 20 people

in attendance. Topics

covered included how to

contract with customers,

contract and proposalreviews, procurement and

purchasing terms and

conditions, insurance and

claim handling, delegations

of authority, Code of Ethics

and compliance procedures

for sponsorships, hospitality

and facilitation payments.

Following the session regional and business line management have continued to work with

Shaun Bell and Adrian Lim on contract and tender review, risk management and compliance

and Code of Ethics matters with the strong support of Serge Antonini and Francois Diethelm.

For all Legal, Compliance and Code of Ethics issues contact:

Shaun Bell

[email protected]

+61 (0)3 9922 0859

Adrian Lim

[email protected]

+65 6419 7820

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6/15

IX

Safety updates and best practices

QHSE MATTERS

QHSE

SAFETY,ITS

OUR

RESPONSIBILITY

BUREAU VERITAS

CARDINAL SAFETY

RULES

Bureau Veritas views Safety

as an Absolute and has

introduced a number of tools

and systems to support a planto work towards our ultimate

vision of ZERO Harm.

One of these tools is the

new BV Cardinal Safety

Rules, which have been

written around the work we

do and the behaviours we

expect from our Managers,

Workers, Contractors and

Visitors when working in our

workplaces and at a Clients

site.

The Safety Rules have

evolved from the history of

our serious accidents and

injuries and are designed to

prevent a recurrence. Theyalso ensure we all go home

at the end of the day.

There are 4 main headings

with 14 individual Safety

Rules.

The headings are:

When Driving

When Working DOs When Working DONTS

When working on specic

jobs

BENEFITS OF

EMBRACING THESE

SAFETY RULES:

FOR YOU:

Return home safely everyday

Maintain your professional image

and be recognized as a key

contributor to safety

FOR YOUR TEAM:

Increased performance

Increased client satisfaction

Increased employee satisfaction

BUREAU VERITAS OVERALL:

Improved image and Brand

More business

Increased performance

Cut out and post on local notice board



7/15

The agreement for acquiring the Sievert

Group was signed in March 2013 and

acquisition of shares in August 2013.

SIEVERT INDIA was established in 1986

with a mission to provide quality and prompt

services in the NDT eld. The company has

come a long way since, and is now one

of the largest Multinational NDT Services

Organization in the world, a professional

work force of over 1600 NDT personnel, 750

conventional and advanced NDT equipment

with operations in India, Oman, Qatar, Abu

Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Kuwait and

Iraq.

Sievert has carried out NDT projects in

Sudan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Yemen and

Cyprus. Sievert is proud to be a leader in

providing NDT Services for the Oil and Gas

industry in India, Middle East and Far East,

covering large Petrochemical Plants, CrossCountry Pipelines and Storage Tank farms.

In addition to conventional NDT Services,

Sievert provides High Technology inspection

services such as Phased Array (PA), Time

of Flight Diffraction (ToFD), Automated

Ultrasonic Testing for pipelines (AUT),

Eddy Current Testing (ECT), Magnetic

Flux Leakage (MFL), Remote Field Eddy

Spot-

light on

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SIEVERT GROUP

SIEVERT

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Current Testing (RFET), Internal Rotary

Inspection Systems (IRIS), Long Range

Ultrasonic Testing of Pipeline (LRUT),

Corrosion mapping of Storage Tanks,

Remote Videoscopic Inspection (RVI).

Some of these services have proven to be

useful for the Oil and Gas Industry in their

maintenance and upkeep programmes

conducted during annual turnarounds.

Sievert also provides Digital radiography &

Digitization of Radiographs when time is of

essence and conventional lm development

of radiographs takes too much time. Sievert

has developed strong experience working on

Offshore Platforms, Offshore Barges for NDT

of Subsea Pipelines, Risers as well.

Sieverts philosophy is that Human Resource

is the most valuable asset and that teamwork

within and with the customer provides a

synergy for successful project completion.

Staff undergoes rigorous training in different

NDT methods with certication as per ASNTs

requirements. The company takes pride in its

lively & highly motivated work force.

As we move forward, Sievert has

ambitious plans to develop business

opportunities by bringing into our fold

large and reputable clientele and

continuously gearing up for new and

formidable challenges. Sievert believes

in providing competitive prices and long

term relationships with our customers.

Sievert had successfully fullled NDT

contracts for the largest LNG Plants,

Reneries and other downstream units

and over 125 Pipeline projects covering

more than 30,000 Km.


8/15

EA Regional Manager for NDT; Siever

Mr S Venkataraman

HR

Update

ew ppo ntments, ew o ners, an nterest ng pro es

New Faces & Roles

XIII

Mr S.Venkataraman, Director of Operations

for Sievert Group was appointed Regional

Manager (NDT) for South East Asia Region.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he reports

to Serge Antonini. In this role, Venkataraman


leads the business development and

operations oversight for NDT activities in

South East Asia.Since 2001, Venkataraman was appointed

Director of Operations for Sievert Group.

He started his career as NDT Supervisor

for Sievert India, where he held several

positions, such as Business Development

Manager, General Manager, Project Manager

and Commercial Manager, respectively

in India, Middle East & South East Asia.

Venkataraman is a BSc Graduate, He is

qualied by BARC for Industrial Radiography

& Radiation Safety Ofcer, Qualied Level

II, as per ASNT SNT-TC-1A - in RT,UT, MT,& PT, Qualied Certied Welding Inspector

By American Welding Society, Qualied as

per ISO 9712, PCN by BINDT Level II in

UT, Weld scanning, Phased Array, TOFD,

MT, PT, and RTFI. He has been responsible

for business development in Sievert

Group since 1989, and was also involved

in the execution of Onshore, Offshore,

Conventional & Advanced NDT projects.

MalaysiaNael Kamil Bin Nor Hisham

Nael Kamil Bin Nor Hisham graduated

from the University of Wisconsin - Madison,

USA majoring in Mathematics and Actuarial

Science. Despite the common rst impression

of his background being analytical, he has

broad exposure in his education including

Operations & Technology Management,

Management & Human Resource, Literature

& Language Studies, Economics, Business

Studies, etc.

He started his career in 2011 at CIMA Malaysia,

a global professional accounting body in the

Advancement team where he contributed to

develop and implement strategies in Malaysia to elevate the organisations presence and

performance.

In 2013, he entered the oil & gas industry when he joined BV Malaysia as a Project Coordinator

managing QAQC of the SHELL Prelude FLNG (Subsea) project. This required proactive

tasks and responsibilities involving many BV ofces globally. He spent a year and a half in

that role before being promoted in June 2014 to Assistant Business Development Manager

in the Industry & Facilities division of BV Malaysia reporting to Industry Manager, Suriani

Jasman. He is geared and ready to contribute the best he could in his new role.


9/15

HR

Update

AustraliaBrett Pearson

Brett Pearson joins Bureau

Veritas as Adelaide Business

Unit Manager - Asset

Integrity and Reliability

Services, Based in Adelaide,

Brett reports directly to

John Boswell - National

Operations Manager

His main responsibilities

will be: management of

all the activities of the

business within the Branch

so as to achieve the quality,

productivity, technical,

OH&S and human resource

objectives of the Company.

achievement of the revenue

and operating prot budgets

of the Branch.

growth in Branch business

by increasing Companys

share of existing markets,

cross selling, maintaining

Companys share of growing

markets and developing new

markets for the Branch.

to maximise customer

satisfaction and goodwill

within the Branch.

Brett began his career in

1980 with the State Electricity

Commission of Victoria

as a Technical Ofcer/

Development Engineer. In

1990 he joined Defence

Support Centre Woomera

as Engineering Manager.

In 1993 he joined Afliated

Building Services Pty Ltd

as Business Development

Manager / General Manager.

In 1995 he started his own

Maintenance Consultancy

company. In 1996 he

joined Symonds as Senior

Consultant. He then worked

with several engineering

rms in various management

and consultancy roles before

joining GPAllied Pty Ltd

as Regional Director- Asia

Pacic. His last role before

joining Bureau Veritas was

business Development

Manager with Ausenco.

Brett holds a Bachelor

of Engineering- Electro

Mechanical from Gippsland

Institute of Advanced

Education.

AustraliaIftikhar Baig

Iftikhar joins Bureau Veritas

as Certication Manager

- Pacic Zone. Based in

Melbourne, Australia, he

reports to Andrew Mortimore,

General Manager (CER,

HSR and IND NZ).

His main responsibilities are

to: Effectively manage the

operations of the Certication

business within Australia

and New Zealand, Exceed

budget benchmarks in terms

of Sales, CAT, REG and cost

targets; Manage, develop

and lead his team to achieve

operational outcomes;

Explore, identify, evaluate

and secure client contracts

within emerging sectors,

including Food, Forestry,

Sustainability, Supplier

Auditing.

Maintain and develop

relationships with Auditors,

both sub-contract and staff;

Since 2007, Iftikhar was

Certication Manager for SGS

Australia. Prior to that Iftikhar

worked as Commercial

Manager/Lead Auditor for

Bureau Veritas Certication

Pakistan and briey with

Bureau Veritas Australia,

so it is with open arms that

we welcome him back to

BV. Iftikhar is approved as a

Lead Auditor in a number of

Certication standards and

schemes that will enable

Bureau Veritas Pacic Zone

to expand its Certication

Service Portfolio.

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10/15

SingaporeMr. Peng Yuejian

We are pleased to announce thatJames joined us as a Senior Industry

Inspector (Electrical) from 19 August

2014. He reports to Mr. Rui Fernandes,

INY Manager, with the main key

responsibilities of carrying out

technical inspections and evaluation

against codes, client specications

and contractual requirements.

James graduated with a Master in Science (Electrical Engineering Control &

Management) from Wuhan University of Technology, China in 1989.

He started his career with Lumber Company of Xiangfan, China as an Engineer

in 1983. In 1992, he relocated to Singapore and continued his career with Yeo

Engineer Organization Pte Ltd as an Engineer. He joined various companies as QAEngineer, Senior Electrical Engineer, Head of Department of Plan & Maintenance

and Project Manager for 13 years. Prior to joining BV, he was with Jaya Shipbuilding

& Engineering Pte Ltd as an Electrical Superintendent for 8 years.

THE GAZETTE AUGUST 2014 17

Our CTD Friends Open New

Testing Facility In SEA

Commodities division

(BV CTD) opens a new

oil, petrochemicals &

agri testing laboratory in

Pengerang, Malaysia.

The new state-of-the-art

testing facility increases

our footprint in south

east asia and provides

24/7 analytical support

to customers.

Measuring more

Measuring more

than 5,000 square

feet in size, the new

laboratory offers full

24/7 analytical services

and supports our

customers throughout

Malaysia. It is operated

by an experienced

and professional

team and features the

latest equipment and

instrumentation carefully

selected to provide

accurate and reliableanalytical results for a

wide range of products,

including:

Petroleum:

Naphtha, Motor

Gasoline, Gasoil,

Diesel, Jet A1,

Biodiesel

Petrochemical

and Gasoline

Blend: MTBE, Mix

Aromatics, Reformate,

Alkylates Crude Oil &

Condensate

Agricultural:

Palm Oil,Vegetable Oil

Call +60 7 824 2192-4

for more information about

our new laboratory or

E-Mail Pengerang.lab@

inspectorate.com.my


11/15

Australia

Embraces

ONLINE VIDEOA project aimed to help improve how we

communicate, improve website SEO, generate

interest and demonstrate innovation and

leadership.


Bureau Veritas Australia - YouTube Channel & Google+ Account

Recently the Australian Marketing team assisted the Bureau Veritas HSE group, with the production

of documentry style training and education videos for their Asbestos services group to use online.

One of the aims of this project is to help naturally improve the SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)

of the PAC zone website (to improve our google rating so people and nd us more easily). Google

and other major search engins now look for relavant and popular video content on company web-

sites like YouTube and other video sites as video content has rapidly become a popular way for

people to learn, search, review products and services and to search for reputable organisations. The

online video medium opens up a new way for people to consuming information about our business

and can also be used at tradeshow events, during clients meetings, to educate new employees, to

help raise awareness of our capabilities quickly ... and more!Use this short-link to visit our video site: http://goo.gl/1wMbvC


12/15

Whats happening in...

Extra Mile At Sundown

Singapore Sundown Marathon

On May 31, late in the evening, our colleagues - Boon-Cheng Tan and FredericMaury - decided to go that extra mile and braced themselves for a full-edged 42km marathon in Singapore. Together, they ran the marathon along with an estimated30,000 runners in the heat and humidity of the equatorial night.

They started full of energy and hope, and both crossed the nish line, with soremuscles, exhaustion and yet smiles on their face. Thumbs-up for the runners!

BV SEA NEWS

BV

Update

XXI

hats happening in the world of Bureau Veritas

38Th Edition Of The IPA Convention(Indonesian Petroleum Association)

Bureau Veritas joined the 38th edition of the IPA (Indonesian Petroleum Association)convention held in Jakarta (Indonesia) from May 21-23. Teams from both I&F andM&O divisions joined efforts to bring the latest update of their services and capabilitiesto various stakeholders of the oil & gas industry. The IPA Convention & Exhibition is

Indonesias premier event for the Oil & Gas Industry.

This year Bureau Veritas came with a strong presence: it set-up a booth to meetclients, new and existing, and present its capabilities in the oil & gas sector tooperators, EPCs and servicing companies. Furthermore, distinguished speaker JoseEsteve (M&O division) presented a technical paper.

Presence with a booth enabled the teams to actively engage with clients theyhave been serving through large contracts over the past two years. Bureau VeritasIndonesia has increased its market visibility to both operators and EPCs. In 2013 and2014 it secured several large contracts with Premier Oil, Chevron, Inpex and morerecently BP. In parallel it has intensied its sales activities towards EPCs. The IPAvenue was an excellent opportunity to further deepen the relationship with existingclients as well as to engage new prospects.

SEA


Indonesia


Singapore MRT Project

CKM was awarded the contract T2901 by LTA for the QualiedPerson (Supervision) works for Maxwell Station and OutramStation and Associated Tunnels for an amount of SGD 12.3million. This is part of the new Thomson Line MRT line beingbuilt in Singapore and will be completed in 2020. With thesetwo stations under CKM, it brings CKMs involvement inThomson Line MRT projects to 4 stations out of a total of 22and CKM is proud to say that we are the only company with 4stations whereas all other competitors have 2 at most.

Stations that are awarded to us: Maxwell Outram Park Woodlands Woodlands South

What is the Thomson Line?The Thomson Line (TSL) is a 30km underground train line inSingapore that is expected to be fully completed in 2021.

This sixth MRT line will have 22 stations and 6 interchangestations which will link to the East-West Line, North-South Line,North-East Line, Circle Line and the Downtown Line.

SEA

Singapore

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13/15

NZ NEWS

BV

Update

XXIII

hats happening in the world of Bureau Veritas

ADVENTURE NZ, ADVENTURE BV(BV New Zealand - Certifcation)

In May this year, Bureau Veritas New Zealand took on a new and exciting certicationscheme for adventure activities working alongside the NZ Government (WORKSAFE)in order to enhance and maintain the safety standards of the Adventure Tourism

Industry.

Adventure Tourism is the pride and backbone of New Zealand and BV are veryexcited to be a part of maintaining the exceedingly high safety standards for this evergrowing industry.

The New Zealand government have imposed strict guidelines and deadlines forthis scheme, so BV have been working hard to ensure that operators running theseamazing activities are fully certied before the 1st November 2014!

Now with over 35 new clients under the belt and several technical experts situatedaround the country we are swiftly moving forward with these audits. Clients rangefrom Kayaking to paddle boarding to scaling cliff edges. From Diving to caving andeven trekking around the craters edge of New Zealands most active volcano, WhiteIsland! It is a breath taking and dynamic industry that Bureau Veritas is more thanecstatic to be a part of!


New Zealand

SEA

The rst adventure activities audit took place at Cathedral Cove Dive located in Hahei,Coromandel off the East coast of New Zealand. This long established diving companyinstructs and trains SCUBA Diving so tourists/locals can immerse themselves in someof the most pristine waters and marine reserves New Zealand has to offer.

Steve Grounds, lead auditor accompanied by Jamie Obern, seasoned andexperienced Dive Technical expert were the ones to conduct this very rst audit of itskind for Bureau Veritas and both agreed it was an outstanding experience and verypositive for the industry.

Sonia Gulland, Business Manager New Zealand was also present at the openingaudit in Hahei. Its great to see the teams hard work come to fruition with this audit,this is all new to us but we would like to think BV is going on this adventure with theseoperators. It is onwards and upwards from here!

Im hopeful that done well the new audit process will add value and help adventureactivity providers improve their operations.

All operators are required to be registered by the 1st November 2014, so BureauVeritas New Zealand have a busy, yet exciting few months ahead!

From left to right, Lead auditor - Steve Grounds, Technical Expert

- Jamie Obern, Cathedral Cove Dive Owner/Operators - Wendy

Helms and Russ Cochrane.



14/15

Proud sponsors

and supporters of

Annette Edmondson

(Pro Australian Cyclist)

and all that she has

achieved over the last

2.5 years

CongratulationsAnnette!

BV AUS Has Our Very Own

Commonwealth Games Champion!

Read About Our BV Australia Sponsored (Pro Australian Cyclist)

Annette Edmondsons Recent Gold Medal Winning Experience.

The Commonwealth Games were

absolutely unreal. I went into the

racing slightly unsure of my form,

due to trialling a different form of

preparation leading into the racing.

We did a two month training campwith Cycling Australia including time

spent at altitude, which meant that

we had to alter training slightly to

ensure adequate recovery.

I was very nervous before my rst

event, but just had to trust in the

coaches and the work that I had

done. To my relief, I qualied 2nd

fastest in the Individual Pursuit,

which meant that I was in the Gold/

Silver nal that night. I unfortunately

couldnt step up that night and had

to settle for silver, of which I still,

was absolutely thrilled about. Of

course you aim for gold, but I knew

I had given it my absolute best

and couldnt have done anything

differently to change the outcome.

I was lucky to share the podium

with my teammate Amy Cure in 3rd,

whilst my little brother Alex also

managed to get silver in the mens

Individual Pursuit that night, which

was so lovely (and happened to be

an outcome of high interest to the

Australian media!)

The following day I became a

Commonwealth Games champion.

This was a dream come true. I

had won a 40-lap scratch race

with the help of my two Australian

teammates, Amy Cure and MelissaHoskins (Amy also managed to

hold on for 2nd!) I was absolutely

ecstatic. I have won a few silver and

bronze medals before, but have

never won Gold at such a level. This

was a very special moment that I

will treasure forever.

This was the rst time in a couple

of years that Ive really felt satised

after a major competition. It was

such a relief to be a ble to nish off

a hard training block and be able

to celebrate results I was genuinely

happy with.

I had four days off with a few days

out celebrating with the Australian

team, before heading up to Northern

Scotland to spend time with my

family. There was no time to muck

around however, I had to get back

onto the road and prepare for the

second half of my road season,

racing with Orica-AIS in Europe.

I am currently racing the inaugural

Ladies Tour of Norway and will be

targeting the team time trial at the

Sweden World Cup on the 22nd of

August. Following that my goals are

to make the team time trial team

and bring home gold with Orica-AIS

at the road world championships in

Ponteferrada, Spain at the end ofSeptember.

It will be tough trying to settle into

road racing again after spending so

much time in the velodrome, but Im

looking forward to the challenge!

- If you want to read a more detailed

version of my Commonwealth

Games experience, head to

the news section of my website

here; http://annetteedmondson.

com/#!/?page_id=177

- AnnetteEdmondson



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