Few Australian racers have been as successful in the past five years as newly crowned National Time Trial Champion Jay Vine - and that's despite some massive setbacks along the way. What's more, arguably even fewer have had such an unorthodox pathway into the highest levels of the sport as Vine did.
The story of Vine turning pro at Alpecin in 2021 as a reward for standout success at the Zwift Academy e-racing, rather than on real roads, has been recounted many times now.
