She already has two world titles to her name, but you get the impression Alison Shanks will not consider her work close to being done until she wins an Olympic medal. Continuing our countdown to London, Hayden Meikle speaks to the Otago cyclist.
Dunedin's Alison Shanks has reclaimed her women's individual pursuit title by beating Britain's Wendy Houvenaghel by more than two seconds on the final day of the world track cycling championships.
The last time Alison Shanks returned to Dunedin wearing the world champion's rainbow jersey and with a gold medal draped around her neck, her grandfather, Watson Barkman, was there to greet her and he had not come empty-handed.
Alison Shanks, of Dunedin, ensured New Zealand's UCI Track Cycling World Championships ended on a high, blitzing her way to a gold medal in the individual pursuit in Melbourne last night.
Dunedin cyclist Alison Shanks has won silver in the individual pursuit at the London World Cup track cycling meeting.
Dunedin cyclist Alison Shanks produced another world-class performance to win the individual pursuit at the UCI World Cup in Colombia today.
Dunedin's Alison Shanks pushed her way into the top echelon of female pursuiters of all time with a record-breaking effort at the Oceania track cycling championships in Invercargill last night.
New Zealand's world championship medallists Jesse Sergent and Alison Shanks set themselves up for another super-fast night on the second day of the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill.
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 3: Shanks rides to world pursuit title (2009)
Alison Shanks is the face of New Zealand women's cycling and Mark Falcous has brought more females into track cycling.
Alison Shanks rode a perfectly judged race to win the inaugural Cycling Otago 46km Palmerston to Dunedin Brian Wood Handicap Memorial on Saturday.
Dunedin cyclist Alison Shanks came within a blink of regaining her rainbow jersey on the third night of finals at the world track cycling championships in The Netherlands.
If pushed for an answer, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Alison Shanks would give herself "about an eight out of 10" this year.
Dunedin cyclist Alison Shanks has won the individual pursuit to claim her second gold medal at the World Cup track meet in Colombia.
Dunedin's Alison Shanks and Feilding's Jesse Sergent will be favourites to win respectively, the inaugural national women's and men's track rider of the year award.
Her specialist individual pursuit has gone.
Alison Shanks had to be coaxed into taking New Zealand's first gold medal of the Delhi Commonwealth Games from the pocket of her black and white tracksuit.
The wait is over. An exhausted Alison Shanks, of Dunedin, brought a heady mix of relief and joy to New Zealand after powering to a Commonwealth Games track cycling gold medal in New Delhi last night.
Alison Shanks' golden performance last night was true to the last text she sent her Dunedin family before the race.
Copenhagen did not look so beautiful for Dunedin rider Alison Shanks when she slipped back to fourth in her specialist individual pursuit yesterday.
