ATHLETE INFORMATION: Lise OLIVIER
DATE OF BIRTH: 30 May 1983
HEIGHT: 169cm WEIGHT: 52kg
HOMETOWN: Pretoria – Gauteng – SOUTH AFRICA
LIVES IN: Pretoria – Gauteng – SOUTH AFRICA
BIRTHPLACE: Pretoria – Gauteng – SOUTH AFRICA
CYCLING HISTORY: Began cycling in 2007
GREATEST ATHLETIC STRENGTHS: Climbing, tours and endurance MTB races
TEAMS: Bizhub Professional Women’s Team – 2010
PERFORMANCE PHILOSOPHY: When you reach a dead end, find the alternative route to your dreams and goals. Bunny-hop the curb, make the most of the rocky unknown paths and enjoy the scenery along the way. Eventually you reach smooth road and the jouney ther will always be worth it.
RACE DAY TIPS: Get on a structured training program with a coach. Set out clear achievable goals that you can work towards. Go for a proper bike fit. Find a group to train with. Enjoying the training and the people around you will make it effortless. Get a set of Zipp racing wheels they might just make you go faster 
BIOGRAPHY: Lise has always loved sports. She competed as a long distance runner from the age of 10 and in high school played hockey too. She ran track races (800m, 1 500m, 3 000m and 10 000m), cross country and road races (10km and 21.1km). After graduating from the University of Pretoria where she had completed her B.Com in Accounting, she accepted a running scholarship at the University of Tulsa in the USA, where she undertook her MBA. Upon completing her studies, she began working at a fulltime job, and no longer had time to train twice a day.
In 2007, she bought a road bike as an alternative to running. She rode on weekends, but soon became more involved in the cycling community and began to ride competitively. In 2009 she decided to move back to South Africa to pursue a career in cycling. In 2010 she rode for the Bizhub Pro Team and was also part of the South African team that competed at the African Continental Championships. Since joining Team MTN-Qhubeka, she has continued to score impressive finishes both locally and internationally. In 2011 she was offered a guest spot on the Danish OCK Team to ride the Tour Feminin en Limousin in France.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Road Racing:
2011
- 1st – Clover Lowveld Tour – Mapumalunga – South Africa
- 1st – Gauteng North Provincial Championships – South Africa
- 1st – Century 21 Bela Bela Challenge – South Africa
2010
- Selected – South African National Team – African Continental Championships
- 1st – PricewaterhouseCoopers Magoebaskloof Cycle Classic – South Africa
- 1st – Sungardens Carousel Classic – South Africa
- 2nd – Clover Lowveld Tour – South Africa
- 3rd – Jacaranda Satelite Classic – South Africa
Mountain Biking:
2010
- 3rd – Subaru Sani2c – South Africa
- 1st – Women Team – Fairbairn Joberg2C – South Africa
- 1st – Lost City Mountain Bike Race – South Africa
- 1st – Trans Baviaans – South Africa
