Peta Mullens

Peta Mullens (born 8 March 1988) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for Liv Brazilian Butterfly Racing. She is a former Australian road, MTB and cyclo-cross champion.^[4]

Peta Mullens

Mullens in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Peta Mullens
Nickname	Pesta[1]
Born	(1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36) Sale, Victoria, Australia[2]
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Team information
Current team	Liv Brazilian Butterfly Racing
Disciplines	Road[2] Mountain biking[2] Cyclo-cross
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Amateur teams
2009	HP–Teschner
2016	Roxsolt
2016	Moroni's Bikes
2016	Rapha Cycling Club
2017	Focus Attaquer (off-road)
2019-2023	Roxsolt Attaquer (road)
2024-	Liv Brazilian Butterfly Racing (off-road)
Professional teams
2014–2016	Wiggle–Honda
2017–2018	Hagens Berman–Supermint
2020–2023	Roxsolt Attaquer[3]

Less than 24 hours after taking victory in the 2015 Australian National Road Race Championships, Mullens re-signed with Wiggle–Honda.^[5] She has also competed professionally with the Hagens Berman–Supermint team. She was co-owner of team Roxsolt from 2019-2023 when the team folded. In 2024 she has been selected to race the US off-road series Lifetime Grand Prix.

Major results

2002

1st National Under-18 Mountain Running Championships

2004

3rd Individual pursuit, National Youth Track Championships

3rd Individual pursuit, Junior Oceania Games

2005

3rd Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships

2006

1st Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships

3rd Individual pursuit, UCI Juniors World Championships

3rd Overall Tour of Southern Grampians

2007

1st Overall Tour of Southern Grampians

1st Stages 1, 2 & 4

3rd Road race, Oceania Games

3rd Overall Canberra Tour

1st Stage 3

3rd Overall UniSA Women's Criterium Series

2008

1st Overall Tour of Southern Grampians

1st Stage 2

7th Sparkassen Giro Bochum

2009

National Road Championships

1st Under-23 road race

3rd Under-23 criterium

7th Road race^[6]

2nd Cross-country marathon, National Mountain Bike Championships

4th Road race, Oceania Road Championships

9th Wellington Women's Race

2010

3rd Criterium, National Road Championships

2011

1st Overall Tour de Timor^[7]

7th Road race, Oceania Road Championships

7th Cross-country, Oceania Mountain Bike Championships

2012

1st Cross-country marathon, National Mountain Bike Championships

2013

1st Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships

1st Round 2, NSW International Grand Prix criterium series – Wollongong^[8]

National Mountain Bike Series

1st Mount Buller

2nd Thredbo

10th Road race, National Road Championships

2014

National Mountain Bike Championships

1st Cross-country eliminator

2nd Cross-country

1st Points classification Bay Classic Series

2nd Criterium, National Road Championships

National Mountain Bike Series

2nd Moama

3rd Eagle Park

4th Cross-country eliminator, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Nové Město na Moravě

6th GP Comune di Cornaredo

2015

National Road Championships

1st Road race^[9]

2nd Criterium

1st National Mountain Bike Series, Pemberton^[10]

National Mountain Bike Championships

2nd Cross-country eliminator

2nd Cross-country

6th Overall Bay Classic Series

1st Stage 3^[11]

2016

2nd Cross-country, Oceania Mountain Bike Championships

2nd Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships

2nd National Cyclo-cross Championships

10th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race^[12]

2017

1st National Cyclo-cross Championships^[13]

1st Melbourne Grand Prix of Cyclocross

5th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic

6th Overall Santos Women's Tour^[14]

2018

9th White Spot / Delta Road Race

2019

1st National Cyclo-cross Championships

1st Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic

2020

1st National Criterium Series

National Mountain Bike Championships

2nd Cross-country

2nd Cross-country short track

National Road Championships

7th Road race

7th Criterium

7th Race Torquay

10th Overall Women's Tour Down Under

2021

1st Stage 1 Santos Festival of Cyling

National Road Championships

31st Road race

30th Criterium

2022

National Road Championships

3rd Road race

23rd Criterium

2023

National Road Championships

16th Road race

34th Criterium

1st Otway Odyssey

National Mountain Bike Championships

1st XC Marathon

3rd Cross-country

3rd Enduro

4th Cross-country short track

2nd National Gravel Championships

3rd National Cyclocross Championships

2024

National Road Championships

18th Road race

7th Criterium

1st Snowies MTB Festival

National Mountain Bike Championships

4th XC Marathon

4th UCI Gravel World Series; SEVEN

References

1. "HPU > Rider Profiles > Female > Peta Mullens". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
2. "Peta Mullens (AUS)". Wiggle–Honda. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
3. "Roxsolt Attaquer". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
4. Archives, Cycling. "Peta Mullens". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
5. "Account Suspended". wigglehonda.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
6. "Ryan doubles up with solo break". cyclingnews.com. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
7. "Fetch and Mullens win Tour de Timor". cyclingnews.com. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
8. "Jack Bekinsale surprises with last lap attack". cyclingnews.com. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
9. Woodpower, Zeb (10 January 2015). "Peta Mullens wins Australian women's national title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
10. "Mountain bike success for Mullens in Western Australia". sbs.com.au. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
11. "Ewan takes triple in Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic". cyclingnews.com. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
12. "Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race: Amanda Spratt leads Orica AIS one-two". cyclingnews.com. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
13. Giuliani, Simone (5 August 2017). "Jongewaard and Mullens win Australian National Cyclocross Championships". Ella Cycling Tips. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
14. Braverman, Jessi (17 January 2017). "Wild wins final stage of Santos Women's Tour". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

External links

• Peta Mullens at ProCyclingStats
• Peta Mullens at cyclocross24.com