Olympic bike owner Melissa Hoskins ‘planning a brand new life’ earlier than her loss of life
World champion cyclists Melissa Hoskins and Rohan Dennis had been reportedly planning a brand new life collectively in South Australia‘s Adelaide Hills earlier than he allegedly killed her on Saturday night time.
Dennis was arrested on Sunday and charged over his spouse’s loss of life, accused of being behind the wheel of the ute that hit the mother-of-two exterior their $2.45million dwelling in Adelaide’s inner-north.
Friends stated Hoskins and Dennis had been getting ready for the following stage of their lives after retiring from skilled sport and had thought of shopping for a winery in Adelaide Hills, in response to The Advertiser.
Dennis was noticed on Tuesday morning for the primary time since his arrest, rising from the household dwelling to make a cellphone name in his yard.
Dressed casually in a T-shirt, Dennis was joined by one other man whereas his two younger kids performed behind the home.
Hoskins died at Royal Adelaide Hospital after she was hit by the couple’s $70,000 Volkswagen Amarok Highline ute on Avenel Gardens Road, Medindie.
Champion bike owner Rohan Dennis is pictured on Tuesday, two days after he was charged with killing his spouse exterior their dwelling in Adelaide’s inner-north
Dennis is accused of being behind the wheel of the ute that hit the mother-of-two exterior their $2.45million dwelling in Adelaide’s inner-north (above)
The 32-year-old allegedly jumped onto the bonnet of the Amarok and grabbed at a door deal with earlier than the automobile was pushed off and she or he fell to the bottom.
It can also be alleged Hoskins could have been dragged alongside by the automobile, with the incident captured on neighbours’ safety cameras.
Both Hoskins and Dennis competed for Australia at Olympic Games and every had gained occasions at world biking championships.
A pair of teenage neighbours tried to offer first assist to Hoskins earlier than paramedics arrived and she or he was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital the place she later died.
Dennis has been charged with inflicting loss of life by harmful driving, driving with out due care and endangering life and was launched on bail to seem within the Adelaide Magistrates Court once more in March.
Just days earlier, the couple shared a household photograph in entrance of a Christmas tree.
Dennis was seen smiling from ear to ear within the photograph shared on Instagram as he posed with Hoskins and their two younger kids.
‘Merry Christmas from our household to yours,’ he wrote within the caption.
Friends stated Hoskins and Dennis had been getting ready for the following stage of their lives after retiring from skilled sport and had thought of shopping for a winery in Adelaide Hills
Hoskins allegedly jumped onto the bonnet of the Amarok and grabbed at a door deal with earlier than the automobile was pushed off and she or he fell to the bottom. Yellow paint marks the street on the website
Several social media posts have since resurfaced of Dennis boasting about his spouse and their two kids.
Just two weeks in the past, Dennis posted a picture of himself and his spouse laughing in a automotive on the way in which to a marriage.
‘I lastly did it, I lastly made @melissmdennis lose the plot #lifegoalachieved,’ the caption learn.
When a buddy replied ‘it was solely a matter of time’, Dennis responded with laughing emojis: ‘She was a lot tougher to crack than I assumed’.
Police will allege Hoskins jumped onto the automotive bonnet and grabbed at a door deal with earlier than the automobile was pushed and she or he fell to the bottom
World champion cyclists Melissa Hoskins (proper) and Rohan Dennis (left) had been planning a brand new life collectively in South Australia ‘s Adelaide Hills earlier than he allegedly killed her on Saturday night time. Friends stated they had been contemplating purchase a winery
A number of sporting organisations and fellow cyclists have paid tribute following Hoskins’ tragic loss of life.
Among them is the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), who Hoskins represented on the 2012 and 2016 Games.
‘The AOC has expressed the utmost unhappiness on the lack of Olympic bike owner Melissa Hoskins after the tragic occasions in Adelaide,’ it stated in a submit on X.
‘Our condolences go to Melissa’s household, pals and the biking group at this extraordinarily tough time.’
Marne Fechner, chief govt of AusCycling, the nationwide governing physique for the game in Australia, labelled Hoskins’ loss of life as a ‘tragic incident’.
‘Melissa, a mom, daughter, and spouse, was additionally a champion bike owner who thrilled and impressed us together with her beautiful abilities on the monitor and street,’ Ms Fechner stated in a press release.
Dennis (left) has been charged with inflicting loss of life by harmful driving, driving with out due care and endangering life
‘Melissa started her aggressive biking profession at simply 16, and by the point she retired on the age of 25 she had proven the world that she was an athlete of uncommon prowess.
‘Melissa described her staff Pursuit Gold Medal on the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships because the spotlight of her profession, however for the remainder of us, the spotlight was simply having her round.’
Retired monitor bike owner, Anna Meares who has additionally been appointed chef de mission of the Australian Olympic Team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, posted a condolence message on her social media channels.
‘I’ve a really heavy coronary heart,’ Meares stated in a submit to X.
‘My ideas are with their kids, household and fellow pals.
‘This is a really tough and tragic time. RIP’
Hoskins’ former staff, GreenEDGE, which has since rebranded to Jayco-AlUla equally expressed its grief on the information.
‘Our ideas are together with her household and pals and the entire biking group at this deeply saddening time,’ a press release from the staff stated.
‘She won’t ever be forgotten.’
Originally hailing from Perth, Hoskins married Dennis in 2018. The couple have two kids.
Aside from her Olympic achievements, Hoskins gained gold within the girls’s staff pursuit on the 2015 world championships. She retired from skilled biking in 2017.
Dennis was a podium finisher on the 2013 and 2020 Olympics, a two-time world champion and a stage-winner within the 2015 Tour de France.
He solely retired from skilled biking on the finish of 2023.
