MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh

Date of Birth: 9 Dec 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Female

Place of birth: PRETORIA

Birth Country:

South Africa

Place of residence : BANYOLES

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Road	Women's Road Race	13
	Women's Individual Time Trial	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fuji International Speedway	Women's Road Race	Finished
	Fuji International Speedway	Women's Individual Time Trial	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Road Race	Individual Time Trial
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	10	12
2012	London, GBR	16	24

UCI Road World Championships

Year	Location	Road Race	Individual Time Trial	Team Time Trial
2020	Imola, ITA	56	-	-
2019	Harrogate, GBR	8	32	-
2018	Innsbruck, AUT	17	-	-
2017	Bergen, NOR	DNF	7	3
2016	Doha, QAT	26	18	3
2015	Richmond, VA, USA	14	-	-
2014	Ponferrada, ESP	20	-	-
2013	Florence, ITA	22	-	-
2012	Valkenburg, NED	12	-	-
2011	Copenhagen, DEN	23	30	-

Ten best performances in major races in career

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
1	2017	Women's Individual	Emakumeen Bira	Renteria, ESP
2	2021	Women's Individual	Giro d'Italia Donne	Cormons, ITA
2	2018	Women's Individual	Giro d'Italia Donne	Cividale del Friuli, ITA
2	2018	Road Race	Fleche Wallonne	Huy, BEL
2	2017	Team Time Trial	Vargarda TTT	Vargarda, SWE
2	2016	Team Time Trial	Vargarda TTT	Vargarda, SWE
2	2016	Women's Individual	The Women's Tour	Kettering, GBR
2	2015	Women's Individual	Emakumeen Bira	Markina-Xemein, ESP
3	2019	Women's Individual	Tour of California	Pasadena, CA, USA
3	2018	Team Time Trial	Ladies Tour of Norway TTT	Halden, NOR
3	2018	Team Time Trial	Vargarda TTT	Vargarda, SWE
3	2018	Road Race	La Course by Le Tour	Le Grand-Bornand, FRA
3	2016	Women's Individual	Emakumeen Bira	Portugalete, ESP
3	2013	Road Race	Fleche Wallonne	Huy, BEL

African Games

Year	Location	Road Race	Individual Time Trial
2019	Benslimane, MAR	DNF	1

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, OTL - Outside the Time Limit

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner

Chemical Engineering - Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Husband Carl Pasio

Languages spoken:

CCC - Liv [Netherlands] since 2019

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Carl Pasio represented South Africa in triathlon at the 2005 World Junior Championships in Gamagori, Japan. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Feb 2020; ft.com, 13 Sep 2019)

Turned professional in 2010

In 2020 she sustained a pelvis injury that kept her off her bike for two weeks. (velonews.com, 17 Sep 2020)

She suffered an illness in 2016 that affected her performances that season. She also sustained a hip injury at the end of the year. (liv-cycling.com, 09 Feb 2019)

She broke her collarbone three times in the space of 12 months in 2013 and 2014 [October 2013, February 2014 and September 2014]. (bpct.ch, 08 Feb 2016)

She fractured her skull in a horse riding accident in 2003. (liv-cycling.com, 20 Oct 2019; ashleighcycling.com, 10 Apr 2016; podiumcafe.com, 17 Jun 2014)

She began cycling in 2008 while studying at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. (cyclingtips.com, 06 Aug 2015)

She began cycling after she met her future husband, Carl Pasio, while studying at Stellenbosch University. He was a triathlete and introduced her to the world of endurance sports. She tried triathlon and duathlon but after discovering her talent in cycling, she decided to focus on becoming a professional cyclist. (liv-cycling.com, 09 Feb 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (ft.com, 13 Sep 2019)

Finishing on the podium at the 2018 Giro Rosa in Italy. (liv-cycling.com, 20 Oct 2019)

Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos. (liv-cycling.com, 09 Feb 2019)

Philosophy:

"The best advice I was ever given was to find my passion and pursue it. I really believe if you have a passion for what you're doing and you really love it, you'll always be able to work through the obstacles and find your best potential. My advice would be to love what you are doing. Try to hold onto that enjoyment." (liv-cycling.com, 09 Feb 2019)

She was named Sportswoman of the Year at the 2015 South African Sport Awards. (cyclingsa.com, 25 Nov 2015)

She was named Africa's Most Influential Woman in Sport in 2013. (supersport.com, 05 Aug 2013)

General Interest

Type of rider
Climber (liv-cycling.com, 20 Oct 2019)

General
BIKE TOUR BUSINESS
She and her husband run a company called Rocacorba Cycling in Banyoles, Spain. The business offers accommodation, cycling tours and triathlon services. "This area is super-special and incredible for training. Where else in Europe can you cycle for five hours and not see another person." (Instagram profile, 30 Sep 2020; rocacorbacycling.cc, 07 Feb 2020; ft.com, 13 Sep 2019)

HORSE RIDING ACCIDENT
In her final year of school in 2003 she was involved in a near-fatal horse riding accident. She fractured her skull in the fall, and was in a coma for 10 days. "The prognosis was really bad. They said I wasn't going to finish school, and I'd never be the same person, and all those kind of things which I think neurosurgeons have to say, and I think I was really determined to prove everybody wrong. This happened in June, and by the end of the year, October, I had managed to make a miraculous recovery, and I wrote my final year exams. I passed all seven subjects with distinction. So it was really quite an incredible life-changing event." (liv-cycling.com, 20 Oct 2019; ashleighcycling.com, 10 Apr 2016; podiumcafe.com, 17 Jun 2014)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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