TINA GRAHAM
aka: Teens, Teen, T
ROLE Admin extraordinaire, 'chaser' and dog whisperer
RIDE Mountain biking down some flowy single-track through the forests of Finale Ligure (Italy) dodging trees and rocks
RELAX Curled up in a blanket binge-watching some UCI event
REFRESHMENT Protein caramel latte in the morning
READ LOVE a good book! Any category.
Tina was born in the Bahamas but grew up and went to school in Canada where she played all the team sports with most of her attention on equestrian pursuits. In her early 20's she became involved with fitness and studied to be a personal trainer while also training in bodybuilding. Not keen to be on any stage, she turned to running and cycling and entered a few marathons instead.
Always with a camera in hand, Tina started her own photography business capturing images both locally and internationally for the next 15 years; flying to places like Hawaii, California, New York, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Bahamas and Fiji to capture stunning destination weddings.
Eventually Tina met her husband-to-be and, after spending a total of 24 days together, they married and moved to South Africa. Over the past 14 years they have lived as expats in Malaysia, New Zealand, Brunei and Russia. In Southeast Asia, Tina volunteered for local animal rescue organizations fostering stray dogs, cats and kittens. She also became a certified yoga instructor in Bali and began teaching classes in her spare time, including a yoga class for cyclists and mountain bikers. Tina and her partner jumped into the mountain biking scene while in Brunei and became heavily entrenched in the sport, travelling to Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal, Vietnam, Singapore, the Philippines and Europe for mountain biking adventures and enduro races along the way.
Now Tina, her partner and two dogs live on the coast of New South Wales in the gorgeous little town of Berry. Tina is calm and steady and rolls with the punches. She keeps us on the right track and will do what it takes to get any job done.