She then contracted a cold and dropped out after only 600m of the world cross country championships in Ostend and has since concentrated on road running.
She concentrates on roads, smooth, modern macadam rivers running past timeless fields.
"The federal government historically, and this was certainly Tony's [Abbott] approach, was to concentrate on roads to exclusion of rail, so what we're doing is recognising is that cities need good roads, they need good rail, and we should support both," he told Seven's Mark Riley.
Nations having limited industrial development tend to concentrate on road safety, for example.
Highway workers can concentrate on road maintenance and repair, not litter removal.
There are ways of minimising the impact of infrastructure development by, for instance, using existing waterways for transport rather than building the first roads, or by concentrating on road improvements in areas already settled.
Thomas won gold on the track at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games but now concentrates on road racing.
He chose to concentrate on road cycling soon after, but missed out on an Olympic medal last weekend.
With a second gold medal secured, Thomas is now set to leave track cycling to concentrate on road racing.
Cardiff-born Thomas won gold on the track at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games but now concentrates on road racing.
