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Former world time trial champion Rohan Dennis has formally pleaded guilty to a charge linked to the crash which caused the death of his wife.
Fellow Australian Olympian Melissa Hoskins died aged 32 after being hit by a car outside the couple’s Adelaide home on December 30 2023.
Dennis, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of an aggravated act likely to cause harm at an arraignment in the South Australia District in Adelaide on Friday.
Judge Ian Press bailed Dennis until April 14 when sentencing submissions will be heard with victim impact statements expected to be read in court.
Charges of causing death by dangerous driving and an aggravated charge of driving without due care were not proceeded with after a hearing at Adelaide Magistrates’ Court in December 2024
Hoskins represented Australia in the team pursuit on the track at the Olympics in London 2012 and Rio 2016, as well as being part of the squad which won the world title in 2015.
The couple were married in 2018 and have two children.
Dennis retired at the end of the 2023 season after a career which saw him twice win the world time trial title, as well as an Olympic bronze medal in the same discipline in Tokyo.
He added a silver in the team pursuit in London and wore the yellow jersey at the Tour de France after winning the opening time trial in 2015.
