After 10 years out of the sport Kirsty returned to competitive cycling at 26 years old.
Riding the Track and the Road in 2008, her win at the Australian Crit Champs and 1st Place in the QLD and VIC State Road Championships showed that she hadn't lost much with her time out.
Establishing her skill on the road circuit with two stage wins at the 2009 Canberra Tour, she was also 1st at the Australian Criterium Championships and the overall winner of the Jayco Bay Criterium Series in the same year.
Her successful Domestic road season in 2009 has blossomed into a great 2010 with Kirsty taking 6 podiums since starting her European tour with the Australian National Women Road Team.