Gilmore was with Cure, who announced her immediate retirement from international cycling on Friday, for her entire journey once entering the TIS system, with positive signs there nice and early when at a young age she "tore them to bits" in Canberra when she first started competing at under 17 level.

Even back then her mental strength shone through.

"You'd pin a number on Amy and she would just find another set of legs and just loved the battle and loved the competition,'' Gilmore said on Friday.

"I've seen her at her best when she has had her back against the wall and she would just find a way to win and that is the mark of a real champion.

"I've taken her to a lot of races where she might be completely underdone as far as fitness because we might have just returned to training and competition after a break, but she would just find a way to win it even though her conditioning wasn't there, which says it all."

That attitude has helped cement the 27-year-old as one of the masters of the track on the international stage, ending her career as a three-time world champion and being the only track cyclist in history to win a medal in six different world championship events [the individual and team pursuits, points and scratch races, the madison and the omnium], with 13 medals overall [with five silver and five bronze].

With a record that also includes being a three-time Olympian [as she was selected for Tokyo] and two-time Commonwealth Games representative [with two golds in 2018], 10 national titles and four junior world titles, for Gilmore, Cure sits comfortably as Tasmania's second greatest cyclist behind Danny Clark.

However, her ability to inspire those who have come into the sport since her own entry, like Georgia Baker, Macey Stewart and Lauren Perry, will be another legacy moment for her.

"It is a funny one when you follow a career as you really just chase the next race, and it is not until now that you can really reflect what a significant achievement it is for her both nationally and internationally,'' he said.

"Being a proud Tasmanian myself, for her to do that as a Tasmanian is a real testament to her tenacity.

"She has made a really informed decision and what I think it really boils down to is that cycling is a really hard sport, and if you are not right in it, training becomes really difficult, and she has got her teammates as well that she has a hell of a lot of respect for that she didn't want to let down either.

"She is a role model and her contribution has been massive for Tasmanian cycling."

Gilmore said he was humbled and privileged to have worked with her, but wasn't taking all of the credit.

He described her as a "product of the complete pathway", with the Mersey Valley Devonport Cycling Club and coaches Darryn Pugh and David Walker playing key roles.