Breaking: Rohan Dennis pleads guilty to driving while disqualified

Former professional cyclist and two-time Olympian Rohan Dennis has pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified.The 36-year-old was banned from driving for five years after he was handed a suspended sentence last year for the events leading up to the death of his Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins. Ms Hoskins died after she was struck by a car driven by Dennis outside their family home in the inner-northern Adelaide suburb of Medindie.Police caught Dennis driving last month not far from where his wife died two-and-a-half years ago.At the time he was caught, SA Police said he had two children as passengers in the vehicle, which they said had been impounded for 28 days.Rohan Dennis was reported for driving while disqualified in June. (Supplied: SA Police)In 2024, Mr Dennis pleaded guilty to an aggravated charge of creating likelihood of harm over the events leading up to the December 2023 death of his wife, who was also a two-time Olympian and a renowned road and track cyclist.Prosecutors had dropped a charge of dangerous driving causing death and an aggravated charge of driving without due care against the father of two. He was handed a 17-month prison term by South Australia's District Court, which was suspended upon him entering a two-year good-behaviour bond.The driving disqualified charge has been referred to the District Court.He returns to court in September.