Olympic Cyclist Whose Wife Died in Incident with His Car Posts Photo Calling His Porsche a 'Weapon'

Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis and his late wife, Melissa Hoskins Credit: Stuart Franklin/Getty; Melissa Hoskins Instagram NEED TO KNOW Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis recently returned to social media following a two-year hiatus and shared controversial posts featuring his Porsche Dennis received a suspended sentence in 2025 after pleading guilty to creating a likelihood of harm following the 2023 death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins, who was fatally struck by his car while he was driving The former sportsman, who shared two children with Hoskins, called his luxury car a "weapon" Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis has once again found himself at the center of controversy more than two years after the death of his wife, Melissa Hoskins . Dennis, 35, previously pled guilty to one aggravated count of creating the likelihood of harm after his wife died when she was struck by his car in December 2023. The couple shared two young children together.

In 2025, Dennis received a suspended sentence for his actions. After staying off social media since 2023, Dennis returned earlier this week, first posting a close-up shot of his bike, followed by two images of his Porsche. But it was the caption on the Porsche images that raised eyebrows.

“What an absolute weapon,” Dennis wrote alongside the images of the car posted on Wednesday, March 18. Rohan Dennis' photo of his Porsche, which he labeled "an absolute weapon. " Credit: Rohan Dennis/Instagram The day after the post caused a stir, Dennis seemed to poke fun at the controversy, sharing a photo of his two children riding bikes and captioning it, “Two absolute weapons ❤️” He also posted a surveillance video of reporters from 7NEWS Adelaide, presumably outside of his home, asking him about the “weapon” caption.

7NEWS Adelaide shared their video footage of the exchange, showing Dennis waving at their camera crew and shouting, “You’re amazing. I love you. Hello.