Cycling Australia Nominations for the 2008 Olympic Games

[Squidly Didly]

Cycling Australia today named the 28 cyclists it intends to nominate to the Australian Olympic Committee for selection in the Australian team for the 2008 Olympic Games to contest the road, track, mountain bike and BMX cycling events in Beijing.

Track Sprint
* Ryan Bayley OAM (Alexander Heights, WA 09.03.1982)
* Daniel Ellis (Ngunnawal, ACT 07.10.1988)
* Mark French (Elwood, VIC 13.10.1984)
* Shane Kelly OAM (Ararat, VIC 07.01.1972)
* Anna Meares OAM (Gracemere, QLD 21.09.1983)

Track Endurance
* Jack Bobridge (Mt Pleasant, SA 13.07.1989)
* Graeme Brown OAM (Menai, NSW 09.04.1979)
* Mark Jamieson (Acacia Hills, TAS 04.05.1984)
* Brett Lancaster OAM (Shepparton, VIC 15.11.79)
* Katie Mactier (St Kilda, VIC 23.03.1975)
* Bradley McGee OAM (Wentworthville, NSW 24.02.1976)
* Cameron Meyer (Helena Valley, WA 11.01.1988)
* Luke Roberts OAM (Walkerville, SA 25.01.1977)

Road
* Katherine Bates (Northmead, NSW 18.05.1982)
* Sara Carrigan OAM (Nerang, QLD 07.09.1980)
* Cadel Evans (Barwon Heads, VIC 14.02.1977)
* Simon Gerrans (Jamieson, VIC 16.05.1980)
* Matthew Lloyd (Brighton, VIC 24.05.1983)
* Stuart O'Grady OAM (Unley Park, SA 06.08.1973)
* Michael Rogers (Garren, ACT 20.12.1979)
* Oenone Wood (Watson, ACT 24.09.1980)

BMX
* Tanya Bailey (Mariginiup, WA 15.03.1981)
* Nicole Callisto (Beechboro, WA 12.11.1987)
* Jared Graves (Toowoomba, Qld 16.12.1982)
* Kamakazi (Jimboomba, QLD 08.03.1981)
* Luke Madill (Cranebrook, NSW 28.05.1980)

Mountain Bike
* Daniel McConnell (Bruthen, VIC 09.08.1985)
* Dellys Starr (Smith's Gully, VIC 02.10.1976)


Check out the Press Release here

[mike-]

BMX
* Tanya Bailey (Mariginiup, WA 15.03.1981)
* Nicole Callisto (Beechboro, WA 12.11.1987)
* Jared Graves (Toowoomba, Qld 16.12.1982)
* Kamakazi (Jimboomba, QLD 08.03.1981)
* Luke Madill (Cranebrook, NSW 28.05.1980)

No KY.

Interesting.

Maybe he should have gone to the worlds.

[Z100]

BMX
* Kamakazi (Jimboomba, QLD 08.03.1981)

That his real name?

[buzacsi]

sucks for jungleblood

[Scott]

No KY.

Interesting.

Maybe he should have gone to the worlds.

KY is a great rider, but it'd be hard to include him when Jared, Kama and Luke have put in the hard yards and done absolutley everything that selectors could possibly ask for. You can't rely on a few good results in America and previous Worlds to get you in, this is the Olympics. Half the battle is showing the selectors how bad you want it. It is a shame though, KY is just as capable of a medal as those selected in the team.

[jon55sey]

KY is a great rider, but it'd be hard to include him when Jared, Kama and Luke have put in the hard yards and done absolutley everything that selectors could possibly ask for. You can't rely on a few good results in America and previous Worlds to get you in, this is the Olympics. Half the battle is showing the selectors how bad you want it. It is a shame though, KY is just as capable of a medal as those selected in the team.

Thats right. Jared, LM and Kama are the riders that have done what was needed to be done to get Australia enough points to be able to send 3 men 2 the games. KY may have contributed a little but it's those 3 guys who have, week in week out, been riding for Australia and doing the best they can to get country points.

And now we have a full quota of Men and Women heading to Beijing. Woot!

[demo man]

I'm so stoked for Graves

That'll be just about the only even I'll watch - well, the only one I'll really care about anyway.

[Sutek]

How imposing is the Track/Road selection though! Should do well

[alpinestar12]

Only 1 of each XC male and female, bit dissapointing. I remember we had many of them in the past, for Sydney at least. Good luck to them, and good luck to Graves and all the rest.

[k3n!f]

Congrats to Graves, he deserves it sooooo much.

I thought Sid Taberlay would have been selected ahead of Daniel McConnell though. Jongeward would be the fastest but apparently is not eligible because of his court case....