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Women’s race start
*Early leader was Rosemary Barnes(#317) from Canberra
*Strong lead set up by Perth’s Jill Burston(#313) and eventual winner. (Also from local area Benambra originally)
*Second is Melbourne's Niki Fisher(# 330)
*Third is Tory Thomas(# 306) from Mt Beauty. 2 Bronze medals Olympic Cross Country Nationals & Short Course Nationals. Hit by car March - was told she would never ride again.
*Grab with winner Jill Burston
Men's Race
*Men's race start
*L to R -Murray Spink(#4)Dylan Cooper(#13)Canberra, Sid Taberlay(#3)Hobart - National Olympic Cross Country Champ, Shaun Lewsi(#38) Sydney & Chris Jongewaard(#1) Adelaide on front line.
*Chris Jongewaard(# 1) makes decisive break
*In early stages of the race he is chased by Dylan Cooper(#13), Sid Taberlay(#3), Mark Frendo(#24)Brisbaneand Gary Milburn(#40)North Turramurra.
*Sid Taberlay(#3) makes a break from the pursuing bunch.
*Final lap appears to be Chris, Sid and Dylan until late charge by Melbourne’s Chris Winn(#7) to pass Cooper on a wide corner to take 3rd spot.
*Grab with winner Chris Jongewaard
See Results Below.
Sharon Payne
MTB Media
Mob: 0412 773500
mtbmedia@bigpond.net.au
New National Titles goes to Adelaide and Perth
Women's Race
Perth’s Jill Burston(#313) surged ahead in the early laps of the newly designed course. The 25 year old waited until the 4th lap to make the break from early leader Rosemary Barnes(#317) from Canberra. A strong effort by Melbourne's Niki Fisher(# 330) put her second,10 seconds down on Burston but just 1 second ahead of third placed Tory Thomas(# 306) from Mt Beauty. Thomas surprised many with two bronze medals in both Championship races after being hit by a car in March this year which left her with life-threatening injuries.
Burston surprised many of the east coast riders and was not considered a threat after finishing 9th in the Olympic Cross Country Championships on Saturday. "It's good to know you can mix it with the top girls," she claimed. The short criterium style of racing suited riders like King and Burston as well as the spectators. "Having the crowd around was different to the Cross Country (Olympic),” said Birstpn, “when you only see them every 20 minutes. If you're going to blow up in this one you're in full view," she added. Family members and supports came from neighbouring Benambra where Burston was born.
Men's Race
Chris Jongewaard(# 1) from Adelaide won by an insurmountable margin in the inaugural Short Track Cross Country Championship at Mt Beauty today. Jongewaard broke away from the field out of the blocks and never looked like being challenged. The new style of racing suited the 26 year old who had just finished the Bay Criteriums in Victoria.
“Doing the Bay Crits (criteriums) definitely helped me here as it was the same sort of effort required here today. Sid and I worked well together,” he said.
Second was Athens Olympian, Sid Taberlay(#3) from Tasmania, who could not repeat his performance yesterday when he claimed the national title in the Olympic Cross Country.
In a sprint finish, Melbourne’s Chris Winn(#7) overtook Canberra’s Dylan Cooper (#13)in the final turn to race him to the line taking a surprising third.
Taberlay and Jongewaard have proved their places as the two hot contenders for the 3 man Australian team in the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in March. Jongewaard will have a much deserved rest for a couple of days before starting the Tour Down Under in Adelaide(Tuesday). Taberlay will tackle the legendary Wildside race in Tasmania later this month.
The junior men’s race was hotly contested with the top three changing lead until the final lap when Daniel Braunstiens from Kew got a 3 seconds lead from the two local riders, Cal Britten and Paul Van Der Ploeg, who finished second and third respectively.
Women's Short Course results(lapped riders were removed from the race)
313 Jill Burston (Rider's Choice) 20:14 1
330 Niki Fisher (Trek, Assos, Powerbar) 20:24 2
306 Tory Thomas (Scott Bikes/Netti Atom, Rockshox,SRAM, The Melbourne Bicycle Centre) 20:25 3
317 Rosemary Barnes (Mal Adjusted) 20:34 4
309 Imogen Smith (Iron Horse Bikes, Race Elements, Gap Cycles) 20:50 5
331 Naomi Williams (Felt, Hutchinson) 20:52 6
302 Niki Gudex (Scott. SRM. Oakley.) 21:03 7
301 Emma Colson (Topbike Tours; Giant; Geax Tyres) 21:16 8
322 Nicole James 21:37 9
Men's Short Course results (lapped riders were removed from the race)
1 Chris Jongewaard (Avanti, JT Cycles) 24:52 1
3 Sid Taberlay (Sram) 25:27 2
7 Chris Winn # (Yeti Cycles; Spoken; SRAM; Smith;Pearl Izumi; Hutchison) 25:31 3
13 Dylan Cooper (Scott, Shimano, Conceptis.com.au) 25:32 4
24 Mark Frendo # (Flight Centre- Scott) 25:36 5
38 Shaun Lewis SHCC (Scott, Flight Centre Race Team) 25:38 6
15 James Maebus # (VIS, Michelin, Rudy Project,BikeNOW)25:40 7
Only vision released.
List of action below.
Regionals will pick up vision so please hold.
Women’s race start
*Early leader was Rosemary Barnes(#317) from Canberra
*Strong lead set up by Perth’s Jill Burston(#313) and eventual winner. (Also from local area Benambra originally)
*Second is Melbourne's Niki Fisher(# 330)
*Third is Tory Thomas(# 306) from Mt Beauty. 2 Bronze medals Olympic Cross Country Nationals & Short Course Nationals. Hit by car March - was told she would never ride again.
*Grab with winner Jill Burston
Men's Race
*Men's race start
*L to R -Murray Spink(#4)Dylan Cooper(#13)Canberra, Sid Taberlay(#3)Hobart - National Olympic Cross Country Champ, Shaun Lewsi(#38) Sydney & Chris Jongewaard(#1) Adelaide on front line.
*Chris Jongewaard(# 1) makes decisive break
*In early stages of the race he is chased by Dylan Cooper(#13), Sid Taberlay(#3), Mark Frendo(#24)Brisbaneand Gary Milburn(#40)North Turramurra.
*Sid Taberlay(#3) makes a break from the pursuing bunch.
*Final lap appears to be Chris, Sid and Dylan until late charge by Melbourne’s Chris Winn(#7) to pass Cooper on a wide corner to take 3rd spot.
*Grab with winner Chris Jongewaard
See Results Below.
Sharon Payne
MTB Media
Mob: 0412 773500
mtbmedia@bigpond.net.au
New National Titles goes to Adelaide and Perth
Women's Race
Perth’s Jill Burston(#313) surged ahead in the early laps of the newly designed course. The 25 year old waited until the 4th lap to make the break from early leader Rosemary Barnes(#317) from Canberra. A strong effort by Melbourne's Niki Fisher(# 330) put her second,10 seconds down on Burston but just 1 second ahead of third placed Tory Thomas(# 306) from Mt Beauty. Thomas surprised many with two bronze medals in both Championship races after being hit by a car in March this year which left her with life-threatening injuries.
Burston surprised many of the east coast riders and was not considered a threat after finishing 9th in the Olympic Cross Country Championships on Saturday. "It's good to know you can mix it with the top girls," she claimed. The short criterium style of racing suited riders like King and Burston as well as the spectators. "Having the crowd around was different to the Cross Country (Olympic),” said Birstpn, “when you only see them every 20 minutes. If you're going to blow up in this one you're in full view," she added. Family members and supports came from neighbouring Benambra where Burston was born.
Men's Race
Chris Jongewaard(# 1) from Adelaide won by an insurmountable margin in the inaugural Short Track Cross Country Championship at Mt Beauty today. Jongewaard broke away from the field out of the blocks and never looked like being challenged. The new style of racing suited the 26 year old who had just finished the Bay Criteriums in Victoria.
“Doing the Bay Crits (criteriums) definitely helped me here as it was the same sort of effort required here today. Sid and I worked well together,” he said.
Second was Athens Olympian, Sid Taberlay(#3) from Tasmania, who could not repeat his performance yesterday when he claimed the national title in the Olympic Cross Country.
In a sprint finish, Melbourne’s Chris Winn(#7) overtook Canberra’s Dylan Cooper (#13)in the final turn to race him to the line taking a surprising third.
Taberlay and Jongewaard have proved their places as the two hot contenders for the 3 man Australian team in the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in March. Jongewaard will have a much deserved rest for a couple of days before starting the Tour Down Under in Adelaide(Tuesday). Taberlay will tackle the legendary Wildside race in Tasmania later this month.
The junior men’s race was hotly contested with the top three changing lead until the final lap when Daniel Braunstiens from Kew got a 3 seconds lead from the two local riders, Cal Britten and Paul Van Der Ploeg, who finished second and third respectively.
Women's Short Course results(lapped riders were removed from the race)
313 Jill Burston (Rider's Choice) 20:14 1
330 Niki Fisher (Trek, Assos, Powerbar) 20:24 2
306 Tory Thomas (Scott Bikes/Netti Atom, Rockshox,SRAM, The Melbourne Bicycle Centre) 20:25 3
317 Rosemary Barnes (Mal Adjusted) 20:34 4
309 Imogen Smith (Iron Horse Bikes, Race Elements, Gap Cycles) 20:50 5
331 Naomi Williams (Felt, Hutchinson) 20:52 6
302 Niki Gudex (Scott. SRM. Oakley.) 21:03 7
301 Emma Colson (Topbike Tours; Giant; Geax Tyres) 21:16 8
322 Nicole James 21:37 9
Men's Short Course results (lapped riders were removed from the race)
1 Chris Jongewaard (Avanti, JT Cycles) 24:52 1
3 Sid Taberlay (Sram) 25:27 2
7 Chris Winn # (Yeti Cycles; Spoken; SRAM; Smith;Pearl Izumi; Hutchison) 25:31 3
13 Dylan Cooper (Scott, Shimano, Conceptis.com.au) 25:32 4
24 Mark Frendo # (Flight Centre- Scott) 25:36 5
38 Shaun Lewis SHCC (Scott, Flight Centre Race Team) 25:38 6
15 James Maebus # (VIS, Michelin, Rudy Project,BikeNOW)25:40 7