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Australian MTB Series - NE
Mt Beauty, Victoria, Australia, February 2-3, 2008
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Race 3 - February 3: Short Track Cross Country
Jongewaard, O'Shea take the spoils
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Cross Country riders returned to ride the short course race on Sunday, following the previous day's Cross Country event. The women's raced was held in muddy conditions allowing local rider Tory Thomas to take the early lead, however a strong sprint by Katherine O'Shea gave her Victorian victory leaving Thomas to claim second.
Conditions were increasingly slippery during the Elite Men's race, but National Champion Chris Jongewaard showed his class by breaking away and it was only local rider Paul Van Der Ploeg who attempted to bridge the gap. Jongewaard held off the late attack to claim the victory while Ploeg finished second.
Photography
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Images by Evan Jeffery/www.evanjeffery.com.au
- Katherine O’Shea putting the move on Tory Thomas in the short course.
- Katherine O’Shea after her first win.
- Chris Jongewaard was just too strong in the muddy conditions.
- Tory Thomas dropping off into the lower section of the short course.
- Dylan Cooper takes a dive over the root section of the short course.
Results
Elite men
1 Chris Jongewaard (Avanti/SASI/Shimano)
2 Paul Van Der Ploeg (FELT Bicycles, SRAM Components)
3 Murray Spink (Giant Bicycles)
4 Perren Delacour
Behind one lap
5 Adrian Jackson (Flight Centre - Scott MTB Team)
5 James Maebus (BikeNOW, VIS, Bianchi, Jayco)
5 Peter Braunsteins (Richmond Cyclery)
5 Matthew Fleming (Clarence St Cyclery)
Behind two laps
9 Luke Fetch (TORQ Nutrition)
Behind three laps
10 Nathan Haas
Behind four laps
11 Andrew Blair
11 David Johnston (Merida, NTIS (Northern Territory Institute of Sport))
11 Josh Carlson (Sparman cycles)
11 Mark Van Der Ploeg (Rocky Valley Bikes Mt Beauty)
11 Steele Von Hoff (TORQ Nutrition)
11 Rohin Adams (Rocky Valley Bikes Mt Beauty)
11 Robbie Hucker
18 Mark Flood
DNF Dylan Cooper (Scott, Ritchey, Crank Bros)
DNF Neil Van Der Ploeg (Kona Mt Buller Factory Team)
DNF Dan McConnell
DNS Scott Liston (Felt Bicycles, Pinnacle Cycles)
DNS Ben Henderson (Mongoose, Maxxis, Addidas Eyewear)
DNS Shaun Lewis
DNS Luke Graydon
Open Women
1 Katherine O'Shea (Fitzroy Cycles)
2 Tory Thomas (TORQ Nutrition, VIS, SRAM)
3 Gracie Elvin (Orbea, Catlike Helmets)
4 Jo Wall (A&I Helicopter Services)
5 Rebecca Henderson (Mongoose, Maxxis)
Behind one lap
6 Julie Blake (Bike Central)
Behind two laps
7 Kylie Webb
Behind three laps
8 Philippa Rostan
9 Maria Papadopoulos (Clarence St Cyclery)
Behind four laps
10 Bianca Mauch (TLC Cycles, Token)
DNS Rowena Fry (Orbea, WileyX Eyewear)
DNS Claire Graydon
DNS Dellys Starr (Spot Brand Bicycles)
Open men
1 Robert Eva
2 Brendan Johnston
3 Brett Kellett (Melbourne Bicycle Centre - Scott)
4 Simon Flower
5 Phillip Bellingham (no one)
6 Mark Tupalski (TLC Cycles, CORC)
Behind one lap
7 John Henderson
Behind two laps
8 James Downing
Behind three laps
9 James Mowatt (Apollo Bicycles, Michelin)
Behind six laps
10 Daniel Van Der Ploeg
11 Glen Sinnott
Behind seven laps
12 Tim Smyth
Behind eight laps
13 Tim Beaver (Raw Nrg)
DNF Angus Harding
DNS Drew Blatchford
DNS Tom Barry (Osteopathy on Young)
DNS Thomas Phillips (Raw nrg)
DNS Brenton Jones (Bicycle Superstore, TL Sports)
