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Oceania Mountain Bike Championships - CC
Nelson, New Zealand, March 13-16, 2008
Race 1 - March 13: Dual Slalom
Young Australian Buchanan impresses in women's dual slalom
Favorites crash in men's race
Brilliant Australian teenager Caroline Buchanan showed her class on the opening day of the UCI Oceania Mountainbike Championships in Nelson. The 17 year-old dominated the elite women's dual slalom, winning the final convincingly over Great Britain's Tracy Moseley. Buchanan is the current Australian elite mountain cross champion and was eighth in the world last year, as well as the Australian junior downhill champion.
Surprises came in the quarterfinals of the elite men's race when world ranked New Zealanders Justin Leov and Sam Blenkinsop both crashed out. Leov crashed with fellow Kiwi Michael Davis who managed to get up and run over the line to cause the upset. Blenkinsop also crashed out in his quarter final heat.
There was success for New Zealand with New Plymouth's Edward Masters taking out the men's final ahead of Australia's Tim Eaton with his brother Wyn Masters third.
Results
Elite men 1 Edward Masters 2 Tim Eaton 3 Wyn Masters 4 Michael Davis 5 Justin Leov 6 Sam Blinkinsop 7 Hayden McGregor 8 Matthew Scoles 9 Nathan sharratt 10 Daniel Melink 11 Cameron Cole 12 Sidney Slotegraaf 13 Paul Whithan 14 James Pritchard 15 Bereud Boer 16 Scott Bedford 17 Reuben Miller 18 Brice Laffin 19 Joseph Allen DNS James Dodds DNS Nathan Ryder DNS Mike Elite women 1 Caroline Buchanan 2 Tracy Moseley 3 Harriet Harper 4 Amy Laird 5 Tania Carson DNS Sarsha Huntington Junior men 1 Matt Walker 2 Aari Barrett 3 Rhys Willemse 4 Brook MacDonald 5 Sam Baker 6 Baker Zach 7 Josh Miller 8 Reuben Olorenshaw 9 Rasmus Tander 10 Dylan Bennett 11 Nick Bygate 12 Nick O Roruke DNS Simon Barratt Master men DNS Sean Cox DNS Randal Huntington
