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Anaconda MTB Enduro - NE

Australia, May 19-23, 2008

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Race 1 - May 19: Keen Stage 1

Jackson and Smith win Anaconda opener

Matthew Faehrmann (Red Hill, QLD) pedals
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The first of five days of racing of the Anaconda MTB Enduro was more than a warm-up and tested riders over varied and tricky terrain of rocks and sand. Locals and those people who were fortunate enough to compete in the former Central Australian Bike Challenge (CABA), the race that the Anaconda MTB Enduro reincarnates, were at a definite advantage as the unique Red Centre conditions proved a challenge to those who had not ridden in them previously.

A supportive crowd gathered to witness the start at the velodrome in perfect mild, but sunny conditions. The 210 strong field had a neutral start completing one lap of the track in jovial spirits before the true racing started on the outskirts of town. About 5km into the 37km stage one, the challenges began with several kilometers of hilly and technical singletrack.

The winner of the stage by only a few millimetres was Adrian Jackson from Victoria ahead of Matthew Fleming of NSW. Jackson, winner of Wildside 2008, proved he's in good form by beating Fleming in a sprint to the finish in one hour, 48 minutes and 25 seconds. Jackson and Fleming, both former CABA competitors, and Fleming as the 2006 winner used their local experience to take the stage ahead of third place national representative Aiden Lefmann and Peren Delacour just a minute behind.

Alex Stone (Mahogany Creek, WA) speeds down
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The finish line smile on Fleming's face was short lived as he contemplated the challenge of four more stages ahead. He said, "This is definitely one of the harder stages of the week; jumping from rocks to sand, back and forth, chasing through gears, trying to find what was comfortable, made it extremely difficult to get a rhythm."

Women's winner Imogen Smith of Brisbane passed fast-starting Naomi Hansen of Noosa to take the win in two hours 19 minutes with Hansen five minutes behind. Smith who has been participating in the Australian Institute of Sport road riding talent program for the Beijing Olympics claimed pre-race that her mountain bike skills were a bit rusty and was elated to win the stage, again proving that experience in these conditions prevails. Coming third in the 2006 CABA she has come back a stronger and more experienced rider and has established herself as the race favourite.

Hansen was happy to finish second describing the course as "so different to anything she had ever ridden before". In fact, Naomi laughed, "There were moments when I just wanted to throw my bike at the sand!" The thick, tyre- engulfing sand, loose rocks and large boulders made stage one exciting and testing for the riders!

With the promise of the degree of difficulty decreasing slightly for the remainder of the race the riders headed to their respective hotels for a few hours of recovery before stage two time trial up Anzac Hill in the centre of Alice Springs town this afternoon where it is expected that a large crowd will support the competitors as they are set-off every 30-seconds on a lactate building 60 second effort.

Photography

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Results

1 Adrian Jackson                                   1.46.00
2 Matthew Fleming                                         
3 Perren Delacour                                     2.00
4 Aiden Lefmann                                           
5 Tim Bennett                                         3.00
6 Ben Mather                                          4.00
7 Nick Both                                               
8 Shaun Lewis                                         8.00
9 James Williamson                                   11.00
10 Dennis Van Mill                                   14.00
11 Ben Hogarth                                       15.00
12 Richard Wood                                      17.00
13 Jeff Toohey                                       18.00
14 David Clark                                            
15 Paul Darvodelsky                                  20.00
16 Chris Thompson                                    21.00
17 Adrian Whitworth                                  22.00
18 Matthew Faehrmann                                      
19 Bryan Newton                                           
20 Scott Wilder                                      23.00
21 Nigel Willoughby                                  24.00
22 Gregory Ball                                           
23 Hans Dielacher                                         
24 Jamie Burton                                      25.00
25 Brad Glennan                                      26.00
26 Kevin Moore                                            
27 Cameron Bartram                                   27.00
28 Ashley Hayat                                      28.00
29 Sean Hurley                                            
30 Ed Holinger                                       29.00
31 Cain Pasque                                            
32 Stephen Pickles                                        
33 Tavis Johannsen                                        
34 Bill Murphy                                       30.00
35 Damian McGrath                                         
36 Andy Davison                                           
37 Roger Cull                                        31.00
38 Steve Munyard                                     32.00
39 Rodney Hart                                            
40 Ty Domin                                               
41 Evan James                                             
42 Enrico Eberhart                                   33.00
43 Craig Armour                                           
44 Laurie Berryman                                        
45 Imogen Smith                                           
46 Alan Carpenter                                         
47 Al Wallace                                             
48 Charlie Bottero                                        
49 Stewart Cowey                                     34.00
50 Tony Freijah                                           
51 Craig Inkster                                          
52 Mark Simpson                                      35.00
53 Tony Pickles                                           
54 Paul Moir                                              
55 Craig mtb                                       36.00
56 Graant Benett                                     37.00
57 Paul Fowler                                       38.00
58 Steve Gibbs                                            
59 Steve Chinner                                          
60 Naomi Hansen                                           
61 Adam Nicholson                                         
62 Gavin Williams                                    39.00
63 Joel Watson                                            
64 Jenni King                                             
65 Anthony Darr                                           
66 Clarke Petrick                                         
67 Scotty Preston                                    40.00
68 Simon Reu                                              
69 Ray Giddins                                            
70 Carl Wilkin                                            
71 Owen Ronalds                                      41.00
72 Finlay Luff                                            
73 Huw Kingston                                           
74 Michael Meryment                                       
75 Andrew Choma                                           
76 Tim Sindle                                        44.00
77 Philip Blum                                            
78 Lew Marshall                                           
79 Dave McGregor                                     45.00
80 Deanna Blegg                                           
81 Craig Trevallion                                  46.00
82 Paul Verheijden                                        
83 Malcolm Neville                                        
84 Peter Gibbens                                     47.00
85 Chris Carson                                           
86 Malcolm Bradley                                        
87 Rebecca Ormsby                                         
88 Alex Stone                                             
89 Nancy Caceres                                     48.00
90 Gavin Bliesner                                         
91 Melinda Jackson                                   49.00
92 John Nutter                                            
93 Rients Lootsma                                    51.00
94 Kane Alward                                       53.00
95 Merridy Pearce                                    54.00
96 Kevin Wells                                            
97 Simon Bolton                                           
98 Mark Baker                                             
99 Meg Carrigan                                           
100 Marck Norret                                     55.00
101 Dan Harris                                            
102 Alf Bluch                                             
103 Dave Sutton                                           
104 Jane Ollerenshaw                                 56.00
105 Carolyn Jackson                                  57.00
106 Andrew Hearne                                         
107 Lindsey Langford                                 58.00
108 Peter Svara                                           
109 Kane Chandler                                         
110 Danah Wood                                            
111 Anna Beck                                             
112 Chris Mauger                                          
113 Lawrence Kranen                                       
114 Allen Davis                                      59.00
115 Geoffrey Clarke                                       
116 Phil Mathewson                                        
117 David Duke                                            
118 Christopher Watt                               1.00.00
119 Jo Stewart                                            
120 Jeremy Allen                                          
121 Mark Pickles                                          
122 Rob Skinner                                           
123 Trevor Buchanan                                1.01.00
124 Andrew Pettitt                                        
125 Rebecca Thomson                                1.03.00
126 Anthony Dunn                                          
127 Bryan Connell                                  1.04.00
128 Andrew Brown                                   1.05.00
129 Kim Hearne                                            
130 Libby Adamson                                  1.06.00
131 Ron Whitehead                                         
132 Alison Whitehead                                      
133 Thorlene Egerton                                      
134 Joe Penaluna                                          
135 Steve Sauerwald                                       
136 Paul Hamilton                                         
137 Liam Doherty                                   1.07.00
138 Robert Morris                                         
139 Rob Marlow                                     1.08.00
140 Doug Standish                                         
141 Annalisa McKay                                        
142 Jan Leverton                                   1.10.00
143 Jonathan Cowan                                        
144 Paul Smith                                            
145 Duncan McEwan                                         
146 Anna Sutton                                    1.11.00
147 Mark Barends                                          
148 Del Lloyd                                             
149 Nicole Burton                                         
150 Wendy Stevenson                                1.12.00
151 David Sutton                                          
152 David Slater                                          
153 Bruce McEllister                               1.14.00
154 Luke Colla                                     1.15.00
155 Cynthia Trevallion                                    
156 Mark Meyers                                           
157 Martin Jacobsen                                       
158 Matt Madin                                     1.16.00
159 Greg Pointing                                  1.17.00
160 Norman Clark                                   1.21.00
161 Andy Kelsey                                           
162 Michael Griffiths                              1.22.00
163 Malcolm Barrett                                       
164 James Fordyce                                  1.23.00
165 Andrew Koop                                           
166 Jonathan Sutcliffe                             1.25.00
167 Mark McKay                                     1.26.00
168 P'An-Tau Jiricek-Scott                         1.28.00
169 Leon Nardella                                         
170 Peter Cusworth                                 1.29.00
171 Kent Blight                                    1.30.00
172 Justin Dabner                                  1.31.00
173 Ian (Buck) Johnson                             1.32.00
174 Michael Heyburn                                1.33.00
175 Lex Holcombe                                   1.34.00
176 Georgann McEwan                                       
177 Daniel Thompson                                       
178 David Owen                                     1.35.00
179 Rachel Storey                                  1.37.00
180 Jane Kingston                                  1.40.00
181 Ashleigh Smith                                 1.42.00
182 David Lacey                                    1.43.00
183 Mark Brayshaw                                  1.44.00
184 Bruce Northway                                 1.46.00
185 Ross Lawson                                    1.48.00
186 Stuart Wills                                   1.50.00
187 Donna Sibley                                          
188 Ove Oksvold                                    2.03.00
189 Susan Williams                                 2.05.00
190 Paul Zientek                                          
191 Neil Kinder                                           
192 Stephen Brady                                         
193 Donna Case                                     2.16.00
194 Ngaire Caruso                                  2.18.00
195 Greg Brackenreg                                2.20.00
196 Ashley Paterson                                2.24.00
197 Rosalie Northway                               2.29.00
198 Louise Ferguson                                2.30.00
199 Coral Taylor                                   2.43.00
200 Heather Freeman                                3.12.00
201 Celia Thompson                                        
202 Tim Taylor                                            
203 Prue Oswin                                    10.14.00
204 Mathew Pirani                                         
 
GC after stage 1
 
1 Adrian Jackson                                   1.46.00
2 Matthew Fleming                                         
3 Perren Delacour                                     2.00
4 Aiden Lefmann                                           
5 Tim Bennett                                         3.00
6 Ben Mather                                          4.00
7 Nick Both                                               
8 Shaun Lewis                                         8.00
9 James Williamson                                   11.00
10 Dennis Van Mill                                   14.00
11 Ben Hogarth                                       15.00
12 Richard Wood                                      17.00
13 Jeff Toohey                                       18.00
14 David Clark                                            
15 Paul Darvodelsky                                  20.00
16 Chris Thompson                                    21.00
17 Adrian Whitworth                                  22.00
18 Matthew Faehrmann                                      
19 Bryan Newton                                           
20 Scott Wilder                                      23.00
21 Nigel Willoughby                                  24.00
22 Gregory Ball                                           
23 Hans Dielacher                                         
24 Jamie Burton                                      25.00
25 Brad Glennan                                      26.00
26 Kevin Moore                                            
27 Cameron Bartram                                   27.00
28 Ashley Hayat                                      28.00
29 Sean Hurley                                            
30 Ed Holinger                                       29.00
31 Cain Pasque                                            
32 Stephen Pickles                                        
33 Tavis Johannsen                                        
34 Bill Murphy                                       30.00
35 Damian McGrath                                         
36 Andy Davison                                           
37 Roger Cull                                        31.00
38 Steve Munyard                                     32.00
39 Rodney Hart                                            
40 Ty Domin                                               
41 Evan James                                             
42 Enrico Eberhart                                   33.00
43 Craig Armour                                           
44 Laurie Berryman                                        
45 Imogen Smith                                           
46 Alan Carpenter                                         
47 Al Wallace                                             
48 Charlie Bottero                                        
49 Stewart Cowey                                     34.00
50 Tony Freijah                                           
51 Craig Inkster                                          
52 Mark Simpson                                      35.00
53 Tony Pickles                                           
54 Paul Moir                                              
55 Craig mtb                                       36.00
56 Graant Benett                                     37.00
57 Paul Fowler                                       38.00
58 Steve Gibbs                                            
59 Steve Chinner                                          
60 Naomi Hansen                                           
61 Adam Nicholson                                         
62 Gavin Williams                                    39.00
63 Joel Watson                                            
64 Jenni King                                             
65 Anthony Darr                                           
66 Clarke Petrick                                         
67 Scotty Preston                                    40.00
68 Simon Reu                                              
69 Ray Giddins                                            
70 Carl Wilkin                                            
71 Owen Ronalds                                      41.00
72 Finlay Luff                                            
73 Huw Kingston                                           
74 Michael Meryment                                       
75 Andrew Choma                                           
76 Tim Sindle                                        44.00
77 Philip Blum                                            
78 Lew Marshall                                           
79 Dave McGregor                                     45.00
80 Deanna Blegg                                           
81 Craig Trevallion                                  46.00
82 Paul Verheijden                                        
83 Malcolm Neville                                        
84 Peter Gibbens                                     47.00
85 Chris Carson                                           
86 Malcolm Bradley                                        
87 Rebecca Ormsby                                         
88 Alex Stone                                             
89 Nancy Caceres                                     48.00
90 Gavin Bliesner                                         
91 Melinda Jackson                                   49.00
92 John Nutter                                            
93 Rients Lootsma                                    51.00
94 Kane Alward                                       53.00
95 Merridy Pearce                                    54.00
96 Kevin Wells                                            
97 Simon Bolton                                           
98 Mark Baker                                             
99 Meg Carrigan                                           
100 Marck Norret                                     55.00
101 Dan Harris                                            
102 Alf Bluch                                             
103 Dave Sutton                                           
104 Jane Ollerenshaw                                 56.00
105 Carolyn Jackson                                  57.00
106 Andrew Hearne                                         
107 Lindsey Langford                                 58.00
108 Peter Svara                                           
109 Kane Chandler                                         
110 Danah Wood                                            
111 Anna Beck                                             
112 Chris Mauger                                          
113 Lawrence Kranen                                       
114 Allen Davis                                      59.00
115 Geoffrey Clarke                                       
116 Phil Mathewson                                        
117 David Duke                                            
118 Christopher Watt                               1.00.00
119 Jo Stewart                                            
120 Jeremy Allen                                          
121 Mark Pickles                                          
122 Rob Skinner                                           
123 Trevor Buchanan                                1.01.00
124 Andrew Pettitt                                        
125 Rebecca Thomson                                1.03.00
126 Anthony Dunn                                          
127 Bryan Connell                                  1.04.00
128 Andrew Brown                                   1.05.00
129 Kim Hearne                                            
130 Libby Adamson                                  1.06.00
131 Ron Whitehead                                         
132 Alison Whitehead                                      
133 Thorlene Egerton                                      
134 Joe Penaluna                                          
135 Steve Sauerwald                                       
136 Paul Hamilton                                         
137 Liam Doherty                                   1.07.00
138 Robert Morris                                         
139 Rob Marlow                                     1.08.00
140 Doug Standish                                         
141 Annalisa McKay                                        
142 Jan Leverton                                   1.10.00
143 Jonathan Cowan                                        
144 Paul Smith                                            
145 Duncan McEwan                                         
146 Anna Sutton                                    1.11.00
147 Mark Barends                                          
148 Del Lloyd                                             
149 Nicole Burton                                         
150 Wendy Stevenson                                1.12.00
151 David Sutton                                          
152 David Slater                                          
153 Bruce McEllister                               1.14.00
154 Luke Colla                                     1.15.00
155 Cynthia Trevallion                                    
156 Mark Meyers                                           
157 Martin Jacobsen                                       
158 Matt Madin                                     1.16.00
159 Greg Pointing                                  1.17.00
160 Norman Clark                                   1.21.00
161 Andy Kelsey                                           
162 Michael Griffiths                              1.22.00
163 Malcolm Barrett                                       
164 James Fordyce                                  1.23.00
165 Andrew Koop                                           
166 Jonathan Sutcliffe                             1.25.00
167 Mark McKay                                     1.26.00
168 P'An-Tau Jiricek-Scott                         1.28.00
169 Leon Nardella                                         
170 Peter Cusworth                                 1.29.00
171 Kent Blight                                    1.30.00
172 Justin Dabner                                  1.31.00
173 Ian (Buck) Johnson                             1.32.00
174 Michael Heyburn                                1.33.00
175 Lex Holcombe                                   1.34.00
176 Georgann McEwan                                       
177 Daniel Thompson                                       
178 David Owen                                     1.35.00
179 Rachel Storey                                  1.37.00
180 Jane Kingston                                  1.40.00
181 Ashleigh Smith                                 1.42.00
182 David Lacey                                    1.43.00
183 Mark Brayshaw                                  1.44.00
184 Bruce Northway                                 1.46.00
185 Ross Lawson                                    1.48.00
186 Stuart Wills                                   1.50.00
187 Donna Sibley                                          
188 Ove Oksvold                                    2.03.00
189 Susan Williams                                 2.05.00
190 Paul Zientek                                          
191 Neil Kinder                                           
192 Stephen Brady                                         
193 Donna Case                                     2.16.00
194 Ngaire Caruso                                  2.18.00
195 Greg Brackenreg                                2.20.00
196 Ashley Paterson                                2.24.00
197 Rosalie Northway                               2.29.00
198 Louise Ferguson                                2.30.00
199 Coral Taylor                                   2.43.00
200 Heather Freeman                                3.12.00
201 Celia Thompson                                        
202 Tim Taylor                                            
203 Prue Oswin                                    10.14.00
204 Mathew Pirani