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Australian National Four Cross Series, Round #1 - NE
Sydney Olympic Park, NSW, Australia, October 18, 2008
BMX Olympian kick starts Australian series with win
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"I'm just looking at getting to all of the World Cup rounds this year," Madill said. "Today was great. I always wanted to race it internationally and it's a change from BMX."
The stage was set in the final with Madill leading into the first corner with Darrell matching his every move. Third was Victoria's David Habicht (Sebastopol) while Sydney's Alex Lloyd (St Clair) claimed fourth.
The women's national champion Caroline Buchanan from Canberra secured her first win of the national series. After winning the World Cup round in Canberra recently the 17 year-old looked confident all day. A return to racing from top Australian rider Sarsha Huntington made a top quality field but Huntington was outdone in the second straight by Shannon Jobson and Danielle Beecroft. Jobson and Beecroft finished in second and third place respectively.
Graham Mudd won the Under 19 men's race while Taylor Barnes took out the women's category.
Round two in the national series will continue Sunday at noon at the Monster Mountain Cross track at Sydney Olympic Park.
Photography
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Images by Evan Jeffery
- Randal Huntington and Sarsha Huntington indulge in a meal from sponsor Red Ass Mexican.
- Newcastle's Tom Hubert showed great speed on the weekend.
- Caroline Buchanan awaits the start at the gate.
- Adam Nicholson pushes competitors off line in turn one.
- Elite rider Timothy Dunn leads Gavin Turner around the first berm.
- Ben Clark on the first straight with Cody Eichhorn.
- Elite man Thomas Twentyman is ahead of Shannon Rademaker.
- Caroline Buchanan has taken her riding ability to a new level.
- Brisbane's Sarsha Huntington makes a strong return from injury.
- One of the many riders that found the ground on the weekend.
- Riders get tangled in close racing.
- Graham Mudd had the measure of all his competitors in Saturday's race.
- National Champion Caroline Buchanan out front with Sarsha Huntington close behind.
- BMX Olympian Luke Madill dominates the field in the men's final.
Results
Elite men 1 Luke Madill 2 Leigh Darrell 3 Dave Habicht 4 Alex Lloyd 5 Cody Eichhorn 6 Tom Hubert 7 Timothy Dunn 8 Richard Levinson 9 Benjamin Clarke 10 Shannon Rademaker 11 Thomas Twentyman 12 Riley Dacey 13 Ryan Henderson 14 Terry Scarr 15 Randal Huntington 16 Dale Percy 17 Adam Nicholson 18 Ashley Gray 19 Jarrad Connolly 20 Shaun Hughes 21 Ryan Hunt 22 Matt Walker 23 Chris Evans 24 Tim Eaton 25 Daniel Castillo 26 Michael Young 27 Gavin Turner 28 Mitchell Scarr 29 Michael Jobson 30 Thomas Rafferty Elite women 1 Caroline Buchanan 2 Shannon Jobson 3 Danielle Beecroft 4 Sarsha Huntington 5 Vanessa Thompson U19 Men 1 Graeme Mudd 2 Chris Jennings 3 Shaun O'Connor 4 Liam Melville 5 Ben Dacunto 6 Oscar Lapstun 7 Peter Larsen 8 Corey Bagnall U17 Women 1 Alice Minahan U19 women 1 Tayla Barnes 2 Emma Tatum U13 Men 1 Andrew Hughes 2 Joel Willis U17 Men 1 Ben Leslie 2 Max Hughes 3 Bowen Muncaster 4 Zachary Ford 5 Wilson Hale 6 Jordan Nemet U15 Men 1 Kyle Hughes 2 Aidan Vahtrik 3 Tim Kmetyk 4 Tom Selway 5 Cameron Ford Veteran men 1 James Harris 2 Stuart McClachlan 3 Shane Duce 4 Albert Bacci 5 Lyle Okeefe 6 Mic Longhurst 7 Brett Barnes Sport men 1 David Bowden 2 Thomas Markus 3 Anthony Vaughan 4 Sean Fitzpatrick 5 Thamba Pat
