Australian Track Championships - NESydney, Australia, March 17-28, 2000Main page JU19 Women 2000m IP Women's 3000m IP JU19 Men 4000m TP JU19 Men sprint JU19 Women sprint Men 2000m Keirin JU19 Women scratch Day 7 - March 25Junior U19 women's 2000m individual pursuitQualifying 1 Katherine Bates (NSW) 2.30.064 (47.98 km/h) 2 Fiona Dwyer (NSW) 2.36.128 3 Meg Sulzberger (Tas) 2.36.508 4 Millie Brewer (ACT) 2.40.475 5 Katrina Purcell (Vic) 2.41.353 6 Amanda Davis (Qld) 2.41.507 7 Kylie Hattenfels (NSW) 2.42.761 8 Vanessa Crawford (Vic) 2.42.847 9 Rachel (Vic) 2.44.144 10 Helen Wray (SA) 2.44.587 Women's 3000m individual pursuitThe women's 3000 metre individual pursuit has been one of the most talked about events at the championships. Firstly, there was the no-show of Lucy Tyler-Sharman who is seeking to ride for the USA. This may lead to a court challenge, with Cycling Australia wishing to claim compensation for the $AU 60,000 they have invested in her. This meant that the race for the sole individual pursuit spot came down to two women: South Australian Alayna Burns and Victorian Kathy Watt. Both of these have ridden under the preliminary qualifying time of 3:38 this year (although Cycling Australia are still considering whether to ratify Watt's time), and are the main challengers for the position. The national titles were an important event, although not the final determination, which will be made later this year. The showdown between these two women started with Watt qualifying marginally in front of Burns, although the time was comparatively slow at 3:43.099 due in part to the humid conditions. Burns, still suffering from injuries sustained in a fall in the scratch race the other night, qualified second in 3.43.750. However, this was as far as she got as she lost her semi final to Alison Wright (NSW), while Watt easily beat Karen Barrow. The final was then between Watt and Wright, with the latter putting up a strong showing in the early part of the event, before feeling the pinch with a kilometre and a half to go. Watt's smooth, powerful style lifted her to another Australian Championship in 3:42.789, while Wright gained the silver and Burns the bronze. Watt - who was congratulated by Burns after the event - is now looking forward to representing Australia at the Olympics in September. But this is far from settled, as her boyfriend and manager Carey Hall will be meeting with Cycling Australia to determine their plans for the build-up to the Olympics. The showdown between the two Australian riders who've both ridden the Olympic qualifiying time failed to eventuate, and the times reflected the anti-climax of the evening's racing in the women's IP. For her part, Watt said she is "definitely happy to work with her (Burns)" as part of the Olympic squad. The competition among the final squad to make final Olympic selection was good for all rider's performances. Watt has her eyes on both the IP and the points race "and I'd like to do the road race if that's a possibility". Burns early departure from the Women's IP was largely due to a crash during the Wednesday scratch race and a fine effort by young ACT rider Alison Wright. On Wednesday, Burns sustained a slight concussion, back strain and track burns to her face and legs. There was some post-crash sickness and she looked uncomfortable at the track. Certainly the times were well down on Olympic qualifiying times and Ian Mackenzie, the head cycling coach of the South Australian Cycling Institute, said the rider had put a lot of focus on this event. Indeed, there was considerable pressure on the 20-year old to beat her older rival in convincing fashion and cement her place in selectors' minds. Instead, the national selectors are now faced with the prospect of a resurgent Kathy Watt and the talented young rider feeling the pressure. Mackenzie believed "selectors have been around long enough to know that a fall takes the edge off someone". Watt said she "always feels sorry for someone who's had a crash before a major race". Results Qualifying 1 Kathryn Watt (Vic) 3.43.099 (48.41 km/h) 2 Alayna Burns (SA) 3.43.750 3 Alison Wright (NSW) 3.44.330 4 Karen Barrow (Vic) 3.46.964 5 Symeko Jochinke (SA) 3.53.360 6 Toiresea Ryan (NSW) 3.54.237 7 Emma James (NSW) 3.56.053 8 Sandra Smith (WA) 3.57.268 9 Louise Yaxley (Tas) 3.59.871 B Semi Final Heat 1 1 Toiresea Ryan (NSW) 3.54.939 (45.97 km/h) 2 Emma James (NSW) 3.55.804 Heat 2 1 Symeko Jochinke (SA) 3.53.156(46.32 km/h) 2 Sandra Smith (WA) 3.58.245 A Semi Final Heat 1 1 Alison Wright (NSW) 3.43.474 (48.33 km/h) 2 Alayna Burns (SA) 3.45.396 Heat 2 1 Kathryn Watt (Vic) 3.42.380 (48.57 km/h) 2 Karen Barrow (Vic) 3.46.978 Final 1 Kathryn Watt (Vic) 3.42.789 (47.939 km/h) 2 Alison Wright (NSW) 3.45.285 Final Rank 1 Kathryn Watt (Vic) 2 Alison Wright (NSW) 3 Alayna Burns (SA) 4 Karen Barrow (Vic) 5 Symeko Jochinke (SA) 6 Toiresea Ryan (NSW) 7 Emma James (NSW) 8 Sandra Smith (WA) 9 Louise Yaxley (Tas) JU19 men 4000m team pursuit
Qualifying
1 NSW Keiren Cameron 4.27.900 (53.75 km/h)
Scott Dixon
Ashley Humbert
Mark Renshaw
2 WA Peter Dawson 4.27.902
Brodie Cullen
Ric Steele
Chris Furey
3 Vic Robert Edge 4.33.499
Michael Gill
Lee Godfrey
David Salton
4 SA Glen Matulich 4.34.673
Troy Dajka
William Hodgetts
Brad Simpson
Finals
Race for the bronze
1 Victoria 4.26.478
2 South Australia 4.30.529
Race for the gold
1 New South Wales 4.23.113
2 Western Australia 4.24.015
Final rank
1 New South Wales 4.23.113
2 Western Australia 4.24.015
3 Victoria 4.26.478
4 South Australia 4.30.529
JU19 men's sprintQuarter Final Heat 1 1 Ryan Bayley (WA) 11.534 11.345 2 Richard Bowker (NZl) Heat 2 1 Kial Stewart (ACT) 12.183 11.589 2 Stephen Rossendell (Tas) Heat 3 1 Jason Niblett (Vic) 11.786 11.439 2 Adam Carter (Vic) Heat 4 1 Peter Fitzpatrick (NSW) 11.557 11.850 2 Darren Harris (Qld) 5th-8th Final 5 Darren Harris (Qld) 11.747 6 Stephen Rossendell (Tas) 7 Richard Bowker (NZl) 8 Adam Carter (Vic) Semi Final Heat 1 1 Ryan Bayley (WA) 11.694 11.592 2 Peter Fitzpatrick (NSW) Heat 2 1 Jason Niblett (Vic) 11.729 11.423 2 Kial Stewart (ACT) Final Race for the bronze 1 Peter Fitzpatrick (NSW) 11.877 12.184 2 Kial Stewart (ACT) Race for the gold 1 Ryan Bayley (WA) 11.482 11.275 2 Jason Niblett (Vic) Final rank 1 Ryan Bayley (WA) 2 Jason Niblett (Vic) 3 Peter Fitzpatrick (NSW) 4 Kial Stewart (ACT) 5 Darren Harris (Qld) 6 Stephen Rossendell (Tas) 7 Richard Bowker (NZl) 8 Adam Carter (Vic) JU19 women's sprintSemi Finals Heat 1 1 Anna Meares (Qld) 13.037 13.031 2 Katrina Purcell (Vic) 13.980 Heat 2 1 Kerrie Meares (Qld) 13.540 12.768 2 Kristine Bayley (WA) Finals Race for the bronze 1 Kristine Bayley (WA) 13.267 13.100 2 Katrina Purcell (Vic) Race for the gold 1 Anna Meares (Qld) 12.654 2 Kerrie Meares (Qld) 12.850 Anna Meares was awarded the gold after a fall in the last heat Final rank 1 Anna Meares (Qld) 2 Kerrie Meares (Qld) 3 Kristine Bayley (WA) 4 Katrina Purcell (Vic) 5 Kate Mullarky (Nzl) 6 Vanessa Crawford (Vic) 7 Stephanie Muscat (NT) Men's 2000m keirinThe men's keirin was certainly a star studded line up, with the likes of the Kersten boys (Ben and Josh), Sean Eadie, Shane Kelly, Gary Neiwand, Danny Day, Jobie Dajka and Kane Selin all pushing and shoving each other behind the derny bike for a national title. In the first heat, NSW executed a perfect one-two, with Josh Kersten leading out brother Ben for the win from South Australia's Jobie Dajka. Heat two was slightly more tactical, with Gary Neiwand relying on teammate Shaun Collins for a tow to the finish, with SA's Kane Selin in second. Josh Kersten and Sean Eadie then made it through the repechage rounds to give NSW three riders in the final. However, they tried exactly the same tactic with the Kersten one-two, and it failed for two reasons. The first being that Josh led out too early before the derny bike had pulled off - an illegal move which relegated him to last place. It didn't bother Neiwand (Vic) who stayed glued to Ben Kersten's wheel and came round him for an impressive win. "I was a little bit surprised by the gap between Kane Selin (SA) and the NSW riders, who got a little caught up with their own tactics," said Niewand. The experienced Victorian rider attacked on the last lap - despite the lack of a bell - and led out for a relatively easy win. There was some confusion due to the firing of a second gun with two laps to go. Niewand kept riding - "I didn't see the Kerstens pull up" - while the NSW riders had the numbers but not the experience. Despite some impressive riding in the heats and repercharge, Sean Eadie from NSW - who had defeated Niewand in the sprint final the previous evening - was somewhat subdued and spent the majority of the laps at the rear of the field. Afterwards, NSW coach Gary Sutton considered lodging an appeal for a restart, but according to the rules there was no grounds and the results held.
Results Round 1 Heat 1 1 Ben Kersten (NSW) 2 Jobie Dajka (SA) 3 Shane Kelly (Vic) 4 Danny Day (Qld) 5 Darren Harry (WA) 6 Joshua Kersten (NSW) 7 Hisashi Aouma (Jpn) Heat 2 1 Gary Neiwand (Vic) 2 Kane Selin (SA) 3 Sean Eadie (NSW) 4 Daniel Morrison (Qld) 5 Masaya Narasaki (Jpn) 6 Christopher Klem (Qld) 7 Shaun Collins (Vic) Repechage 1 1 Sean Eadie (NSW) 2 Daniel Morrison (Qld) 3 Christopher Klem (Qld) 4 Hisashi Aouma (Jpn) 5 Darren Harry (WA) Repechage 2 1 Joshua Kersten (NSW) 2 Masaya Narasaki (Jpn) 3 Shaun Collins (Vic) 4 Shane Kelly (Vic) 5 Danny Day (Qld) Final 1 Gary Neiwand (Vic) 2 Ben Kersten (NSW) 3 Jobie Dajka (SA) 4 Kane Selin (SA) 5 Sean Eadie (NSW) 6 Joshua Kersten (NSW) JU19 Women's 10km scratchThe last event of the night saw a well deserved victory to NSW's Kate Bates, who attacked with three laps to go with teammate Kylie Hattenfels. They were brought back by a big turn from Millie Brewer (SA) with one to go, but Bates just held her position at the front for the whole lap. She won convincingly from a fast finishing Katrina Purcell, with Queensland's Kerrie Meares in third. Results 1 Kate Bates (NSW) 13.24.25 (44.76 km/h) 2 Katrina Purcell (Vic) 3 Kerrie Meares (Qld) 4 Vanessa Crawford (Vic) 5 Millie Brewer (ACT) 6 Helen Wray (SA) 7 Rachel Rademaker (Vic) 8 Kate Mullarky (NZl) 9 Amanda Davis (Qld) 10 Stephanie Muscat (NT) 11 Kylie Hattenfels (NSW) 12 Kristine Bayley (WA) 13 Katie Brown (NSW) 14 Anna Meares (Qld) 15 Paula Sutton (ACT) |