2002 Australian National MTB Championships - CNThredbo, NSW, February 23-24, 2002 |
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Men's Cross-country - February 24: Thredbo
Taberlay takes the titles, and ruins Rowney's run
by Paul Goldsmith
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Sid Taberlay rode away with both the Elite and Under 23 titles with a commanding ride in Thredbo today. Leading from start to finish, Taberlay finished 1 minute 18 seconds ahead of Paul Rowney. Rowney was hoping for his fourth straight National title after winning in 2001, 2000 and 1999. Picking up third was Josh Fleming.
The course was very fast and predominately dry, which combined with the high race pace, quickly spread out the field. Taberlay used his road training and almost from the word go, established a thirty second lead and was never headed. In the 2001 National's Taberlay trailed Paul Rowney by ten minutes, but a change in training programs has definitely paid dividends for the young rider. "Just a whole lot of road miles. Last year I did a lot of miles on the MTB," said Taberlay explaining his spectacular speed increase.
Paul Rowney is renowned for his fast finish, however Taberlay was even was able to counter this, putting 50 seconds on Rowney on the last lap. "Once over the climb it wasn't too bad. But I was looking back all the time, watching for Paul," Taberlay said.
Whilst the win doesn't guarantee Taberlay a spot on Australia's team for this year's Commonwealth Games team, it will make it very hard for selectors to ignore him. Commonwealth Games selection is based on UCI points, with the Australian Nationals having the most UCI points of the Australian races.
After this weekend Taberlay will ride the Tour of Tasmania. Whilst there is no indication that Taberlay wants a career on the road, success in that race is a career path that has worked well for another Australian star and recent Mapei recruit, Cadel Evans.
The Under 23's made a good showing overall, with Brent Miller, taking eighth place in the Elite field and second in the U23's. Miller was closely followed home by Daniel Van Der Ploeg, who finished ninth in the Elite and third in the U23's.
Photography
- Sid Taberley took three titles: Elite national champion, U23 national champion and the unofficial Most Improved Rider.
- Paul Rowney - almost looked like he'd catch Taberley, but never quite closed the gap.
- Brent Miller - eighth overall and second in the U23
- Cal Britten - the weekend's youngest winner in the U15 class
- Trent Lowe lead U19 from the gun and never looked in danger
- Michael Skroblin chased Trent Lowe hard in the U19
Results
Elite Men
lap 1 lap 2 lap 3 lap 4 lap 5 lap 6 Time
1 Sid Taberlay 17.55.0 18.22.3 18.50.2 18.32.9 18.14.3 18.57.6 1.50.52.20
2 Paul Rowney 18.49.5 18.11.3 18.33.2 18.22.5 18.35.6 19.37.8 1.18.18
3 Josh Fleming 18.26.6 18.56.3 19.10.0 18.52.4 19.07.6 18.55.4 2.36.36
4 Garth Hennesy 18.45.3 18.42.9 19.06.9 19.23.2 19.29.6 20.15.1 4.50.50
5 Murray Spink 18.49.5 19.18.6 19.34.6 19.37.4 19.29.3 19.35.7 5.33.33
6 Chris Jongewaard 18.43.4 19.25.4 19.29.8 19.42.1 19.40.3 20.20.2 6.29.29
7 Timothy Bartholomew 19.18.4 19.36.5 19.44.8 20.00.2 20.13.4 19.05.1 7.06.60
8 Brent Miller 19.09.6 19.36.8 19.52.7 19.40.9 20.04.0 19.40.7 7.12.12
9 Daniel Van Der Ploeg 19.38.3 19.33.8 19.25.0 20.04.1 20.15.7 19.23.4 7.28.28
10 Perren Delacour 19.43.3 19.28.0 19.56.0 20.21.0 20.27.5 19.29.7 8.33.33
11 Simon Bishop 18.56.7 22.33.5 19.04.0 19.35.3 19.54.1 19.45.0 8.56.56
12 Jared Graves 20.16.0 19.58.2 20.52.9 20.51.2 20.41.4 19.54.6 11.42.42
13 Mark Leisi 20.06.1 20.09.4 20.24.3 21.02.5 20.39.4 20.22.2 11.51.51
14 Matthew Russell 20.17.9 19.59.9 20.47.7 21.07.0 21.06.5 20.29.4 12.56.56
15 Tim Hucker 20.17.2 19.55.8 20.23.0 20.20.8 22.31.8 20.53.2 13.30.30
16 Peter Hatton 19.14.0 18.57.2 20.01.3 21.51.3 23.18.8 21.56.8 14.27.27
17 Matthew Fleming 22.54.9 20.19.7 19.58.3 20.43.2 20.47.8 20.42.7 14.34.34
18 Ian Longville 20.19.2 20.27.8 21.39.7 21.38.0 22.15.7 21.13.7 16.42.42
19 Brad Sing 20.44.9 20.46.3 20.51.5 21.29.6 23.09.8 21.12.2 17.22.22
20 Shane Scott 21.43.5 21.36.4 21.06.5 21.07.5 22.01.1 20.44.1 17.27.27
21 Kian Blethyn 21.27.0 20.50.2 20.45.3 20.47.2 22.19.0 22.19.5 17.36.36
22 Peter Milostic 21.39.1 21.14.4 21.08.3 21.44.1 21.31.0 21.43.0 18.07.70
23 Shaun Lewis 20.45.9 20.59.4 22.04.0 21.46.0 21.59.0 21.31.4 18.13.13
24 Luke Paton 20.14.2 20.27.5 20.59.0 20.59.0 22.26.9 24.12.5 18.27.27
25 James Williamson 21.48.9 21.01.3 21.03.5 21.35.3 22.05.2 21.53.9 18.36.36
26 Chad Gossert 20.20.2 20.24.9 21.43.4 25.52.4 20.51.5 21.19.5 19.40.40
27 Brett Buckland 21.44.4 21.32.9 22.28.6 22.13.6 21.37.5 22.30.6 21.15.15
28 Jamie Kornell 21.49.7 21.34.2 21.54.5 22.05.1 23.04.2 21.53.6 21.29.29
29 Jonathon Hall 21.18.6 20.55.5 20.51.0 21.55.9 23.32.3 23.53.0 21.34.34
30 Matthew Smith 21.40.9 21.10.7 22.05.1 22.18.1 22.53.1 22.44.6 22.00.00
31 Ed Holinger 21.36.8 21.20.0 21.46.8 21.59.8 23.34.4 24.04.5 23.30.30
32 James Dickey 20.48.6 20.55.2 21.16.2 22.10.9 22.57.5 26.44.6 24.00.00
33 Cameron Single 21.51.9 21.26.5 21.54.7 22.04.4 22.45.6 26.01.3 25.12.12
one lap down
34 Brad Prescott 21.41.6 21.45.0 22.46.1 23.53.9 23.33.4
two laps down
35 David Wood 23.35.7 23.25.3 26.01.0 25.26.7
36 Shaun Lloyd 23.27.0 24.02.4 24.24.8 25.42.3
37 David Moran 22.35.2 24.14.8 24.03.3 25.00.5
38 Jordan Vogel 22.52.3 24.29.6 23.33.7 24.06.6
39 Scott Finlay 23.40.2 23.47.5 23.24.6 24.08.5
40 James Lobegeiger 22.03.4 22.40.3 23.57.9 26.19.2
41 Guy Burgoinee 23.20.1 23.20.5 23.35.4 23.45.4
three laps down
42 Peter McLean 24.48.5 26.58.5 28.07.3
43 Jason English 28.48.6 24.35.1 22.56.8
44 Warrick Grieve 24.06.2 24.26.9 27.41.9
U23 Men
1 Sid Taberlay 17.55.0 18.22.3 18.50.2 18.32.9 18.14.3 18.57.6 1.50.52.20
2 Brent Miller 19.09.6 19.36.8 19.52.7 19.40.9 20.04.0 19.40.7 7.12.12
3 Daniel Van Der Ploeg 19.38.3 19.33.8 19.25.0 20.04.1 20.15.7 19.23.4 7.28.28
4 Jared Graves 20.16.0 19.58.2 20.52.9 20.51.2 20.41.4 19.54.6 11.42.42
5 Tim Hucker 20.17.2 19.55.8 20.23.0 20.20.8 22.31.8 20.53.2 13.30.30
6 Peter Hatton 19.14.0 18.57.2 20.01.3 21.51.3 23.18.8 21.56.8 14.27.27
7 Ian Longville 20.19.2 20.27.8 21.39.7 21.38.0 22.15.7 21.13.7 16.42.42
8 Shane Scott 21.43.5 21.36.4 21.06.5 21.07.5 22.01.1 20.44.1 17.27.27
9 Shaun Lewis 20.45.9 20.59.4 22.04.0 21.46.0 21.59.0 21.31.4 18.13.13
10 James Williamson 21.48.9 21.01.3 21.03.5 21.35.3 22.05.2 21.53.9 18.36.36
11 Brett Buckland 21.44.4 21.32.9 22.28.6 22.13.6 21.37.5 22.30.6 21.15.15
12 Matthew Smith 21.40.9 21.10.7 22.05.1 22.18.1 22.53.1 22.44.6 22.00.00
13 James Dickey 20.48.6 20.55.2 21.16.2 22.10.9 22.57.5 26.44.6 24.00.00
U19 Men
1 Trent Lowe 19.42.2 19.57.0 20.18.9 19.54.6 1.19.52.70
2 Michael Skroblin 19.53.2 20.18.2 20.10.1 20.12.0 0.40.90
3 Matthew Molan 20.23.7 20.54.5 21.09.3 20.32.7 3.08.80
4 Daniel McConnell 20.53.5 20.54.1 20.39.2 20.42.5 3.17.17
5 Chris Winn 20.54.4 21.03.7 20.52.7 21.19.8 4.18.18
6 Mark Frendo 20.14.1 21.05.7 21.46.2 22.29.6 5.43.43
7 Bret Townsend 21.08.4 21.55.0 22.26.7 22.27.1 8.04.40
8 Scott Clements 21.18.8 22.23.0 22.49.0 22.17.0 8.55.55
9 Jeremy Clark 22.02.1 22.16.1 22.38.8 23.23.5 10.28.28
10 Brendan Kay 21.35.2 22.52.4 23.38.3 23.07.6 11.21.21
11 Michael Goodwin 22.51.0 23.17.3 22.43.8 23.03.5 12.03.30
12 Steve Neilson 22.19.2 22.29.9 22.53.8 24.14.3 12.05.50
13 Jason Watts 22.55.8 23.10.8 23.22.3 24.00.4 13.37.37
14 Nigel Heap 22.49.4 23.21.5 24.57.2 25.30.1 16.46.46
15 Mitchell Marlin 23.17.6 24.10.9 24.54.1 24.55.7 17.26.26
U17 Men
1 Justin Case 20.23.3 20.30.6 22.45.4 1.03.39.40
2 Jeremy Davis 21.57.7 22.43.9 23.21.7 4.24.24
3 Neil Van der Ploeg 22.54.7 24.07.2 23.46.9 7.09.90
4 Al Farley 22.53.0 25.39.4 25.30.9 10.24.24
5 Jack Mullaly 27.48.1 29.27.5 31.02.3 24.39.39
6 Angus Harding 29.18.8 32.34.4 33.50.2 32.04.40
Lapped
7 Shaun Lewis 1.03.415
U15 Men
1 Cal Britten 25.50.5 26.56.7 52.47.30
2 Johann Jnr Esterhuyzen 31.37.2 33.22.4 12.12.12
3 TJ Hollis 39.43.3 44.58.9 31.55.55
Sport Men
1 Dave Nairn 19.42.4 18.59.1 18.58.3 19.22.8 1.17.02.80
2 Nick Both 19.46.6 19.09.2 19.19.4 19.28.1 0.41.41
3 Scott Caraher 19.51.1 20.11.9 21.44.2 19.37.7 4.22.22
4 David Boonzaayer 20.19.8 20.30.5 20.41.6 20.16.4 4.46.46
5 Simon Christie 21.48.2 21.47.0 21.40.9 21.09.6 9.23.23
6 Craig Niles 21.34.5 21.57.1 21.56.1 21.11.8 9.37.37
7 Warren Nelson 23.51.3 21.48.5 22.16.7 22.02.1 12.56.56
8 Chris Ravenhall 22.20.2 23.10.7 22.59.4 24.14.3 15.42.42
9 Trent Morgan 23.23.7 24.17.5 22.26.5 22.51.2 15.56.56
10 Nathan Leins 22.07.8 23.39.1 24.07.5 24.21.4 17.13.13
11 Dominic Barber 23.19.9 23.34.2 24.18.2 24.27.7 18.37.37
12 Brad Glennan 24.01.3 24.51.7 23.53.2 23.47.4 19.31.31
Masters 1/2 Men
1 Rob Eva 18.23.5 18.58.4 19.14.7 19.38.9 1.16.15.70
2 Garron Buckland 19.36.8 19.40.8 20.20.0 20.22.6 3.45.45
3 John Pittendreigh 19.56.7 20.05.4 20.14.5 20.12.6 4.14.14
4 Paul Natoli 19.34.0 20.46.6 20.15.9 21.43.8 6.05.50
5 Brett Stevens 20.11.2 20.08.8 21.12.9 21.56.5 7.14.14
6 Shane Chaplin 20.21.7 20.53.8 21.39.9 20.52.9 7.33.33
7 Rob Strong 22.11.5 23.08.2 22.26.4 22.36.5 14.07.70
8 Eric Lange 21.58.8 23.25.4 23.16.1 23.26.2 15.51.51
9 Ross Morgan 23.22.0 23.58.4 24.59.1 25.18.9 21.23.23
Lapped
10 David Ewins 30.06.3 29.15.3
Masters 3+ Men
1 Tony Peake 21.20.6 21.28.7 21.36.1 1.04.25.40
2 Mike Lawson 21.17.5 21.12.7 22.27.1 00.32.32
3 Kahn Franke 21.44.2 22.30.4 22.20.8 02.10.10
4 Jim Buda 27.38.7 30.09.1 32.15.6 25.38.38