Australian Road Cycling Championships - NE

Sunshine Coast, Australia, September 5-15, 2003

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Day 7 - September 14: Road Race - Elite Men, Elite Women, Men's U23, U19 Men & Women, Yandina

Aisbett and Bradford take gold in Queensland

Sydney's Leonie Aisbett today claimed the gold medal in the women's road race with Victorian Chris Bradford taking the honours in the men's event at the 2003 Oceania Road Cycling Championships at Yandina on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Aisbett, from the Parramatta Club, posted a time of 2hr35min17sec for the 91 kilometre event in which the women raced seven laps of a testing course in hot windy conditions. Aisbett had broken away solo in the early laps and despite the efforts of the chasing group was still clear at the finish. Reigning Australian Criterium champion, Victorian Elizabeth Williams, (Carnegie Caulfield) sprinted home ten seconds later for second place, edging out Queensland's Lorianne Graham (Astra Brisbane.

The men's race was a tough one with less than 20 of the 71 starters completing the 182 kilometre, 14 lap event.

At the finish, Chris Bradford (Carnegie Caulfield) crossed the line in 4hr37min18sec to claim the win in a sprint against West Australian, Hilton McMurdo (Northern Districts). Sydney's Glen Stojanow (Clarence St Cyclery) rode across in third place 24 seconds later.

Sydney Olympic track gold medallist, South Australian Brett Aitken, finished fourth which gave him enough points to maintain his very strong lead in the National Road Series.

The leading contenders had been with a group of 15 riders which attacked early in the race. The field faced two climbs on each lap and ten laps to go the pressure increased and the group began to splinter. On the 12th lap the four leaders attacked on the first climb of the lap and managed to establish a significant lead on the remainder of the field.

Tomorrow from 9.00am to 12.30pm (AEST) the elite, U/23 & U/19 men and elite and U/19 women will contest the criterium titles on the Mooloolaba Esplanade.

Please note winners of the elite category men's and women's time trial and road races at the 2003 National Road Cycling Championships are classified as the Domestic National Road Champion. The Australian Champions were decided in January at the BMC Software Australian Open Road Championships. However the winners of these events in Queensland will claim the Oceania Champion title.

Photography

Images by Rosalie Foster/www.goldcoastphotography.com

The U19 women stay together over the first climb
U19 winners at the finish Matthew Rex(2) Michael Teggelove (1) and Sean Finning (3)
Jorge Libonatti attacks the toughest climb on the course
Eventual winner Chris Bradford attacks on the steepest climb
The tension shows as the 3 eventual winners push towards the line on the penultimate lap
U23 winners: 2-Hector Morales, 1-Jorge Libonatti and 3-Scott Lyttle
Chris Bradford is all smiles receiving his gold and Oceania championship medal for the road race
Elite women road race winners: 2-Elizabeth Williams, 1-Leonie Aisbitt and 3-Lorian Graham
Hannah and Elizabeth enjoy the moment
Road race winners: Chris Bradford (1), Hilton McMurdo(2) and Glenn Stojanov share a joke in celebration
Victory is sweet for Chris Bradford in the elite men's race with only 12 cyclists completing the race

Results

U19 Men
 
1 Michael Teggelove (Echuca/Moama Cycling Club)      2.40.36
2 Mathew Rex (Norwood CC.)
3 Sean Finning (Castlemaine Cycling Club Inc)
4 Keith Evans (Midland CC)
5 Luke McCarthy (New Zealand Cycling Federation)        3.51
6 Dane Macky (New Zealand Cycling Federation)           6.47
7 Adam Tully (C.A.T.S.)
8 Miles Olman (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                 10.10
9 Patrick Shaw (Ballarat/Sebastopol CC)
10 Bradley Payne (C.A.T.S.)
11 Jason Hegert (Ballarat/Sebastopol CC)
12 Steven Evans (Midland CC)
13 Wesley Sulzberger (West Tamar CC)
14 Dean Windsor (Bathurst CC)
15 David Bassett (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
16 Kane Brennan (Bathurst CC)
17 Andrew Wade (Melville Fremantle CC)
18 Luke Anderson (C.A.T.S.)
19 William Thompson (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
20 Peter Ladd (Bendigo & District CC)
21 Jeremy Davis (Broncos)                              11.16
22 Samuel Ross (New Zealand Cycling Federation)        11.30
23 Kai Rothlisberger (Lifecycle Cycling Club)
24 Jared Rowney (C.A.T.S.)
25 Aaron Kowald (Canberra Cycling Club)                29.56
26 Nathan Silleto (Canberra Cycling Club)              29.56
DNF Matthew Haydock (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
DNF Christopher Young (Parramatta CC)
DNF Warren Scott (St George CC)
DNF Joel Czislowski (Kangaroo Point CC)
DNF Kato Nixon (Norwood CC.)
DNF Josh Murfet (Launceston City CC)
DNF Brendan Murphy (Leongatha Cycling Club Inc)
DNF Elliott Wells (Bunbury CC)
DNF Brett Gillespie (Hedland Cycling Club)
DNF Aaron O'Grady (Coffs Harbour CC)
DNF Brendan Jones (Inverell Wheelers)
DNF Phillip Stokes (Penrith Panthers CC)
DNF Casey Munro (Brunswick Cycling Club Inc)
DNF Brenton Hetherington (C.A.T.S.)
DNF Peter Spencer (C.A.T.S.)
DNF Timothy Walker (West Tamar CC)
DNF Nathan Wise (Carnegie Caulfield CC)
DNF Thomas Greathead (Southern Districts CC)
 
U19 Women
 
1 Hannah Banks (Broncos)                             1.28.26
2 Karina Wilkinson (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
3 Amy Kirk (Midland CC)
4 Sarah Rota (C.A.T.S.)
5 Eve Hood (Parramatta CC)
6 Megan Windsor (Bathurst CC)
7 Kylie Howlett (Ararat&District Cycling Club)
8 Victoria Freeland (Stawell-Great Western CC)
9 Jessica Armstrong (Canberra Cycling Club)
10 Erin Downing (Carnegie Caulfield CC)
11 Genna Crean (Noarlunga South Coast CC.)
DQF rollout Jessie MacLean (Canberra Cycling Club)
DNF Melinda Harris (Mudgee CC)
DNF Tegan Napper (Port Stephens CC)
DNF Amy Phillips (Carnegie Caulfield CC)
 
U23 Men
 
1 Jorge Libonatti (Hinchinbrook Cycling Club)        4.17.57
2 Hector Moralas (Hinchinbrook Cycling Club)            1.24
3 Scott Lyttle (New Zealand Cycling Federation)         2.02
4 Christopher Sutton (St George CC)
5 Danny Hillary (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
6 Ryan Sullivan (Northern Districts CC)
7 Joel Pearson (Warragul CC)                            3.06
8 Stephen Collins (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
9 Richard Moffatt (WaggaWagga Club)
10 Nash Kent (Clarence St Cycley CC)
11 Daniel Newnham (Gold Coast Goldstars CC)             4.09
DNF George Bunt (Canberra Club)
DNF James Meadley (Canberra Club)
DNF Robert Lyte (Hinchinbrook Cycling Club)
DNF Shaun Higgerson (Randwick Botany CC)
DNF Troy Glennan (St George CC)
DNF Andrew Kilday (St George CC)
DNF Andrew Small (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
DNF Timothy Cudsell (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
DNF Matthew King (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
DNF Nicholas Ockhuisen (Caboolture CC)
DNF Jonathan Campbell (Ffast Cycle Club)
DNF Liam McQueen (Ffast Cycle Club)
DNF Daniel Bennett (Gold Coast Goldstars CC)
DNF Craig Mackie (Lifecycle Cycling Club)
DNF Brendan Kay (North Brisbane MTB Club)
DNF Ben Nicol (Kangaroo Point CC)
DNF Jason Patterson (Townsville Cycle Club)
DNF Julian Samios (Uni Cycle Club)
DNF David Kemp (Toowoomba Club)
DNF Luke Bettany (Noarlunga South Coast CC.)
DNF Bradley Simpson (Adelaide CC)
DNF Dane Cheers (Norwood Club)
DNF Bernard Sulzberger (West Tamar CC)
DNF Joshua Wilson (Launceston City CC)
DNF Tommy Nankervis (Carnegie Caulfield CC)
DNF Stephen Rossendell (Hobart Wheelers)
DNF Cameron Wise (Carnegie Caulfield CC)
DNF Christopher Lee (St Kilda Cycling Club Inc)
 
Elite Men
 
1 Chris Bradford (Carnegie Caulfield CC)             4.35.00
2 Hilton McMurdo (Northern Districts)
3 Glenn Stojanow (Clarence St CC)                       1.36
4 Brett Aitken (Adelaide CC)                            1.42
5 Anthony Challinor (Parramatta CC)                     3.11
6 Geoffrey Cook (Sutherland Shire CC)                   3.12
7 Stephen Elden (New Zealand Cycling Federation)        4.07
8 Aaron Strorng (New Zealand Cycling Federation)       16.35
9 Nicholas Wood (St George CC)                         16.36
10 Craig Pitt (New Zealand Cycling Federation)         19.16
11 Chris Thompson (Gold Coast Goldstars CC)            23.47
12 Cameron Rogers (Ffast Cycle Club)                   26.28
DNF Stephen Blair (Canberra Cycling Club)
DNF Adam Gosney (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
DNF Gilbert Gutowski (Broncos)
DNF Christopher Race (Midland CC)
DNF Matthew Wolstencroft (Sunshine Coast Cycle Club)
DNF Peter Mueller (Adelaide CC)
DNF Leigh Mitchell (Central Coast CC)
DNF Paul Gough (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
DNF Bradley Mills (Clarence St CC)
DNF Peter Milostic (Penrith Panthers CC)
DNF Liam Kelly (Randwick Botany CC)
DNF Kurt Dutton (Lifecycle CC)
DNF Iain Russell (Lifecycle Cycling Club)
DNF Jon Guy (Lifecycle Cycling Club)
DNF David Hiley (Bicisport)
DNF Robert Driver (C.A.T.S.)
DNF Richard Moffatt (WaggaWagga Club)
DNF Anthony Comino (St Kilda Cycling Club Inc)
DNF Brendan Cato (iIllawarra CC)
DNF Tara Fryc (Darwin Cycling Club)
DNF Stuart Cowin (Astra Cycling Club)
DNF Ashley Hutchinson (Cairns Cycle Club)
DNF Peter Herzig (Uni Cycle Club)
DNF Marcus Hayman (Canberra Cycling Club)
DNF Gary Parkin (C.A.T.S.)
DNF Steve Fitzpatrick (St George CC)
DNF Danny Clark (Gold Coast Goldstars CC)
DNF Anthony Lane (Gold Coast Goldstars CC)
 
Elite Women
 
1 Leonie Aisbett (Parramatta CC)                     2.35.59
2 Elizabeth Williams (Carnegie Caulfield CC)            1.00
3 Lorian Graham (Astra Cycling Club)
4 Jessica Ridder (Bathurst CC)
5 Zoe Southwell (Parramatta CC)
6 Jennifer Finlay (Victor Cycle Club)
7 Helen Kelly (Carnegie Caulfield CC)
8 Christine Riakos (St George CC)
9 Liz Young (Lifecycle Cycling Club)
10 Kathryn Watt (Blackburn Cycling Club Inc)
11 Nadene Boyle (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
12 Natasha Harrigan (St George CC)
13 Amy Safe (Norwood CC.)
14 Natalie Bates (Parramatta CC)
15 Toni Bradshaw (New Zealand Cycling Federation)       2.02
16 Dale Tye (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
17 Rebecca Locke (Central Coast CC)                     4.13
18 Kerryn Charman (Geelong West Cycling Club Inc)
19 Elizabeth Hickey (Canberra Cycling Club)
20 Vickie Burr (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
21 Wendy Walker (Penrith Panthers CC)
22 Laura Bortolozzi (St George CC)
23 Sheree Richmond (Lifecycle Cycling Club)            21.47
DNF Tara Fryc (Darwin Cycling Club)
DNF Vanessa Crawford (Carnegie Caulfield CC)
DNF Caria Ammerlaan (Victor Cycle Club)
DNF Alexis Rhodes (Norwood CC.)
DNF Kate MacCulloch (Lifecycle Cycling Club)
DNF Liz lawson (Lifecycle Cycling Club)
DNF Gemma Kenessy (Brunswick Cycling Club Inc)
DNF Judith May (Canberra Cycling Club)
DNF Anna Jones-Perrin (Hamilton Pine River Wheelers)
DNF Loretta Mabin (Leongatha Cycling Club Inc)
DNF Marina Duvnjak (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
DNF Jenny MacPherson (Carnegie Caulfield CC)
DNF Jade Gilbertson (New Zealand Cycling Federation)
DNF Vanessa Crawford (Carnegie Caulfield CC)
DNS Janine Ridsdale (Tuggeranong Vikings CC)
DNS Jodie Till (St George CC)
DNS Claire Baxter (Hawthorn Citizens Youth Club)
DNS Isabelle Boyer Moulin (NCL)