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Sid Patterson Grand Prix - IM, Joe Ciavola Velodrome, Australia, January 21, 2006

Oliver Phillips
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(Click for larger image) Oliver Phillips prepares for an evening of racing
Mark French
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(Click for larger image) Mark French smiles for cameras. He's trying to qualify for the Commonwealth games by riding a 10.55 flying 200
Mark with coach
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(Click for larger image) Mark with coach John Beasley
Riders line up
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(Click for larger image) Riders line up for the first event: Motorpaced scratch race
Reece Van Beek
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(Click for larger image) Reece Van Beek takes out the Motorpaced scratch race
French getting last second advice
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(Click for larger image) French getting last second advice before the flying 200m attempt
Mark winds it up
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(Click for larger image) Mark winds it up in the flying 200...
...and comes up short
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(Click for larger image) ...and comes up short of qualifying for Commonwealth games. Target = 10.55 Ride = 10.800
Riders get the bell
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(Click for larger image) Riders get the bell in the 20 lap scratch race
New Zealander Mark Prutton
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(Click for larger image) New Zealander Mark Prutton takes the scratch race
Mark Neiwand
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(Click for larger image) Mark Neiwand follows the motor
The group gets smaller
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(Click for larger image) The group gets smaller in 'Aces Elimination'
Tim Decker
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(Click for larger image) Tim Decker takes out the elimination race
Clare Vlahopoulos
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(Click for larger image) Clare Vlahopoulos leads Michelle King in the women's scratch race
Tess Downing
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(Click for larger image) Tess Downing wins the scratch race
Local rider Jeremy McLay
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(Click for larger image) Local rider Jeremy McLay warms up
Peter Johnstone
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(Click for larger image) Peter Johnstone wins the first of his three, the M17 scratch race
Brit Jon Norfolk
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(Click for larger image) Brit Jon Norfolk spins around the apron waiting to be called to the line
A break in the action
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(Click for larger image) A break in the action to dedicate the track to Joe Ciavola
Jon easily wins
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(Click for larger image) Jon easily wins his sprint derby heat
We've all had
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(Click for larger image) We've all had one of 'those days'
Daniel Thorsen
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(Click for larger image) Daniel Thorsen takes second in the sprint derby heat
Nicole Holt
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(Click for larger image) Nicole Holt riding for Northcotte cycling club rides in the women's elimination
M17 motopace rider
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(Click for larger image) M17 motopace rider Jake King follows the motor
Peter (in black)
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(Click for larger image) Peter (in black) will come around to win his second, the M17 motopaced
John Beasley
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(Click for larger image) John Beasley starts Rahna Demarte in women's handicap
Leigh Howard
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(Click for larger image) Leigh Howard wins the Sid Patterson Wheelrace ahead of Zak Dempster and Evan Oliphant
Peter Johnstone
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(Click for larger image) Peter Johnstone makes it 3 for 3 in M17 elimination: not a bad night!!
The Aces Keirin
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(Click for larger image) The Aces Keirin begins
Japanese rider
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(Click for larger image) Japanese rider Kouji Yoshii pulls through in the scratch race
Sean Finning rides away
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(Click for larger image) Sean Finning rides away with 10 to go...