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Launceston City CC Silverdome Racing

Launceston Silverdome, Tasmania, Thursday December 18, 2003

Menzies tunes up for Christmas Carnivals

By David Oliver

Hadspen Cyclist Karl Menzies showed he will be a chance to take out one of the major wheelraces throughout the christmas carnival series by showing some blistering form at the Launceston Silverdome last night.

Fresh off a win in the Devonport Trial Wheel on Tuesday night and recent strong performances in the Hadspen Criterium (2nd), Georgetown Wheel (4th) and the Patrick's Latrobe Trial Wheel (2nd), Menzies last night showed his liking for the velodrome's steep banks and speed on the boards with a strong victory in the main race of the evening, the 7 lap 2000m handicap.

Starting midfield, Menzies quickly formed a strong bunch with fellow middlemarkers Andrew Loft, Brendan Geale, American David Wiswell and Ryan Johnson in his return race after a bad fall two weeks ago. The front-markers made the most of their marks but the majority were swallowed up by the middle bunch at three to go, leaving the scratchmen Jame Carney and Wouter Van Mechlen struggling to close the gap, and the outmarkers Josh Murfet, Sarah Hammer and Becky Conzelman with a good chance to hold on.

Murfet looked a clear winner as the bell rang, but Menzies showed his rapid acceleration by leaping from the bunch and rounding up the outmarkers like they were standing still. Wiswell followed Menzies round into second place, with Sarah Hammer holding on for third in front of a fast finishing Ryan Johnson. Carney and Van Mechlen rolled in after failing to make any impression. However, their class came to the fore in the Aces scratch race with Carney taking the win ahead of the Belgian, and veteran Laurie Venn took third ahead of Menzies.

Results

Open 2000m handicap
 
1 Karl Menzies (80m) Shell
2 David Wiswell (60m) USA
3 Sarah Hammer (260m) USA
 
A Grade Keirin
 
1 K Belz (USA)
2 L. Venn (CPC)
3 B. Geale (Bruno's)
 
A Grade Scratch
 
1 Jame Carney (USA)
2 W. Van Mechlen (Belg)
3 L. Venn (Craig Price Cyclery)
 
B Grade Scratch
 
1 Sarah Hammer (USA)
2 Colin Barnes (Georgetown)
3 Cameron Daniel (LCCC)
 
B Grade Keirin
 
1 Ed Robinson
2 Dave Lyons
3 Matt Laskey
 
Under 13 Scratch
 
1 Colin Barnes (GTCC)
2 Josh Murfet (Chequered Flag)
3 Cameron Daniel (LCCC)
 
Under 13 Miss & Out
 
1 Dave Lyons
2 Matt Laskey
3 Ed Robinson
 
Under 15 Scratch
 
1 Clay Murfet
2 Tom Robinson
3 Alex Holden
 
Under 13 1000m Handicap
 
1 Ed Robinson (scr)
2 Dave Lyons (scr)
3 Matt Laskey (30m)
 
Under 15 Miss & Out
 
1 Tom Robinson
2 Clay Murfet
3 Alex Holden
 
Under 17 Scratch
 
1 Ben Fielding
2 Alex Lyons
3 Natasha Mapley
 
Under 15 2000m Handicap
 
1 Clay Murfet (scr)
2 Tom Robinson (scr)
3 Samantha Helliar (140m)
 
Under 17 Elimination
 
1 Ben Fielding
2 Aaron Jones
3 John Rayner
 
Under 17 2000m Handicap
 
1 Ben Laskey (100m)
2 Grace Sulzberger (190m)
3 Alex Lyons (200m)

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