Queensland State Track Championships - NE

Chandler Velodrome, Australia, January 2-7, 2006

Photos

Race 6 - January 7: Men/U19 Men: Points Race; Women/U19 Women: Scratch Race

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Grant Irwin with Miles Olman on his wheel in the elite men points race
Tarquin Wallace of the Balmoral Club
Speed machine Hayden Josefski
Ben Fleming attacks again in the under 19 men points race
Josh Edwards and Hayden Josefski racking up the points
Hayden Josefski going it solo in the under 19 points race
Hayden Josefski continues the solo effort
Joel Lewis fights hard to stay in contention in the under 19 points event
Byron Davis making it hurt
Townsville cyclist Joel Lewis finishes outside the medals in the under 19 points race
QAS Talent on show with Ashley Hutchinson Miles Olman and Grant Irwin in the points race
Hayden Josefski and Joel Lewis
Hayden Josefski of Maryborough wins gold
Hayden Josefski overtakes Ben Phillips
Elite men points race podium (l-r): Miles Olman, Ashley Hutchinson and Grant Irwin
Women's scratch race podium (l-r): Courtney Le Lay, Chloe Macpherson and Alexandra Bright
Under 19 men's points race podium (l-r): Byron Davis, Hayden Josefski and Josh Edwards
Ashley Hutchinson on track for the Commonwealth Games
Miles Olman on the rollers
Anouska Edwards on the front with Chloe Macpherson on her wheel in the elite women scratch race
Anouska Edwards
Chloe Macpherson wins another gold
A class field in the under 19 men points race

Race 5 - January 6: Men/U19 Men: Keirin; Women/U19 Women: Points Race

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Keirin gold medalist Scott Sunderland closes in on Byron Davis
Anouska Edwards, Loren Rowney and Josie Loane in the women's points race
Josie Loane makes another effort
Anouska Edwards of Rockhampton in action
Liz Young is another tough competitor from the Lifecycle club
Anouska Edwards powering towards a gold medal
Under 19 rider Courtney Le Lay matching it with the elite women
Courtney Le Lay with a silver medal ride
Anouska Edwards on the drops
Anouska Edwards keeping pace with Joanna Von Berky
Argy bargy between Matthew Wood and Chris Simonelli in the Keirin repechage
Rockhampton sprinter Jeremy Hogg was the winner of the bronze medal in the under 19 keirin
All together now... Chris Wilson Matthew Wood Chris Simonelli and Jordan Roberts in the keirin repechage
Ben Simonelli [bottom of frame] ready for action in the keirin finals
Byron Davis just outside the medals in the under 19 keirin
Matthew Wood survives the repechage before claiming bronze in the men's keirin final
Ben Simonelli ready to prove his sprint gold was no fluke
William Draffen getting psyched
Ben Simonelli smashes the competition in the keirin final
Joel Lewis on his way to silver for the Kangaroo Point club in the under 19 keirin
Young keirin guns. Tyler Wright Joel Lewis Jeremy Hogg and Darcy Rosenlund in the under 19 keirin heats
William Draffen of Townsville was just outside the medals in the elite mens keirin
Jay Callaghan with Rockhampton coach Reg Tucker
More keirin action with Jay Callaghan, Steven Storer, Alastair Hartley and Jordan Roberts in the keirin heats
Billy Wright ready to drop the throttle as Jay Callaghan and Steve Storer follow the moto
Christopher Wilson of Kangaroo Point

Race 4 - January 5: Men/U19 Men: Team Sprint, Scratch Race; Women/U19 Women: Team Sprint, Keirin

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Julie Barnett and Danielle Pollock in action on the tandem
Scott Sunderland pulls away from Jeremy Hogg in the under 19 men sprint final
Ben Simonelli prepares to motor past William Draffen in the elite men sprint final
Scott Sunderland buries himself as Jeremy Hogg gives chase in the under 19 men sprint final
The Hamilton Pine Rivers team lines up for the women's team sprint
The NRG women's team sprint gets it together
Joel Lewis driving hard for Kangaroo Point in the men's team sprint
Lindsay McMaster, Jay Callaghan and Grant Irwin produce a winning ride for Rockhampton in the mens team sprint
Grant Irwin riding to gold in the team sprint
Julie Barnett lines up for the Keirin
Courtney Le Lay steps up to race the senior women in the keirin
Julie Barnett piloting the tandem
Junior keirin world champion Chloe Macpherson ready for action
The starting grid for the women's keirin
Courtney Le Lay sits on the wheel of Chloe Macpherson
Queueing up to be on the wheel of Chloe Macpherson in the Keirin
Ben Fleming of Hamilton Pine Rivers makes an early break in the under 19 men scratch race
Joel Lewis in the under 19 scratch race
The elite men ride their scratch race
Miles Olman and Grant Irwin working well together
Kyle Bateson makes a daring solo move
Miles Olman launches another attack
AWB cyclist Danielle Pollock
Going for it! Brendan OConnell Miles Olman and Grant Irwin break away
Matthew Wood charges off the front
Miles Olman and Grant Irwin keep watch on the solo attack in the mens scratch race
Matthew Wood running out of gas in the scratch race
The final attack from Miles Olman
Grant Irwin and Miles Olman blow the scratch race apart
Grant Irwin beats Rockhampton team mate Miles Olman in the sprint
Gold and silver to Miles Olman and Grant Irwin in the mens scratch race
Ben Simonelli and coach Sean Eadie on the start line
Ben Simonelli rolls out in the men's sprint finals
Scott Sunderland on the rollers
William Draffen playing cat and mouse in the sprint finals
Ben Simonelli in action
Scott Sunderland is ready to unleash the fury

Race 3 - January 4: Men/U19 Men: Sprint; Women/U19 Women: TP, 1 lap TT

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Clayton Berg of Brisbane Broncos in the men's sprint heats
Courtney Le Lay lines up for gold in the under 19 women 1 lap standing time trial
Chloe Macpherson shaping up for her second gold of the championships in the open womens standing one lap time trial
Alexandra Bright of Rockhampton grimaces
Jule Barnett ready to get amongst the medals in the standing one lap time trial for women
Julie Barnett riding to bronze in the standing one lap time trial for women
Hey, what are you doing here? Benjamin Simonelli and his coach Sean Eadie
Benjamin Simonelli lifts the pace in the sprint heats
William Draffen of Townsville on the start line
Lindsay McMaster of Rockhampton awaits starters orders
Lindsay McMaster and Paul Jackson fight it out in the elite men sprint heats
Lindsay McMaster of Rockhampton gunning it in the sprint qualifying
The one lap standing tt podium (l-r): Julie Barnett, Chloe MacPherson and Alexandra Bright
Malcolm Rudolph and Byron Davis enjoy a close battle in the under 19 men's sprint heats
Steven Storer of the Gold Coast and David Miller of Adelaide bring it home in the open mens sprint heats
Western Australian strong man Scott Sunderland up against Josh Edwards in the under 19 sprint heats
Byron Davis watching out for the next move from Malcolm Rudolph
The Hamilton Pine Rivers women's pursuit team lines up
The Hamilton Pine Rivers women pursuiters looking strung out
First time pursuiters from NRG on the start line
The NRG girls were all smiles
Kristin Gilbert in action for the NRG team pursuit
Gold Coaster Steven Storer in the sprint qualifying
Wade Cosgrove of Rockhampton looking sharp in sprint qualifying
Benjamin Simonelli of Brisbane Broncos
All the way from Western Australia, Scott Sunderland warming up for the under 19 mens sprint qualifying
Newly-crowned Queensland kilo champ Byron Davis in sprint qualifying
World Masters champion Julie Barnett with stoker Danielle Pollock on the tandem
John Eder and Lorin Nicholson on the tandem

Race 2 - January 3: Men/U19 Men: 4000m IP, 1000m TT; Women/U19 Women: 3000/2000m IP, Sprint

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Peter Herzig ready for action in the mens pursuit
Hayden Josefski blasts out of the blocks
Hayden Josefski with an impressive heat ride in the under 19 mens pursuit
Josh Edwards of Rockhampton gets down in the aero position
Liz Young powers away in the women's 3000 metre pursuit
Alexandra Mathewson in the under 19 womens pursuit heaats
Gold Coaster Loren Rowney competing in the under 19 womens pursuit
Courtney Le Lay riding towards gold in the Under 19 women's pursuit
Byron Davis in the blocks
Byron Davis close to a track record in the under 19 men's kilo
Jeremy Hogg of Rockhampton tries to match the time set by Byron Davis
Peter Herzig in the mens pursuit heats
Ben Phillips of the Brisbane Broncos club
Craig McLennan of Mackay in the open mens kilo
Jay Callaghan of Rockhampton psyches up for the kilo
Jay Callaghan turns on the speed
Christopher Simonelli of Brisbane Broncos CC in the mens kilo
Jade Hammer of Mackay puts the hammer down in the kilo
Kurt Dutton of Victor Broncos in the men's kilo
Grant Irwin blasts the competition away in the kilo
Liz Williams on the start line for the womens sprint
Evergreen Julie Barnett lines up in the sprint
Miles Olman out of the blocks
Chloe Macpherson displays her devastating turn of pace in the women's sprint
Courtney Le Lay on her way to another victory in the under 19 women's 2000 metre pursuit
Todd Dawson in the medal rounds of the mens pursuit
Peter Herzig was no match for Miles Olman in the men's pursuit final
Miles Olman in the gold medal ride
Joel Lewis in the bronze medal ride off Under 19 men's pursuit
Gold for Hayden Josefski in the under 19 men's pursuit
Josh Edwards of Rockhampton wins a silver medal in the under 19 men's pursuit
More Rockhampton gold for Anouska Edwards in the women's pursuit
Alex Bright outsprints Julie Barnett to win bronze in the women's sprint
Todd Dawson building speed
Electrifying racing as Chloe Macpherson and Liz Williams clash in the women's sprint final
Not much in it as Chloe Macpherson wins the best of three women's sprint final
Miles Olman in action in the pursuit heats
Matthew Wood turning the pace on in the men's pursuit
Hamish Brown of Goldstars in the men's pursuit heats
Tarquin Wallace building speed in the under 19 pursuit
Darcy Rosenlund of Brisbane Broncos in the under 19 pursuit heats

Race 1 - January 2: Men/U19 Men: 4000m TP, 1 lap TT; Women/U19 Women: 500m TT

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Auckland blues and a tough day out for Elisabeth Williams (NZl)
World Junior Track Champion Chloe Macpherson warming up
Elizabeth Williams missed out on Commonwealth Games qualifying
The University of Queensland men's team pursuit
National Club Road Race Champion Peter Herzig driving the Uni of Queensland team pursuit
The Uni men riding to gold in the team pursuit
The Kangaroo Point men's team pursuit winding it up
Alistair Hartley takes a turn for the Kangaroo Point team
The Kangaroo Point pursuit team one man down
Ben Phillips driving the Victor Broncos team pursuit
The Victor Broncos men's team pursuit on their way to bronze
Ben Phillips of Victor Broncos in the aero position
Elicia Pretorius just outside the medals in the under 19 women's 500m time trial
Alexandra Mathewson powers to bronze in the under 19 women's 500 metre time trial
Kerrie Meares relaxed and ready
Courtney Le Lay receives the starter's orders
Courtney Le Lay racing to gold in the under 19 women's 500 metre time trial
Kerrie Meares warms up
Elisabeth Williams puts on the pain face
Elisabeth Williams claims bronze but no Commonwealth Games qualifying time
Chloe Macpherson in the starter's hands
World Junior Champion Chloe Macpherson wins silver
Kerrie Meares ready for blast off
Kerrie Meares grimaces for an all out effort
Kerrie Meares gives it everything
Kerrie Meares with gold in her sights
'"Good one sis!" Kerrie Meares with sister Anna
Anna Meares presents sister Kerrie with the gold medal
Kerrie Meares wins another state title
A world class podium (L to R): Chloe Macpherson (2nd), Kerrie Meares (1st) and Elisabeth Williams (3rd)
Christopher Wilson of Kangaroo Point in the men's 1 lap standing time trial
Craig McLennan of Mackay in the men's 1 lap time trial
Wade Cosgrove of Rockhampton in the men's 1 lap time trial
William Draffen of Townsville riding to gold in the men's one lap time trial
Benjamin Simonelli leaves it all out there on his way to a silver medal
That's gold: Jeremy Hogg wins the Under 19 men's 1 lap standing time trial
Tarquin Wallace focused on the finish
Lachlan Plane makes it a Rockhampton quinella in the under 19 men's one lap time trial
Anna Meares presents the gold medal for the men's team pursuit