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Queensland State Track Championships - NE
Chandler Velodrome, Australia, January 2-7, 2006
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Race 3 - January 4: Men/U19 Men: Sprint; Women/U19 Women: TP, 1 lap TT
More gold for Macpherson and Le Lay
By John Michael Flynn in Brisbane, Queensland
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Gold medal performances in the one lap standing time trial by Mackay's Chloe Macpherson (elite women) and Brisbane's Courtney Le Lay (under 19 women) were the highlights of a rain-affected third night of racing at the Queensland senior track cycling championships in Brisbane.
For Le Lay, the time trial victory brought her fourth gold medal in three nights of racing at the Chandler Velodrome. The Brisbane based all round cycling talent is clearly one of the standout riders of the championships so far, with victories coming in both the sprint and track endurance disciplines. Tonight's win in the standing one lap time trial, on the back of gold medal performances in the pursuit, the under 19 women's sprint and 500 metre time trial.
Along the way the emerging talent from the Balmoral Club, a key member of the Hitachi Racing development squad, has been smashing personal bests, with the promise of more to come. "Yeah, its been pretty good, I'm doing pb's so I'm happy," Le Lay told Cyclingnews after the now familiar post-race podium ritual.
"In the 500 time trial I did a two-second pb from Thursday's training so I'm really happy with that, and so is my coach, and in the pursuit I did a 15-second pb." Le Lay, who also won the national club road race title in her age group last September, is targeting the individual pursuit at next month's national track championships in Adelaide, with a view to qualifying for the world championships. "Hopefully I'll be able to bring that [personal best] down for nationals," Le Lay said of the road ahead.
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In the elite women's one lap time trial, a now familiar face on the track at senior level was making her presence felt yet again. Keirin junior world champion Chloe Macpherson picked up her second gold medal for the championships, completing the one lap dash in a time of 25.54 seconds, just over a second in front of another rainbow jersey owner, in masters world champion Julie Barnett. "Yesterday was my first (state championship) gold medal," an excited Macpherson said at the medal presentation. "It's fantastic having won a gold at nationals and world level; coming back and getting one in the senior ranks is fantastic."
Macpherson raised plenty of eyebrows with her performance in the 500 metre time trial on the opening day of the these championships, where she won silver behind Kerrie Meares. That was followed up by a gold medal performance in her preferred match racing discipline in the women's sprint. The prodigiously talented sprinter, who already has a highly successful BMX career on her resume, is presently working with the Queensland Academy of Sport under the guidance of coach James Victor.
"There's been a lot of strength work on the track and off," Macpherson said of her present training regime. "Without the help of the Q.A.S I wouldn't be able to get where I am." There is plenty of racing to come for the junior world champion, including her pet event, the keirin, and the women's scratch race, where the sprint talent can expect no favours from her rivals.
Men's sprint qualifying
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While Brisbane's seasonally inclement weather had the final say on the third night of racing at the Queensland senior track championships, Thursday night's programme will now include the finals of the open men's and under 19 men's sprints.
All eyes will be on the Sean Eadie-coached Benjamin Simonelli of the Brisbane Broncos Club, who produced the fastest qualifying split. Simonelli completed the 200 metre flying sprint in 11.22 seconds and won his way through the early rounds of match racing. The under 19 men's sprint is shaping as one of the contests of the championship, with Rockhampton's Jeremy Hogg (fastest qualifier), Western Australia's Scott Sunderland and Kangaroo Point's Byron Davis all looking sharp during the early rounds.
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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
Results
Junior Women - 1 Lap Standing Time Trial 1 Courtney Le Lay (Balmoral Cycle Club) 0.27.46 2 Terese Mcauliffe (Balmoral Cycle Club) 0.29.94 3 Elicia Pretorius (Sunshine Coast Cycling Club) 0.30.46 Elite Women - 1 Lap Standing Time Trial 1 Chloe Macpherson (Mackay Cycling Club) 0.25.54 2 Julie Barnett (Broncos) 0.26.83 3 Alexandra Bright (Rockhampton Cycle Club) 0.27.00 4 Jacqui Klowss (Broncos) 0.29.50 Elite Men Sprint 200m qualifying 1 Benjamin Simonelli (Broncos) 0.11.22 2 David Miller (Port Adelaide C.C.) 0.11.33 3 William Draffen (Townsville Cycle Club) 0.11.55 4 Wade Cosgrove (Rockhampton Cycle Club) 0.11.60 5 Jay Callaghan (Rockhampton Cycle Club) 6 Lindsay Mcmaster (Rockhampton Cycle Club) 0.11.61 7 Stephen Storer (Gold Coast Goldstars C C) 0.11.63 8 Brian Schmacker (Bikeline) 0.11.73 9 Christopher Wilson (Kangaroo Point C C) 0.11.74 10 Craig Mclennan (Mackay Cycling Club) 0.11.81 11 Paul Jackson (Uni Cycle Club) 0.11.86 12 Daniel Mcculloch (Ffast Cycle Club) 0.11.98 13 David Reid (Broncos) 0.12.11 14 Patrick Dennis (Victor Cycle Club) 0.12.16 Withdrew Benjamin Holmes (Broncos) 0.12.20 15 Jordan Roberts (Kilkenny C.C.) 0.12.22 16 Clayton Berg (Broncos) 0.12.65 DNS James Bondio (MTBA) DNS Benjamin Macfie (Broncos) 1/8 finals Heat 1 1 Ben Simonelli 2 Clayton Berg Heat 2 1 David Miller 2 Jordan Roberts Heat 3 1 William Draffen 2 Patrick Dennis Heat 4 1 Wade Cosgrove 2 David Reid Heat 5 1 Jay Callaghan 2 Daniel Mccullough Heat 6 1 Lindsay Mcmaster 2 Paul Jackson Heat 7 1 Steven Storer 2 Craig Mclennan Heat 8 1 Brian Schmacker 2 Chris Wilson 1/4 Finals Heat 1 1 Ben Simonelli 2 Brian Schmacker Heat 2 1 David Miller 2 Steven Storer Heat 3 1 William Draffen 2 Lindsay Mcmaster Heat 4 1 Wade Cosgrove 2 Jay Callaghan Junior U19 Men Sprint 200m qualifying 1 Jeremy Hogg (Rockhampton Cycle Club) 0.11.18 2 Scott Sunderland (South West CC) 0.11.19 3 Byron Davis (Kangaroo Point C C) 0.11.26 4 Lachlan Plane (Rockhampton Cycle Club) 0.11.41 5 Tarquin Wallace (Balmoral Cycle Club) 0.11.77 6 Malcolm Rudolph (Maryborough & District CC) 0.11.83 7 Joshua Edwards (Rockhampton Cycle Club) 0.11.89 8 Tyler Wright (Rockhampton Cycle Club) 0.11.96 9 Matthew Ledilly (Club Bikeline) 0.12.65 1/4 Finals Heat 1 1 Jeremy Hogg 2 Tyler Wright Heat 2 1 Scott Sunderland 2 Joshua Edwards Heat 3 1 Byron Davis 2 Malcolm Rudolph Heat 4 1 Lachlan Plane 2 Tarquin Wallace A.W.D. tandem sprints 200m qualifying 1 Ben Holmes (Broncos) 0.12.14 Ben Macfie (Broncos) 2 Julie Barnett (Broncos) 0.13.52 Danielle Pollock (Broncos) 3 John Eder (Broncos) 0.12.61 Lorin Nicholson (Broncos) Elite Women 3000m team pursuit Qualifying 1 Lifecycle 4.06.77 Liz Young (Lifecycle) Nicole Hanssen (Lifecycle) Kimberley Hanssen (Lifecycle) Josie Loane 2 Nrg 4.20.58 Jane Trotter (NRG) Natalie Wilson (NRG) Kristin Gilbert (NRG) Erin Stoklasa 3 Hamilton Pine Rivers 4.24.18 Joanna Von Berky (Hamilton Pine Rivers) Jacqui Klowss (Hamilton Pine Rivers) Melinda Symon (Hamilton Pine Rivers) Donna Fyfe
