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Queensland State Track Championships - NE

Chandler Velodrome, Brisbane, Australia, January 3-7, 2007

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Macpherson gold rush at Queensland Track Championships

By John Michael Flynn at Chandler Velodrome, Brisbane

Chloe Macpherson
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The understudy to the Meares sisters, former world junior keirin champion Chloe Macpherson showed another glimpse of her potential this week, with a rush of gold at the Queensland Track Cycling Championships

Macpherson kicked off the week with a gold medal performance in the 500 metre time trial - a largely expected result, given her mentor Anna Meares was being rested from her home championship.

There was tougher opposition for the former multiple world junior BMX champion, up against Rockhampton's emerging star, Philippa Hindmarsh, in the final of the women's sprint. Again, it was gold to Macpherson, with Hindmarsh, a first year under 19, claiming silver in open company.

Capping off the week, the Mackay talent produced two gold medal performances last night, winning her pet event, the keirin, then backing up to snare gold in the women's scratch race.

The scratch race performance was arguably Macpherson's best for the championship. Competing against Queensland Academy of Sport team-mate Hayley Wright, Macpherson had to find something in the finishing straight, after Wright launched her sprint early. "I was waiting until basically the last moment," Macpherson told Cyclingnews. "I wasn't aware that Haley was going to go so early. Sasha (Harvey) was the one mostly putting on the speed."

Macpherson leaves Brisbane today for a training camp in Adelaide with the A.I.S. Her immediate goal, to be in peak shape for the National Championships in Sydney, after last year winning her first National Track Championship gold medal in the women's team sprint with Kerrie Meares. "Hopefully get a bit of base fitness before February for nationals," Macpherson said. "Anna (Meares) is raising the bar, but I think it's better to have her raising the bar in our home country and to race against the Olympic, world record holder in our own country without having to go overseas.

"I still have a bit to go before I can properly match it with the seniors, I'm hopeful that I can step it up another level at the Nationals."

Hindmarsh impresses

Philippa Hindmarsh
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Hailing from the same club as the famous Meares sisters, Rockhampton's Philippa Hindmarsh has also produced several impressive performances at the Queensland Track Championships.

Stepping up from the juniors for the first time at the state titles, victory in the under 19 500 metre time trial was followed up with the silver behind Macpherson in the women's sprint. Last night two more gold medals came Hindmarsh's way, in the under 19 women's keirin and the under 19 women's scratch race. "It hasn't gone too bad actually," Hindmarsh told Cyclingnews. "It's good coming up to the senior ranks, it's great to race with Chloe (Macpherson) and Haley (Wright).

A product of the Rockhampton talent factory, under the direction of master coach Ken Tucker Snr, Hindmarsh's goal for 2007 is to make the team for the World Championships in Bordeaux. "Every time I come off the track, he's (Tucker) got something I've got to improve on," Hindmarsh said. "I'd love to just make it to World's. If I'm able to get into the team that would be my main goal."

More Rockhampton spoils for Edwards

Josh Ewards
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The powerful Rockhampton Cycling Club also had reason to celebrate with a classy ride from Josh Edwards in the Under 19 men's scratch race.

Up against a field including World Championship team sprint bronze medalist Byron Davis, Edwards knew his only option was to break away from the pack - a feat he managed to accomplish after launching several leg sapping attacks. "It's always good to get an individual win in front of the sprinters," the hard toiling Edwards said. "We decided there was a few sprinters, we didn't want to be there with them at the finish."

Davis showed plenty of kick to almost catch Edwards in the final lap. His eventual Silver in the scratch race coming on the back of a victory in the Under 19 men's sprint and silver in the team sprint - enough to suggest Davis will be a serious gold medal chance at the National Championships, especially with his good mate Scott Sunderland moving up to the senior ranks.

The Kangaroo Point club cyclist is also due to race at the Youth Olympics, ahead of the National Championships. "Last night (sprint) was a bit of a hit-out, not much competition here," Davis said. "Qualified first (flying) 200, won the sprint. Scott Sunderland, Dan Ellis, won't be racing nationals this year. Sure there will be new challengers, but I'm definitely going for gold, that's the focus."

"Roadie" George wins kilo and features in scratch race

Steve George
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Another standout at the 2007 Queensland Track Championships has been Ipswich cyclist Steve George, a rider classed as a 'trackie' amoung road cyclists and a 'roadie' among track cyclists. With the likes of Miles Olman and Grant Irwin unavailable for their home championship, George took full advantage - winning the kilo and backing up with another solid performance in the scratch race.

George tried several times to 'wack' his opposition, driving on the front in the Open Men's scratch race. The bunch was all together with just over a lap to go, when George launches another - not so surprising - attack. "I had in my mind if it came down to two laps to go and it was all together I'd give it a crack for the last five hundred," George told Cyclingnews. "I was in a bad position to kick off because everyone was watching me, I still got high and snuck a bit of a break, but couldn't quite hang onto it in the end."

Rockhampton speedsters Jeremy Hogg and Lindsay McMaster emerged in the home straight for a thrilling finale. A semi-airborne Hogg took the spoils on the line - with McMaster initially placed second, before being relegated after commissaries ruled he'd spent too long on the duck boards. "I had to throw it pretty hard, had to give it a pretty big throw just in case," Hogg said post-race. "Race plan was not to do any work at all."

Another Rockhampton cyclist, Jay Callaghan was awarded the bronze, after a lengthy post race adjudication.

Tandem talents - world class

Damian Williams and Peter Spencer
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One of the big stories to emerge from the Queensland Track Cycling Championships is the continued improvement of the state's AWD (athletes with disabilities) tandem cyclists. It's a story of inspiration, hard luck and gutsy comebacks and at the centre of it is four inspiring young men - Bryce Lindores, Stephen Storer, Ben Macfie and Ben Holmes.

Backed by the Victor Broncos club, Macfie and Holmes broke through on the national scene last year, producing what many well qualified judges rated as the performance of the championships, when they won gold in the tandem sprint at last year's Australian Track Championships in Adelaide.

There was an unfortunate post-script to the story. Macfie and Holmes were in the final stages of preparation for the World Championships, when they crashed in training at the Chandler Velodrome.

Macfie, the powerful stoker, who has already endured enough hardships in life, hit the deck hard, fracturing his skull. Doctors ruled he couldn't fly to the World Championships in Belgium .. and as they say .. that was that.

But nothing would stop the two articulate young men from renewing their partnership on the track at the Queensland Championships, where they bettered their times from 2006 at the same meet. "I knew that coming back from close to four months straight without any training, with the injuries I sustained due to the accident would be tough," Macfie told Cyclingnews. "I'm very pleased, going to see more to come. Seeing the other fellas who went overseas, seeing what they did, more and more motivation to stick on their tail."

What other fellas?

Stephen Storer and Bryce Lindores
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Those "other fellas" Macfie and Holmes refer to are the pairing of Stephen Storer and Bryce Lindores - also from the Victor Broncos Club - who emerged from the shadow of the more fancied pairing to win bronze in the tandem at the World Championships in Belgium.

Lindores, who like Macfie is almost a made to order custom built stoker, was inspired to get involved in cycling by his Gold Coast neighbour Robbie McEwen. Together with former Cairns product Storer ( a classy cyclist in his own right) , the pair have formed a formidable combination, showing their wares once again with gold in the time trial and sprint at this week's State Titles.

It's no surprise what the boys want next. The same prize Ben Holmes and Ben Macfie are chasing. "It's come from nothing and made something of it and come good in the world's and got a bronze," and enthusiastic Brycey told Cyclingnews. "It's all good, but we're not stopping at the bronze."

Storer, the calming influence of the pairing, sees the secret of future success, being in the enjoyment. "Have fun as we go, without the fun, the motivation can't stay," Storer said. The building rivalry with Holmes and Macfie is another reason to keep training hard. "It pushes us to keep a step in front of them, they're very talented too which keeps us on our toes, without competition we can't get any better."

The tandem talents from the Victor Broncos Club are now planning another Australian sporting dynasty - a Thorpe/Hackett style rivalry which will propel both to the top of the World Championship podium on the boards in Bordeaux. "I truly believe that Australia's going to be on top in the tandem cycling in the next few years, 1-2-3 I reckon, we're going to be the best, all of us," an emphatic Ben Holmes told Cyclingnews.

His stoker sees it much the same way. "We've discussed it with head coaches here in Australia, if you look at the situation with Ryan Bailey in Athens, there were four or five guys pushing each other," Macfie said. "We've got four or five really strong pairings."

The tandems will be on show at the Australian Track Championships at Sydney's Dunc Gray Velodrome next month.

Photography

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Results

Day 1

Elite Women 500m Time Trial

1 Chloe Macpherson (Mackay Cycling Club)                          37.210
2 Hayley Wright (Balmoral Cycle Club)                             38.430
3 Dimity Hopes (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                           41.140
DNS Jacqui Klowss (Hamilton Pine River Wheelers)

Under 19 Women Time Trial

1 Philippa Hindmarsh (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                     37.819
2 Sarah Edwards (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                          39.526
3 Jessy Byrnes (Kangaroo Point C C)                               39.725
4 Emily Hunt (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                             42.027
5 Zoe Appel (Balmoral Cycle Club)                                 41.380
6 Courtney Le Lay (Balmoral Cycle Club)                           39.940

AWD Time Trial

1 Bryce Indores/Stephen Torer (Victor Broncos)                  1.09.608
2 Benjamin Macfie/Ben Holmes (Victor Broncos)                   1.11.984
3 Damien Williams/Peter Spencer (Victor Bronco                  1.12.989
4 Christopher Scott (Logan City Cycling Club)                   1.13.582

Day 2

Junior under 19 women individual pursuit qualifying

1 Jessy Byrnes (Kangaroo Point C C)                             2.38.5
2 Courtney Le Lay (Balmoral Cycle Club)                         2.42.5
3 Sarah Edwards (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                        2.44.3
4 Zoe Appel (Balmoral Cycle Club)                               2.45.6

Women's individual iursuit qualifying

1 Sasha Harvey (Kangaroo Point C C)                             4.13.0
2 Jocelyn Loane (Lifecycle Cycling Club)                        4.13.5
3 Stephanie Jackson (Uni Cycle Club)                            4.15.9
4 Shara Gillow (SUNSHINE COAST CC)                              4.25.5
5 Dimity Hopes (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                         4.26.5

Women's sprint - flying 200m

1 Chloe Macpherson (Mackay Cycling Club)                          12.580
2 Philippa Hindmarsh (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                     12.590
3 Hayley Wright (Balmoral Cycle Club)                             12.800
4 Emily Hunt (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                             14.662
DNS Jacqui Klowss (Hamilton Pine River Wheelers)

Junior under 19 men individual pursuit qualifying

1 Joshua Edwards (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                       3.41.4
2 Malcolm Rudolph (Maryborough & District CC)                   3.44.2
3 Joshua James (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                         3.51.8
4 Clay Allison (Balmoral Cycle Club)                            3.55.4
5 Harry Rassie (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                         3.59.9
6 Luke Keevers (Victor Broncos)                                 4.04.0
7 Ryan Costello (Cairns Cycle Club)                             4.17.4
DNS Joel Lewis (Kangaroo Point C C)

Elite men individual pursuit qualifying

1 Hayden Josefski (Maryborough & District CC)                   4.49.4
2 Peter Herzig (Uni Cycle Club)                                 4.56.2
3 Tony Mann (Caravello CC)                                      4.59.9
4 Kyle Bateson (C.A.T.S.)                                       5.01.0
5 Steven George (Ipswich C C)                                   5.02.6
6 Peter Spencer (Sutherland Shire CC)                           5.17.1

Elite women sprint semi finals

Heat 1

1 Philippa Hindmarsh                                            13.29  12.97
2 Hayley Wright

Heat 2

1 Chloe Macpherson                                              14.84  16.18
2 Emily Hunt

Juunior under 19 men 1km time trial

1 Malcolm Rudolph (Maryborough & District CC)                   1.09.7
2 Joshua Edwards (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                       1.11.0
3 Ryan Costello (Cairns Cycle Club)                             1.23.4
DNS Joel Lewis (Kangaroo Point C C)
DNS Clay Allison (Balmoral Cycle Club)

Elite men 1km time trial

1 Steven George (Ipswich C C)                                   1.09.2
2 Jeremy Hogg (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                          1.09.4
3 Jay Callaghan (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                        1.10.0
4 Kyle Bateson (C.A.T.S.)                                       1.10.8
5 William Draffen (Townsville Cycle Club)                       1.11.4
6 Tyler Wright (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                         1.11.9
7 Kurtis Redman (SUNSHINE COAST CC)                             1.12.0
8 Stephen Storer (Victor Broncos)                               1.12.8
9 Daniel Mcculloch (Ffast Cycle Club)                           1.13.3
10 David Reid (Victor Broncos)                                  1.13.4
11 Benjamin Holmes (Victor Broncos)                             1.15.1

Junior under 19 women individual pursuit final

1-2 final

1 Jessy Byrnes                                                  2.37.5
2 Courtney Le Lay                                               2.43.2

3-4 final

3 Sarah Edwards

Elite women sprint

1-2 final

1 Philippa Hindmarsh
2 Chloe Macpherson

3-4 final

3 Hayley Wright
4 Emily Hunt

Junior under 19 men individual pursuit final

1-2 final

1 Malcolm Rudolph
2 Josh Edwards                                                  3.40.1
                                                                3.40.3
3-4 final

3 Joshua James                                                  3.54.0
4 Clay Allison                                                  3.58.3

Elite women individual pursuit final

1-2 final

1 Sasha Harvey                                                  4.11.4
2 Jocelyn Loane                                                 4.17.3

3-4 final

3 Stephaine Jackson                                             4.20.1
4 Shara Gillow                                                  4.29.2

Elite men individual pursuit final

1-2 final

1 Hayden Jodefski                                               4.52.3
2 Peter Herzig                                                  5.02.8

3-4 final

3 Tony Mann                                                     5.00.8
4 Kyle Bateson                                                  5.07.1

Day 3

AWD individual pursuit final

1 Christopher Scott (Logan City Cycling Club)                   3.52.1
2 Damien Williams (Victor Broncos)                              5.02.0

Elite men sprint - flying 200m

1 Wade Cosgrove (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                          11.12
2 Benjamin Simonelli (Victor Broncos)                             11.12
3 William Draffen (Townsville Cycle Club)                         11.40
4 Jeremy Hogg (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                            11.41
5 Lindsay Mcmaster (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                       11.47
6 Jason Roberts (ADF Cycling)                                     11.53
7 Gerard O'connell (Victor Broncos)                               11.58
8 Tyler Wright (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                           11.63
9 Daniel Mcculloch (Ffast Cycle Club)                             11.74
10 Clayton Berg (Victor Broncos)                                  11.74
11 Brian Schmacker (Club Bikeline)                                11.77
12 Kurtis Redman (SUNSHINE COAST CC)                              11.81
13 Paul Jackson (Uni Cycle Club)                                  11.87
14 David Reid (Victor Broncos)                                    11.97
15 Benjamin Holmes (Victor Broncos)                               11.98
16 Stephen Storer (Victor Broncos)                                11.99
17 Mark Sztybel (Uni Cycle Club)                                  12.94
DNS Patrick Dennis (Victor Broncos)

U19 men sprint - flying 200m

1 Byron Davis (Kangaroo Point C C)                                11.23
2 Joshua Edwards (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                         12.06
3 Joel Callaghan (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                         12.36
4 Ryan Costello (Cairns Cycle Club)                               13.65
5 Jeremy Ryan (Toowoomba Cycling Club Inc.)                       13.77

Junior under 19 men sprint final

1 Byron Davis (K.P.)
2 Josh Edwards (Rockhampton)
3 Joel Callaghan (Rockhampton)

Elite men sprint final

1 Ben Simonelli (Victor Broncos)
2 Wade Cosgrove (Rockhampton)
3 Lindsay McMaster (Rockhampton)

Day 4

AWD sprint - flying 200m

1 Benjamin Macfie (Victor Broncos)                               11.45
  Ben  Holmes (Victor Broncos)
2 Damien Williams (Victor Broncos)                               11.90
  Peter Spencer (Victor Broncos)
3 Bryce Lindores (Victor Broncos)                                11.63
  Stephen Storer (Victor Broncos)

Combinded men's team sprint qualifying

1 Jeremy Hogg (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                         1.06.7
  Tyler Wright (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
  Wade Cosgrove (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
2 Steven Rynne (Kangaroo Point C C)                            1.09.1
  Matthew Wood (Kangaroo Point C C)
  Byron Davis (Kangaroo Point C C)
3 Lindsay Mcmaster (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                    1.09.1
  Jay Callaghan (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
  Joshua Edwards (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
4 Mark Sztybel (Uni Cycle Club)                                1.12.1
  Tim O'donnell (Uni Cycle Club)
  James Bondio (Uni Cycle Club)
5 Joshua James (Rockhampton Cycle Club)                        1.12.7
  Joel Callaghan (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
  Harry Rassie (Rockhampton Cycle Club)

AWD sprint final

1 Bryce Lindores
  Stephen Storer
2 Benjamin Macfie
  Ben  Holmes

Junior under 19 women keirin final

1 Philippa  Hindmarsh (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
2 Courtney  Le Lay (Balmoral Cycle Club)
3 Sarah  Edwards (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
4 Zoe  Appel (Balmoral Cycle Club)
5 Jessy  Byrnes (Kangaroo Point C C)
6 Emily  Hunt (Rockhampton Cycle Club)

Elite women keirin final

1 Chloe  Macpherson (Mackay Cycling Club)
2 Hayley  Wright (Balmoral Cycle Club)
3 Sasha  Harvey (Kangaroo Point C C)
3 Theresa  Elmes (Ffast Cycle Club)
4 Dimity  Hopes (Rockhampton Cycle Club)

Combinded men's team sprint final

1-2 final

1 Rockhamapton                                                 1.05.9
2 Kangaroo Point                                               1.08.9

3-4 final

3 Rockhampton                                                  1.08.0
4 University                                                   1.12.4

Junior under 19 men scratch race

1 Joshua Edwards (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
2 Byron Davis (Kangaroo Point C C)
3 Joshua James (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
4 Clay Allison (Balmoral Cycle Club)
5 Joel Callaghan (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
6 Ryan Costello (Cairns Cycle Club)
7 Scott Dempsey (Townsville Cycle Club)
8 Luke Keevers (Victor Broncos)
9 Joel Lewis (Kangaroo Point C C)
10 Harry Rassie (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
11 Malcolm Rudolph (Maryborough & District CC)
12 Jeremy Ryan (Toowoomba Cycling Club Inc.)

Junior under 19 women scratch race

1 Philippa Hindmarsh (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
2 Sarah Edwards (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
3 Courtney Le Lay (Balmoral Cycle Club)
4 Zoe Appel (Balmoral Cycle Club)
5 Jessy Byrnes (Kangaroo Point C C)
6 Emily Hunt (Rockhampton Cycle Club)

Elite women scratch race

1 Chloe Macpherson (Mackay Cycling Club)
2 Hayley Wright (Balmoral Cycle Club)
3 Sasha Harvey (Kangaroo Point C C)
4 Theresa Elmes (Ffast Cycle Club)
5 Dimity Hopes (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
6 Stephanie Jackson (Uni Cycle Club)

Elite men scratch race

1 Jeremy Hogg (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
2 Steven George (Ipswich C C)
3 Jay Callaghan (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
4 Kyle Bateson (C.A.T.S.)
5 James Bondio (Uni Cycle Club)
6 Wade Cosgrove (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
7 Patrick Dennis (Victor Broncos)
8 William Draffen (Townsville Cycle Club)
9 Paul Jackson (Uni Cycle Club)
10 Daniel Mcculloch (Ffast Cycle Club)
11 Kurtis Redman (Sunshine Coast CC)
12 Peter Spencer (Sutherland Shire CC)
13 David Stallan (Albury-Wodonga CC)
14 Tyler Wright (Rockhampton Cycle Club)
15 Kurt Dutton (Victor Broncos)
16 Lindsay Mcmaster (Rockhampton Cycle Club) - Relegated to last

Day 5

Junior under 19 women points race final
 
1 Sarah Edwards (Rockhampton Cycle Club)           
2 Zoe Appel (Balmoral Cycle Club)                  
3 Courtney Le Lay (Balmoral Cycle Club)            
DNF Philippa Hindmarsh (Rockhampton Cycle Club)    
DNS Jessy Byrnes (Kangaroo Point C C)              
DNS Emily Hunt (Rockhampton Cycle Club)            
 
Elite women points race final
 
1 Sasha Harvey (Kangaroo Point C C)                
2 Hayley Wright (Balmoral Cycle Club)              
3 Dimity Hopes (Rockhampton Cycle Club)            
4 Theresa Elmes (Ffast Cycle Club)                 
DNS Jocelyn Loane (Lifecycle Cycling Club)         
DNS Chloe Macpherson (Mackay Cycling Club)         
 
Junior under 19 men keirin final
 
1 Byron Davis (Kangaroo Point C C)                 
2 Joel Callaghan (Rockhampton Cycle Club)          
3 Joshua Edwards (Rockhampton Cycle Club)          
 
Elite men keirin final
 
1 Wade Cosgrove (Rockhampton Cycle Club)           
2 Jeremy Hogg (Rockhampton Cycle Club)             
3 William Draffen (Townsville Cycle Club)          
 
Junior under 19 men points race final
 
1 Malcolm Rudolph (Maryborough & District CC)      
2 Joshua Edwards (Rockhampton Cycle Club)          
3 Joshua James (Rockhampton Cycle Club)            
4 Harry Rassie (Rockhampton Cycle Club)            
5 Luke Keevers (Victor Broncos)                    
6 Clay Allison (Balmoral Cycle Club)               
7 Joel Callaghan (Rockhampton Cycle Club)          
8 Ryan Costello (Cairns Cycle Club)                
9 Scott Dempsey (Townsville Cycle Club)            
DNS Joel Lewis (Kangaroo Point C C)                
DNS Jeremy Ryan (Toowoomba Cycling Club Inc.)      
 
Elite men points race final
 
1 Steven George (Ipswich C C)                      
2 Jay Callaghan (Rockhampton Cycle Club)           
3 Daniel Mcculloch (Ffast Cycle Club)              
4 David Dutton (Victor - Broncos)                  
DNF David Reid (Victor - Broncos)                  
DNS Tony Mann (Caravello CC)                       
DNS Peter Spencer (Sutherland Shire CC)            
DNS David Stallan (Albury-Wodonga CC)