Photography

Day 1 - Wednesday, April 17, 2002

Photography courtesy Tom Balks

Men's Pursuit

• Peter Dawson (WA) gives the Pursuit everything he's got, and walks away with the gold medal.
• The decisive moment Peter Dawson (WA) fights to catch Stephen Wooldridge (NSW), and win the Men's Pursuit.

Men's 100m Time Trial

• Queensland legend Danny Day pulls an outstanding victory in the Men's 100m Time Trial.
• Shane Kelly (VIC) tries to break Danny Day's time

Women's Sprint

• Kerrie Meares (QLD) takes her second 1st place of the night in the Women's Sprint.

Women's 500m Time Trial

• The beginning of a great night for Kerrie Meares (QLD), as she starts the Time Trial.
• Anna Meares (QLD) on her way to secure second place in the Women's 500m Time Trial
• Rosealee Hubbard (SA) rides the 500m Time Trial.

Under 19 Men's points race

• The Under 19 Men's Points Race gets under way.
• Christopher Sutton (NSW) in the Under 19 Men's 25km Points Race.
• Nicholas Sanderson (VIC) and Christopher Sutton (NSW) fight for first place.
• Nicholas Sanderson (VIC) waves to the crowd after winning the Under 19 Men's Points Race.

Under 19 Men's Team Sprint

• The calm before the storm - riders line up for the Under 19 Men's Team Sprint.

Day 2 - Thursday, April 18, 2002

• Belinda Goss (TAS) gets 'moody' on her way to the U19 pursuit gold.
• In the CP Div 4 3000m pursuit, Chris Scott (QLD) set a new world record
• Tasmanian Emily Williams looked pretty happy with bronze in the points race
• Rochelle Gilmore (NSW), Katrina Purcell (VIC) and Leeanne Manderson (WA) in the women's points race
• It all goes horribly wrong for Jarrod Burr (TAS) in the U19 men's scratch
• Officials and helpers attend to Kerry Cohen (WA) after her crash
• Katrina Purcell (VIC) in the thick of the action on her way to silver in the points race
• Matt Farmer (NSW) claims victory in the U19 men's scratch
• Rochelle Gilmore (NSW) keeps watchful station in the points race

Day 3 - Friday, April 19, 2002

Photography courtesy Tom Balks

• The NSW Pursuit Team catches Victoria on its way to victory in the final
• Kerrie Meares after winning the Women's Sprint Gold
• Shane Kelly receives attention after his crash in a round of the men's sprint
• Dead heat - as close at it gets in the Women's 10km Scratch race
• Sean Eadie - defeats Ryan Bayley in the Men's Sprint
• Rochelle Gilmore - cruises across the line to win the Women's 10km Scratch
• Sitting in - Gilmore in the field during the 10km Scratch
• WA riders encircle - the favourite during the Women's 10km scratch
• Amy Safe - shows the effort of winning the Women's 3km IP

Day 3 - Friday, April 19, 2002

Additional Day 3 photography courtesy Phil McKnight

• Shane Kelly lies on the track after his crash in the sprint heats
• The NSW Pursuit Team on its way to victory in the final
• Mark Renshaw leads the NSW team pursuit squad
• Brent Dawson on the front during the team pursuit final
• The NSW squad takes the bend during qualifying
• A wide angle view of the NSW pursuit squad

Day 4 - Saturday, April 20, 2002

Photography courtesy Tom Balks

• The crowd - watch the action on day 4 of the Australian Track Championships
• Denis Mungovern (ACT) - leads in the men's scratch race
• Yoshii Kouji - leads the bunch in the men's scratch race.
• Mark Renshaw (NSW) and Darren Young (Tas) - sprint for the line in the men's scratch race
• Mark Renshaw (NSW) - wins the men's scratch race
• Alexis Rhodes (SA) - in the U19 women's points race
• Clair Schneider (Qld) - in the U19 women's points race
• Alicia MacDonald (Qld) - loses an important part of her front wheel in the U19 women's points race
• ...And hits the boards
• Martin Vinnicombe/Lindy Hou (NSW) - against Eddy Hollands/Lynette Lapore (WA) in the tandem sprint.
• Martin Vinnicombe and Lindy Hou (NSW) - ride to victory in the tandem sprint
• NSW coach Gary Sutton - urges on the U19 NSW pursuit team in the final
• Victorious Victorians - pedal smoothly in the U19 team pursuit final

Day 5 - Sunday, April 21, 2002

Photography courtesy Tom Balks

• Sean Eadie - before the start of the Men's keirin final
• Danny Day fought his way - out of a tight situation in the keirin
• Women jockey for best postion - in the final of the keirin
• Rosealee Hubbard - leads out the for the keirin final
• Matthew Farmer & Christopher Sutton (NSW) lend eachother a helping hand.
• Nicholas Sanderson & Jonathon Clarke (Vic) surprised everybody when they made it into every sprint and took home first place.
• Renee Braithwaite (SA) in the Under 19 Women's Point Race.
• Alexis Rhodes (SA) keeps constant pressure on the leaders in the points race
• Belinda Goss (Tas) on her way to first place in the Under 19 Women's Points Race.
• The 'Smiling Assassin' Peter Dawson with his trademark grimace was the danger man in the Men's Points Race.
• Darren Young (Tas) - a constant presence in the points race sprints
• Mark Renshaw (NSW) in the Men's Points Race.

Recent Australian track cycling photography

The Sid Patterson Grand Prix

Melbourne, April 6, 2002

Photos by John Stasytis/Hawthorn Photographics

• Kial Stewart breaks away from the bunch
• Scratchmen ready for the start Champion of Champions race
• The Banana Man (Alias Bill Clifton) rides
• Mark Renshaw leads the group
• six Tim Decker & Kouji Yoshii enjoy a little assistance in the Derny Race
• Tom Nankervis lets the audience know how he feels as he wins the Champion of Champions Wheel race
• "Winners are Grinners" at the podium for the Champion of Champions Wheel race
• Brett Aitken winning Sid Patterson Grand Prix
• Brett Aitken Mark Renshaw & Tom Nankervis, salute the crowd as the Sid Patterson GP placegetters

Qantas Cup - Round 3

Dunc Gray Velodrome, Sydney, March 23, 2002

Photos by Cyclingnews / Tom Balks

• The NSW crowd - weren't disappointed with their team's performance.
• Some of the crowd - were harder to impress than others...
• Michelle Ferris (Vic) - tests out the track before the event begins.
• Belinda Goss (Tas) - stays ahead of the competition to take home the womens elimination points race.
• Kerrie Meares (Qld), Rochelle Gilmore (NSW) and Michelle Ferris (Vic) - (l-r) start into the final sprint for the Women's keirin.
• Kerrie Meares (Qld) - takes a strong victory in the Women's Sprint.
• Ben Kersten (NSW) - in the Men's derby.
• Ben Kersten (NSW) - grimaces just a little in the Men's Derby.
• Ryan Bayley (WA) - on his way to winning the Men's 200m sprint.
• Mark Renshaw and Steve Woolridge (NSW) - in mid-sling during the Men's Madison.
• The Qantas Men's scratch race - saw Mark Renshaw claimed an impressive victory with outstanding support from his team.
• The Qantas Cup - waiting for somebody to claim it.
• Looking happy on the podium - the NSW team takes the Qantas Cup.