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Australian/Oceania Track Titles - CN
Sydney, Australia, April 30 - May 4, 2003
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Day 2 - May 1
- Men Flying 200
- Men 200m Sprint
- Women Individual Pursuit
- Men U19 Sprint
- Women U19 2k Individual Pursuit
- Multi Disability Individual Pursuit
- Men Sprint Round 1 & 1/4
- Women 10K Scratch
- Men U19 Individual Pursuit
- Multi Disability Pursuit
Reporting by Anthony Tan
Men Flying 200
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French fries 'em
Victorian Mark French made more than a few heads turn at 16:00 AEST this afternoon at the Dunc Gray Velodrome. French was going so fast in fact that a few of his fans appeared to be rubbing their necks after his blistering show of speed on the Norweigan pine boards, qualifying fastest [10.515] for the Sprint and catapulting him to a national championship win in the process.
"Lots of people say qualifying doesn't matter so long as you get in the top six, but it definitely helps mentally if you finish in the top three," said French proudly.
Asked if there were any others to watch out for in the Sprint finals, French nominated Shaun Hopkins (NSW) as one to watch this evening, "but really I think it's going to come down to Ryan [Bayley, WA] and myself.
"This [the Sprint] is the one I really want to win; there's also the Keirin, but this event I really want to go well in," he added. "I also want to make sure I have a place in the squad for the World's, so in the Sydney World Cup, I want to ride a 10.4 or better [in the Flying 200]."
Another event on French's mind is World Championships and 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. He tells me his dreams often revolve around a podium at the World Championships and the Olympic Games, although the humble rider understands he's got a tough road ahead of him with the likes of Sean Eadie, Jobie Dajka and Ryan Bayley still in the fold.
"With four of us going for three spots, it may not be a realistic goal, but it's something for me to work towards and I won't be disappointed if I don't make it, so long as it's for the right reasons."
Women Individual Pursuit
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It's Mac-tier time
2001 Australian road champion Kactie Mactier (Vic) convincingly won an event she spent all of four weeks training for - and only because she had trouble organising a work visa to race with her US-based professional cycling team, Team Saturn.
"I must say I'm delighted with my win tonight and can't thank John Beasley [Victorian Institute of Sport track coach] enough," said the smiling Victorian, referring to Beasley's ability to sway the officials, which allowed Mactier to compete without the need to qualify.
Despite a relatively short period of preparation, Mactier quashed any speculation that tonight was a half-hearted effort when asked about her expectations going into the event: "I wanted to win. Preparing for the event, I told John Beasley to be honest with me, and tell me if he thought I was capable [of winning] or if I was wasting my time."
A former junior national track squad member, Mactier was soon at home on the boards despite a five year layoff from track cycling. "I love the fact that it's just you against the clock and there are no external factors - it's the ultimate event where you can prove just how good you are"; a statement often heard by her partner and previous Australian time trial champion, Nathan O'Neill.
Women's 10k Scratch Race
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Winning a formality for Happy Gilmore
In a somewhat predictable result, sprint ace Rochelle Gilmore (NSW) showed three road races in the last week, a 24 hour flight and virtually no preparation is not enough to stop this girl from winning.
"I certainly wasn't ready for it [the Scratch Race] after racing three races in Europe in five days," said Gilmore, who seemed rather unphased by adding another national championship to her palmares. "I felt underdone and my legs were still tired, but it's good preparation for the World Cup in Sydney later this month."
Speaking in a tone indicative of someone who's got bigger fish to fry, Gilmore acknowledges her primary focus is the Scratch Race at the World Track Championships, as the parcours for the world road championships in Hamilton, Canada, doesn't suit her abilities.
"I came second in the same event at the World's last year, so I want to go one better this year and win the world championship. The World Cup [in Sydney] is just another international race for experience, but I know it's important if I'm to have a shot at the world title," said Gilmore with determination.
Further down the road, Gilmore wants to fulfil her dreams of Olympic glory: "It's always something in the back of my head, but I'll take each day as it comes. It's always been a dream of mine, and I believe next year is the best year for me to do it."
Photos
Images by Tom Balks/www.tombalks.com
Women Individual Pursuit
- Part-timer on the boards and 2001 Australian road champion, Katie Mactier (Vic) demolished her opposition in the Individual Pursuit.
- Amy Safe (SA) had to settle for second after Mactier's championship-winning time of 3.41.348. Safe finished with a time of 3.45.786.
M19 3000m Individual Pursuit
- Stocky Victorian Michael Ford won the bronze medal, comfortably beating Andrew Wyper (NSW).
- Chris Pascoe (NSW) on his way to winning the closest-fought and arguably the most thrilling event of the evening, the U19 Individual Pursuit.
- Sean Finning (Vic) and Chris Pascoe (NSW) swapped the lead throughout the event, but in the end, it was Pascoe nudging out Finning by a mere 15/100ths of a second.
- Many hands make light work for Chris Pascoe (NSW) - flanked by NSWIS Head Coach Gary Sutton and personal coach Garry Dawson.
- I wish I had my bike - Sean Eadie (NSW) might be out with an injury, but his humour and on-field jokes are tireless.
Men's Sprint 1/4 finals
- World Champion Mark French (Vic) easily accounts for Wade Bootes (Qld) in the quarter finals of the men's Sprint.
- You lookin' at me? Ryan Bayley's (WA) gives his best tough guy stare to Damien Keirl (Vic).
- Wade Cosgrove (Qld) somewhat surprisingly overcame pre-race favourite Shaun Hopkins (NSW), albeit after three rounds.
W19 2000m Individual Pursuit
- Are you Maclean's showing? In-form Jessie Maclean (ACT) was smiling all the way to the finish, posting a sizzling time of 2.33.122 to take the U19 Individual Pursuit.
- Silver medallist Renee Braithwaite (SA) was some way off Maclean's time, over four seconds down.
Women's 10k Scratch Race
- Calm before the storm - the bunch all together at the start of the women's 10k Scratch Race.
- Rochelle Gilmore's (NSW) class more than anything pulled her through with the win tonight, still recovering from a heavy season of road racing in Europe.
- Tammy Boyd (NZl) was one of two riders to come down in the closing moments of the Scratch Race.
Images by Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews
- Phill Bates has been a long-standing supporter of Australian track and road cycling.
- There's a job for everyone at the Aussie Track Titles.
- The all-important rub-down. Can I be next, please?
- Warming up on the rollers.
- Warming down on the floor.
- Mark French (Vic) with his former coach from the Victorian Institute of Sport, John Beasley.
Results
Afternoon session Evening session
Afternoon session
Event 15: Women 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualification
1 Katie Mactier (Vic) 3.38.961
2 Amy Safe (SA) 3.41.847
3 Alexis Rhodes (SA) 3.50.055
4 Louise Yaxley (Tas) 3.51.586
5 Leonie Aisbett (NSW) 3.52.121
6 Dale Tye (NZl) 3.53.366
7 Anna Jones-Perrin (Qld) 3.55.780
8 Tammy Boyd (NZl) 3.56.137
9 Catherine Sell (NZl) 3.56.761
10 Jenny MacPherson (Vic) 3.58.791
11 Rachel Rademaker (Vic) 4.00.731
12 Lisa Fletcher (NSW) 4.01.675
Event 16: M19 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualification
1 Michael Ford (Vic) 3.24.515
2 Sean Finning (Vic) 3.25.917
3 Christopher Pascoe (NSW) 3.26.701
4 Andrew Wyper (NSW) 3.28.654
5 Miles Olman (Qld) 3.29.944
6 Michael Lewis (NSW) 3.30.045
7 Matthew Haydock (NZl) 3.31.928
8 Joshua England (NZl) 3.32.192
9 Matthew Goss (Tas) 3.33.675
10 Bradley Payne (Qld) 3.34.980
11 Mitchell Docker (Vic) 3.35.613
12 Keith Evans (WA) 3.35.868
13 David Klyne (Tas) 3.35.942
14 Steven Evans (WA) 3.37.546
15 Samuel Lee (NSW) 3.38.484
16 Benjamin Miles (WA) 3.39.381
17 Samuel Witmitz (Vic) 3.40.433
18 Mathew Rex (SA) 3.40.878
19 Luke Wright (SA) 3.40.940
20 Brendan O'Connell (Qld) 3.44.206
21 Mark Bergamin (SA) 3.44.589
22 Matthew Schriek (NZl) 3.45.637
23 Joseph DePasquale (SA) 3.51.624
24 David Lloyd (WA) 3.57.226
25 Xavier Latoupie (NC) 4.00.059
Event 17: W19 2000m Individual Pursuit Qualification
1 Jessie MacLean (ACT) 2.34.288
2 Paddy Walker (NZl) 2.36.082
3 Renee Braithwaite (SA) 2.36.939
4 Kylie Howlett (Vic) 2.40.074
5 Amy Kirk (WA) 2.40.144
6 Kate Nichols (NSW) 2.40.166
7 Meg Windsor (NSW) 2.41.357
8 Tori Freeland (Vic) 2.41.916
9 Genna Crean (SA) 2.42.864
10 Eve Hood (NSW) 2.42.969
11 Hannah Banks (Qld) 2.43.898
12 Apryl Eppinger (Vic) 2.43.972
13 Amy Phillips (Vic) 2.46.204
14 Alison Barbour (SA) 2.49.515
15 Cindy Baroni (NC) 2.52.326
Event 20: Men Flying 200m Final
Avs.
1 Mark French (Vic) 10.515 (68.47)
2 Ryan Bayley (WA) 10.541 (68.30)
3 Ben Kersten (NSW) 10.842 (66.41)
4 Shaun Hopkins (NSW) 10.867 (66.26)
5 Greg McFarlane (ITA) 10.887 (66.13)
6 Wade Cosgrove (Qld) 10.893 (66.10)
7 Anthanasios Mantzouranis (Gre) 10.971 (65.63)
8 Lazaros Skoumpas (Gre) 10.974 (65.61)
9 Jason Niblett (Vic) 10.991 (65.51)
10 Lampros Vasilopoulos (Gre) 11.089 (64.93)
11 Damien Keirl (Vic) 11.158 (64.53)
12 Wade Bootes (Qld) 11.187 (64.36)
13 Jono Hamlin (NZl) 11.190 (64.34)
14 Daniel Vogels (WA) 11.395 (63.19)
15 Sean Dwight (NSW) 11.431 (62.99)
16 Daniel Beatson (NZl) 11.482 (62.71)
17 Carlo Barendilla (WA) 11.509 (62.56)
18 Gavin White (SA) 11.777 (61.14)
19 Daniel Rynne (Qld) 12.015 (59.93)
20 Paul Dimitri (NC) 12.265 (58.70)
21 Nick Corcoran (Can) 12.315 (58.47)
Event 21: Women 3000m Individual Pursuit First Round
Qualification Criteria: Fastest 2 winners race for gold, 3rd & 4th race for Bronze
Heat 1 Avs.
1 Louise Yaxley (Tas) 3:50.741 (46.87)
2 Leonie Aisbett (NSW) 3:54.691 (45.98)
Heat 2
1 Alexis Rhodes (SA) 3:52.732 (46.49)
2 Dale Tye (NZl) 3:53.881 (46.19)
Heat 3
1 Amy Safe (SA) 3:44.876 (48.05)
2 Anna Jones-Perrin (Qld) 3:55.428 (45.90)
Heat 4
1 Katie Mactier (Vic) 3:40.221 (49.04)
2 Tammy Boyd (NZl) 3:55.997 (45.77)
AR: 3.30.816 Leontien Zijlaard (Ned), Sep 17, 2000, Sydney
Event 22: M19 Sprint 1/4 Final Round 1
Qualification Criteria: Best of 3 races, winners to the semi finals, losers to race for 5-8th
Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3
Heat 1
1 Shane Perkins (Vic) 11.65 12.005
2 Warren Scott (NSW)
Heat 2
1 Andrew Taylor (NSW) 12.05 13.064
2 Phillip Stokes (NSW)
Heat 3
1 Daniel Thorsen (Vic) 11.820 11.651
2 Leigh Sunderland (WA) 12.012
Heat 4
1 Ben Rix (Vic) 11.67 11.466
2 Clint Johnson* (Qld) 11.942
* Clint Johnson (Qld) relegated in heat 4 round 3.
Event 23: Multi Disability Pursuit Heats
Event 23a - LC1 Women 3000m Pursuit
Fastest 2 race for Gold, 3rd fastest wins bronze
1 Fiona Southorn (NZl) 4.09.116
2 Claire MacLean (WA) 4.40.006
3 Joy White (WA) 4.46.374
Event 23b: Women's Tandem 3000m Pursuit
Fastest 2 race for Gold, 3rd & 4th race for bronze
1 Janet Shaw (WA) 3.54.773
Leeanne Manderson (WA)
2 Janelle Lindsay (NSW) 3.55.260
Lindy Hou (NSW)
3 Felicity Johnson (SA) 3.56.204
Toireasa Ryan (NSW)
4 Lyn Lepore (WA) 4.01.068
Kerry Cohen (WA)
Event 23c: LC3 Men 3000m Pursuit
Fastest 2 race for Gold, 3rd & 4th race for bronze
1 Paul Jesson (NZl) 4.17.697
2 Noel Sens (Vic) 4.23.791
3 Glen Jarvis (Vic) 4.27.605
Event 23d: LC1 Men 4000m Pursuit
Fastest 2 race for Gold, 3rd fastest wins bronze
1 Peter Brooks (NSW) 5.03.167
2 Scott Duvall (NSW) 5.28.540
3 Paul O'Neill (WA) 5.40.521
Event 24: Multi Disability Pursuit Finals
Event 24b: CP Div 3 Women 3000m Pursuit
Silver Barbara Buchan (USA) 4.41.337
Event 24c: CP Div 4 Men 3000m Pursuit
Gold Christopher Scott (Qld) 3.38.928
Silver Peter Homann (Vic) 3.55.447
Evening session
Event 25: W19 2000m Individual Pursuit First Round
Qualification Criteria: Fastest 2 winners race for gold, 3rd & 4th race for Bronze
Heat 1
Avs.
1 Amy Kirk (WA) 2.38.545 (45.44)
2 Kylie Howlett (Vic) 2.39.407 (45.26)
Heat 2
1 Renee Braithwaite (SA) 2.36.650 (46.01)
2 Kate Nichols (NSW) 2.39.967 (45.09)
Heat 3
1 Paddy Walker (NZl) 2.37.308 (45.84)
2 Meg Windsor (NSW) 2.42.872 (44.25)
Heat 4
1 Jessie MacLean (ACT) 2.34.705 (46.74)
2 Tori Freeland (Vic) 2.40.176 (44.79)
Event 26: M19 3000m Individual Pursuit First Round
Qualification Criteria: Fastest 2 winners race for gold, 3rd & 4th race for Bronze
Heat 1
Avs.
1 Andrew Wyper (NSW) 3.26.863 (52.27)
2 Miles Olman (Qld) 3.30.264 (51.27)
Heat 2
1 Christopher Pascoe (NSW) 3.24.063 (52.78)
2 Michael Lewis (NSW) 3.37.486 (49.57)
Heat 3
1 Sean Finning (Vic) 3.24.228 (52.87)
2 Matthew Haydock (NZl) 3.32.754 (50.81)
Heat 4
1 Michael Ford (Vic) 3.25.376 (52.49)
2 Joshua England (NZl) 3.34.649 (50.35)
Event 27: Men Sprint Round 1
Qualification Criteria: Winners to the quarter finals, losers to the repechage
Heat 1
1 Mark French (Vic) 11.563
2 Carlo Barendilla (WA)
Heat 2
1 Ryan Bayley (WA) 11.521
2 Daniel Beatson (NZl)
Heat 3
1 Ben Kersten (NSW) 11.381
2 Daniel Vogels (WA)
Heat 4
1 Shaun Hopkins (NSW) 11.442
2 Jono Hamlin (NZl)
Heat 5
1 Wade Cosgrove (Qld) 11.520
2 Wade Bootes (Qld)
Heat 1
1 Jason Niblett (Vic) 11.037
2 Damien Keirl (Vic)
Event 28: Women 3000m Individual Pursuit Final
Bronze Medal
Avs.
3 Louise Yaxley (Tas) 3.51.834 (46.68)
4 Alexis Rhodes (SA) 3.55.190 (45.78)
Gold & Silver Medal
1 Katie Mactier (Vic) 3.41.348 (48.76)
2 Amy Safe (SA 3.45.786 (47.82)
Event 28: Women 3000m Individual Pursuit Final - Summary
1 Katie Mactier (Vic)
2 Amy Safe (SA
3 Louise Yaxley (Tas
4 Alexis Rhodes (SA
5 Tammy Boyd (NZl
6 Anna Jones-Perrin (Qld)
7 Leonie Aisbett (NSW
8 Dale Tye (NZl
Event 29: M19 Sprint Semi Final Round 1
Qualification Criteria: Best of 3 races, winners race for gold, losers race for bronze
Rnd 1 Rnd 2
Heat 1
1 Shane Perkins (Vic) 11.748 11.289
2 Ben Rix (Vic)
Heat 2
1 Daniel Thorsen (Vic) 11.711 11.530
2 Andrew Taylor (NSW)
Event 30: Men Sprint Round 1 Repechage
Qualification Criteria: Winners to the quarter finals
Heat 1
1 Damien Keirl (Vic) 11.466
2 Jono Hamlin (NZl)
3 Carlo Barendilla (WA)
Heat 2
1 Wade Bootes (Qld) 11.477
2 Daniel Beatson (NZl)
3 Daniel Vogels (WA)
Event 32: Multi Disability Pursuit Finals
Event 32a: Women's Tandem 3000m Pursuit
Bronze medal
3 Felicity Johnson (SA) 3.55.535
Toireasa Ryan (NSW)
4 Lyn Lepore (WA) 4.00.906
Kerry Cohen (WA)
Gold and Silver medals
1 Janet Shaw (WA) 3.45.063
Leeanne Manderson (WA)
2 Janelle Lindsay (NSW) 3.54.049
Lindy Hou (NSW)
Event 32b: LC3 Men 3000m Pursuit
1 Paul Jesson (NZl) 4.12.508
2 Noel Sens (Vic) 4.22.644
3 Glen Jarvis (Vic)
Event 32c: LC1 Men 4000m Pursuit
Gold and Silver medals
1 Peter Brooks (NSW) 5.03.428
2 Scott Duvall (NSW) Caught
3 Paul O'Neill (WA)
Event 33: M19 Sprint 5-8th Final
5 Clint Johnson (Qld) 11.780
6 Phillip Stokes (NSW)
7 Leigh Sunderland (WA)
DNS Warren Scott (NSW)
Event 35: Men Sprint 1/4 Final
Qualification Criteria: Best of 3 races, winners to the semi finals, losers to race for 5-8th
Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rdn 3
Heat 1
1 Mark French (Vic) 11.23 11.377
2 Wade Bootes (Qld)
Heat 2
1 Ryan Bayley (WA) 11.56 11.463
2 Damien Keirl (Vic)
Heat 3
1 Ben Kersten (NSW) 11.16 11.682
2 Jason Niblett (Vic)
Heat 4
1 Wade Cosgrove (Qld) 11.043 11.060
2 Shaun Hopkins (NSW) 11.21
Event 37: W19 2000m Individual Pursuit Final
Bronze Medal
Avs.
3 Amy Kirk (WA) 2.37.488 (45.60)
4 Paddy Walker (NZl) 2.39.335 (45.18)
Gold & Silver Medal
1 Jessie MacLean (ACT) 2.33.122 (46.99)
2 Renee Braithwaite (SA) 2.37.480 (45.63)
Event 38: M19 Sprint Final
Bronze Medal Race
Rnd 1 Rnd 2
3 Andrew Taylor (NSW) 11.668 11.853
4 Ben Rix (Vic)
Gold Medal Race
1 Shane Perkins (Vic) 11.111 11.619
2 Daniel Thorsen (Vic)
Event 40 (42a): Men Sprint 5-8th Final
5 Jason Niblett (Vic) 11.54
6 Damien Keirl (Vic)
7 Wade Bootes (Qld)
8 Shaun Hopkins (NSW)
Event 42: M19 3000m Individual Pursuit Final
Bronze Medal
Avs.
3 Michael Ford (Vic) 3.25.834 (52.60)
4 Andrew Wyper (NSW) 3.31.366 (51.03)
Gold & Silver Medal
1 Christopher Pascoe (NSW) 3.25.769 (52.51)
2 Sean Finning (Vic) 3.26.226 (52.36)
Event 44: Women 10km Scratch Race Final
1 Rochelle Gilmore (NSW) 13.10
2 Belinda Goss (Tas)
3 Katrina Purcell (WA)
4 Catherine Sell (NZl)
5 Anna Jones-Perrin (Qld)
6 Jessica Berry (Vic)
7 Rebecca Ellis (NSW)
8 Rachel Rademaker (Vic)
9 Kerry Cohen (WA)
10 Tammy Boyd (NZl)
11 Dale Tye (NZl)
12 Louise Yaxley (Tas)
13 Leeanne Manderson (WA)
14 Leonie Aisbett (NSW)
15 Alexis Rhodes (SA)
DNF Claire Schneider (Qld)
DNF Jenny MacPherson (Vic)
