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Sydney, Australia, April 30 - May 4, 2003

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Day 3 - May 2

Men & Men U19 Team Pursuit
Women Sprint 200m
Women U19 200m Sprint
Multi Disability 200m Sprint
Men Sprint Finals
Open Men Teams Pursuit
Men U19 25k Points
Women U19 Sprint
Multi Disability Sprint
Women U19 7.5k Scratch

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Men's Sprint Finals

Strong as an ox
Photo © Tom Balks

Ryan rips through with the win

The first championship final of the evening was always destined to be an exciting one. In yesterday's Flying 200, Mark French (Vic) and Ryan Bayley (WA) were a cut above, posting times of 10.515 and 10.541 respectively, so it was apt these two fought for the national Sprint title.

In round 1, French hit out hard from more than 100 metres out, with Bayley struggling to close the gap until the final turn, but it was French taking out the first out of a three round final.

Bayley reversed his fortunes in round 2, using an almost identical tactic to that of his adversary the previous round, but went out even earlier. Despite French's incredible finishing speed, the West Australian gave it everything in the home straight to make it 1-1, and as he threw himself at the line, just as he did at the Manchester World's, he popped a wheelie to even the score.

In the decider, Bayley used the same tactic, relying on brute strength to hold his finishing speed all the way to the line. The Victorian was going to have to do something special, and with 150 to go, French backed off to give himself room to come round. However, Bayley was just too strong, crossing the line at full throttle and deservedly winning the 2003 national Sprint title.

Close, but no cigar for French
Photo © Tom Balks

"This is the way I have to ride," said Bayley when asked about his tactics against the fast finishing Victorian. "Mark's [French] has got plenty of finishing speed, so I needed to hit out early to avoid him coming round me."

Acknowledging he still has some work to do to reach the calibre of Sprint legends Sean Eadie and Jobie Dajka, Bayley said: "I'm still learning, but the more I ride [the Sprint], the more I like it, so I want to learn a hell of a lot more about the Sprint and really make a name for myself."

However, Bayley's objectives for this year's track nationals, the Sydney World Cup don't stop at the Sprint. He also wants to win the Team Sprint and the Keirin, although for now at least, the Sprint will sit at the top of his list.

Said Bayley, "I'm realising I'm a lot better sprinter [than Keirin rider] and I'm coming up a lot better from a lot less [training]," referring to his renewed focus in this discipline, "so I want the Sprint to be my main objective for my future years on the track."

Open Men Teams Pursuit

Team New Zealand
Photo © Tom Balks

Victorians keep the medals this side of the Tasman

In a show of Trans-Tasman rivalry, the Victorian quartet of Robert Wilson, Bradley Norton, Christopher Carr and Richard England comfortably outclassed the Kiwi contingent of Peter Latham, Tim Gudsell, Richard Bowker and Marc Ryan in the finals of the Open Men Teams Pursuit Final.

During the qualifying session earlier this afternoon, the boys in blue set the fastest time [4.17.868 (55.88km/h)] and were clearly the ones to beat. The squads from New South Wales and Tasmania looked strong on paper, but could only manage third and fourth, and in the end, Gary Sutton's New South Welshmen had to be satisfied with bronze.

"It's just been a nine-week whirlwind," said a starry-eyed Robert Wilson, referring to his limited preparation and relative greeness leading up to the event. "I've never done a Team Pursuit before, but in the last two months, we've really hammered down and did as much [training] as we could because I knew we'd get better every time we trained together."

Vic boys doin' the locomotion
Photo © Tom Balks

While the saying "you're only as good as your fourth man" certainly holds true in the Teams Pursuit, Victorian locomotive Robert Wilson was definitely the strongest of the four throughout, with Christopher Carr (who recently signed a professional road contract with Giant Asia) and Richard England also providing plenty of horsepower. However, the New Zealand posse appeared to have two riders considerably stronger than their other two, and as a consequence, it was a case of burning the candle at both ends for the Kiwis, conceding victory to Victoria with more than a kilometre remaining.

"We've been training with Gary Sutton and his riders in the last few weeks, and I knew the guys and knew we had the stronger team, but we'd never actually ridden together as a team before, so that was the only question mark," said a modest Chris Carr. "We didn't know a lot about them [the New Zealanders], but we were pretty confident and very determined. All the boys performed brilliantly and it was a true team effort."

Photography

Images by Tom Balks/www.tombalks.com

Men's Team Pursuit

The team from New Zealand line up for the final against Victoria.
Victorian locomotive Robert Wilson was particularly emotional after his team's win.
In one of many turns at the front, Robert Wilson (Vic) leads the boys in blue home.

Men's Sprint

Ben Kersten (NSW) rides high against fellow New South Welshman Shaun Hopkins in the race for bronze.
Mark French (Vic) had his work cut out against Ryan Bayley (WA) in the Sprint finals.
In the second of three rounds, Ryan Bayley (WA) went out hard with over 150 metres to go, and drove it all the way to the line.
Ryan Bayley's (WA) pure strength won him the title of 2003 Australian Sprint Champion.

Women's U19 Sprint

Apryl Eppinger (Vic) proved fastest in the Sprint, making light work of Lucy Stewart (Act) by winning 2-0.
Lucy Stewart (ACT) ran out of legs in the final, allowing Eppinger a comfortable ride home.
Rebecca Borgo (NSW) was the best of the rest, accounting for Kirby Piscioneri (Tas) in the ride for the bronze medal.

Men U19 25km Points Race

The bunch all together, but still early days.
Michael Ford (Vic) rode the race of his life in the final lap, but was pipped by Miles Olman (Qld) for third.
Miles Olman (Qld) matched Ford wheel for wheel, but nothing Olman or Ford could do would stop Sean Finning (Vic) from winning.
Phil Stokes (NSW) put on a valiant effort to take fourth place.
Sean Finning (Vic) established an early lead that proved unassailable, becoming U19 national Points Race champion.

Images by Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews

The crowd watches in anticipation as the New Zealand squad line up during the Men's & U19 Team Pursuit semi final.
A little too young to compete, but never too young to watch.
There's rarely a shortage of bike riders willing to spend money to get their hands (or feet) into the latest bike technology.
Pie, sausage roll, cappuccino?
The Dunc Gray velodrome was built specifically for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Three years on, it continues to serve a worthwhile purpose to aspiring Olympians.
For those on a diet, this isn't the right place.
What's up for grabs tonight.
Riveting stuff.
Love or loathe him, race caller Stuey Doyle always has something to say.
NSW Head Coach Gary Sutton's wise words never fall on deaf ears.

Results

Afternoon session Evening session

Afternoon session

Event 45: W19 Flying 200m Final
                                          Avs.
 
1 Rebecca Borgo (NSW)           12.105 (59.48)
2 Lucy Stewart (ACT)            12.371 (58.20)
3 Lauren Carroll (ACT)          12.471 (57.73)
4 Apryl Eppinger (Vic)          12.815 (56.18)
5 Michelle Crisp (Qld)          12.875 (55.92)
6 Kirby Piscioneri (Tas)        12.902 (55.81)
7 Alison Barbour (SA)           13.118 (54.89)
8 Genna Crean (SA)              13.180 (54.63)
9 Elizabeth Wishart (SA)        13.207 (54.52)
 
Event 46: Women Flying 200m Final
                                          Avs.
 
1 Anna Meares (Qld)             11.545 (62.36)
2 Kerrie Meares (Qld)           11.772 (61.16)
3 Catherine Allen (Vic)         12.123 (59.39)
4 Rosealee Hubbard (SA)         12.140 (59.31)
5 Rebecca Ellis (NSW)           12.141 (59.30)
6 Alexandra Bright (Qld)        12.190 (59.06)
7 Elizabeth Williams (NZl)      12.227 (58.89)
8 Katri Laike (NZl)             12.245 (58.80)
9 Kristine Bayley (WA)          12.283 (58.62)
10 Elizabeth Georgouras (NSW)   12.487 (57.66)
11 Catherine Arlove (Vic)       12.767 (56.40)
12 Jessica Berry (Vic)          13.068 (55.10)
13 Louise Cooke (ACT)           13.463 (53.48)
 
Event 47: Men/M19 4000m Team Pursuit Qualification
 
Qualification Criteria: Fastest 8 to Round 1
 
                                          Avs.
 
1 Vic Robert Wilson           4.17.868 (55.88)
      Bradley Norton
      Christopher Carr
      Richard England
 
2 NZ  Peter Latham            4.19.122 (55.55)
      Tim Gudsell
      Richard Bowker
      Marc Ryan
 
3 NSW Steve Fitzpatrick       4.20.036 (55.31)
      Peter Fitzpatrick
      Christopher Sutton
      Rodney McGee
 
4 Tas Matthew Goss            4.20.869 (55.24)
      David Klyne
      Stephen Rossendell
      Mark Jamieson
 
5 Vic Michael Ford            4.23.032 (54.69)
      Mitch Docker
      Simon Clarke
      Sean Finning
 
6 NSW Christopher Pascoe      4.23.774 (54.60)
      Andrew Wyper
      Michael Lewis
      Warren Scott
 
7 NZl Joshua England          4.31.719 (53.10)
      Ricky Hair
      Matthew Haydock
      Logan Caulfield
 
8 Qld Peter Herzig            4.31.756 (53.03)
      Michael Moloney
      Alistair Hartley
      Mark Chadwick
 
9 Qld Bradley Payne           4.33.902 (52.74)
      Miles Olman
      Adam Tully
      Brendan O'Connell
 
10 SA Luke Wright             4.34.694 (52.38)
      Mathew Rex
      Mark Bergamin
      Joseph DePasquale
 
11 WA Benjamin Miles          4.51.670 (49.37)
      Keith Evans
      Steven Evans
      David Lloyd
 
Event 49: Multi Disability 200m Sprint Qualification
 
Event 49b - CP Div 4 Men
 
Gold Christopher Scott (Qld)     12.51
Silver Peter Homann (Vic)        12.55
 
Event 49c - LC1 Women (not a medal event)
 
Fiona Southorn (NZl)             14.16
 
Event 49d - LC1 Men
 
Gold Scott Duvall (NSW)          12.83
Silver Peter Brooks (NSW)        12.68
Bronze Paul O'Neill (WA)         13.35
 
Event 49e - LC 2 Men
 
Silver Martin Vcelka (Vic)       13.61
 
Event 49f - LC3 Men
 
Gold Glen Jarvis (Vic)           14.49
Silver Noel Sens (Vic)           15.00
Bronze Will Elrick (NSW)         15.05
 
Event 49g - CP Div 3 Women
 
1 Barbara Buchan (USA)           16.53
 
Event 49a: Multi Disability 1000m Time Trial Selection Trial
 
LC 2 Men
 
1 Martin Vcelka (Vic)         1.17.721
 
LC3 Men
 
1 Will Elrick (NSW)           1.26.943
 
Women's Tandem
 
1 Christine Fisher (Vic)      1.16.610
  Jenny MacPherson (Vic)
 
2 Felicity Johnson (SA)       1.17.300
  Toireasa Ryan (NSW)
 
Event 50: Women Sprint Round 1
 
Qualification Criteria: Winners to the quarter finals, losers to the repechage
 
Heat 1
 
1 Anna Meares (Qld)             12.803
2 Jessica Berry (Vic)
 
Heat 2
 
1 Kerrie Meares (Qld)           13.152
2 Catherine Arlove (Vic)
 
Heat 3
 
1 Catherine Allen (Vic)         12.755
2 Elizabeth Georgouras (NSW)
 
Heat 4
 
1 Rosealee Hubbard (SA)         12.561
2 Kristine Bayley (WA)
 
Heat 5
 
1 Katri Laike (NZl)             12.667
2 Rebecca Ellis* (NSW)
 
Heat 6
 
1 Elizabeth Williams (NZl)       13.00
2 Alexandra Bright (Qld)
 
* Rider 56 Rebecca Ellis (NSW) relegated.
 
Event 52: Women Sprint Round 1 Repechage
 
Qualification Criteria: Winners to the quarter finals
 
Heat 1
 
1 Alexandra Bright (Qld)         12.86
2 Kristine Bayley (WA)
3 Jessica Berry (Vic)
 
Heat 2
 
1 Rebecca Ellis (NSW)            12.80
2 Elizabeth Georgouras (NSW)
3 Catherine Arlove (Vic)
 
Event 53: W19 Sprint 1/4 Final
 
Qualification Criteria: Best of 3 races, winners to the semi finals, losers to race for 5-8th.
 
Heat 1                          Rnd 1    Rnd 2     Rnd 3
 
1 Rebecca Borgo (NSW)           13.299   12.990
2 Genna Crean (SA)
 
Heat 2
 
1 Lucy Stewart (ACT)            13.186   13.193
2 Alison Barbour (SA)
 
Heat 3
 
1 Kirby Piscioneri (Tas)        13.147            13.195
2 Lauren Carroll (ACT)                   13.183
 
Heat 4
 
1 Apryl Eppinger (Vic)          12.972   13.137
2 Michelle Crisp (Qld)
 
Event 56: W19 Sprint 5-8th Final
 
5 Michelle Crisp (Qld)           13.37*
6 Alison Barbour* (SA)
7 Lauren Carroll (ACT)
8 Genna Crean (SA)
 
* Rider 58 Alison Barbour (SA) relegated.

Evening session

Event 57 W19 Sprint Semi Final
 
Winners to ride for Gold and Silver, losers to ride for Bronze.
 
                                 Rnd 1      Rnd 2
Heat 1
 
1 Apryl Eppinger (Vic)           13.199     12.866
2 Rebecca Borgo (NSW)
 
Heat 2
 
1 Lucy Stewart (ACT)             13.343     13.488
2 Kirby Piscioneri (Tas)
 
Event 58 Men/M19 4000m Team Pursuit Round One
 
Qualification Criteria: Fastest 2 winners race for gold, 3rd & 4th race for Bronze
 
Heat 1
 
1 Tas Matthew Goss              4.22.14 (54.93)
      David Klyne
      Stephen Rossendell
      Mark Jamieson
 
2 Vic Michael Ford
      Mitch Docker
      Simon Clarke
      Sean Finning
 
Heat 2
 
1 NSW Steve Fitzpatrick         4.16.61 (56.12)
      Peter Fitzpatrick
      Christopher Sutton
      Rodney McGee
 
2 NSW Christopher Pascoe
      Andrew Wyper
      Michael Lewis
      Warren Scott
 
Heat 3
 
1 NZl Peter Latham              4.14.60 (56.56)
      Tim Gudsell
      Jason Allen
      Marc Ryan
 
2 NZl Joshua England
      Ricky Hair
      Matthew Haydock
      Logan Caulfield
 
Heat 4
 
1 Vic Robert Wilson             4.15.09 (56.45)
      Bradley Norton
      Christopher Carr
      Richard England
 
2 Qld Peter Herzig
      Michael Moloney
      Alistair Hartley
      Mark Chadwick
 
Event 60 Men 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 Mark French (Vic)              11.369     10.988
2 Wade Cosgrove (Qld)
 
Heat 2
 
1 Ryan Bayley (WA                11.209     10.937
2 Ben Kersten (NSW
 
Event 63 Women 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
Heat 1
 
1 Anna Meares (Qld)              13.108     13.195
2 Rebecca Ellis (NSW)
 
Heat 2
 
1 Kerrie Meares (Qld)            13.075     13.719
2 Alexandra Bright (Qld)
 
Heat 3
 
1 Elizabeth Williams (NZl)       12.553     12.302
2 Catherine Allen (Vic)
 
Heat 4
 
1 Rosealee Hubbard (SA)          12.935     12.650
2 Katri Laike (NZl)
 
Event 65 W19 Sprint Final Round 1
 
Bronze Medal Race
                                  Rnd 1      Rnd 2
3 Rebecca Borgo (NSW)            12.933     12.739
4 Kirby Piscioneri (Tas)
 
Gold Medal Race
 
1 Apryl Eppinger (Vic)           13.228     12.688
2 Lucy Stewart (ACT)
 
Event 66 Men Sprint Final Round 1
 
Bronze Medal Race
                                  Rnd 1      Rnd 2      Rnd 3
 
3 Ben Kersten (NSW)              10.901     11.738
4 Wade Cosgrove (Qld)
 
Gold Medal Race
 
1 Ryan Bayley (WA)                          10.951     10.840
2 Mark French (Vic)              10.745
 
Event 66 Men Sprint Final - Results Summary
 
1 Ryan Bayley (WA)
2 Mark French (Vic)
3 Ben Kersten (NSW)
4 Wade Cosgrove (Qld)
5 Jason Niblett (Vic)
6 Damien Keirl (Vic)
7 Wade Bootes (Qld)
8 Shaun Hopkins (NSW)
 
Event 70 Men/M19 4000m Team Pursuit Final
 
Race for Bronze
 
1 NSW Steve Fitzpatrick       4.18.989 (55.62)
      Peter Fitzpatrick
      Christopher Sutton
      Rodney McGee
 
2 Tas Matthew Goss            4.21.700 (55.17)
      David Klyne
      Stephen Rossendell
      Mark Jamieson
 
Race for Gold
 
1 Vic Robert Wilson           4.14.517 (56.65)
      Bradley Norton
      Christopher Carr
      Richard England
 
2 NZl Peter Latham            4.16.420 (56.21)
      Tim Gudsell
      Jason Allen
      Marc Ryan
 
Event 70 Men/M19 4000m Team Pursuit Final - Results Summary
 
1 Vic Robert Wilson
      Bradley Norton
      Christopher Carr
      Richard England
 
2 NZl Peter Latham
      Tim Gudsell
      Jason Allen
      Marc Ryan
 
3 NSW Steve Fitzpatrick
      Peter Fitzpatrick
      Christopher Sutton
      Rodney McGee
 
4 Tas Matthew Goss
      David Klyne
      Stephen Rossendell
      Mark Jamieson
 
5 NSW Christopher Pascoe
      Andrew Wyper
      Michael Lewis
      Warren Scott
 
6 NZl Joshua England
      Ricky Hair
      Matthew Haydock
      Logan Caulfield
 
7 Qld Peter Herzig
      Michael Moloney
      Alistair Hartley
      Mark Chadwick
 
8 Vic Michael Ford
      Mitch Docker
      Simon Clarke
      Sean Finning
 
Event 75 Women Sprint 5-8th Final
 
5 Katri Laike (NZl)               12.88
6 Rebecca Ellis (NSW)
7 Alexandra Bright (Qld)
8 Catherine Allen (Vic)
 
Event 76 W19 7.5km Scratch Race Final
 
1 Renee Braithwaite (SA)        9:59.43
2 Kate Nichols (NSW)
3 Meg Windsor (NSW)
4 Kirby Piscioneri (Tas)
5 Amy Kirk (WA)
6 Jessie MacLean (ACT)
7 Kylie Howlett (Vic)
8 Hannah Banks (Qld)
9 Amy Phillips (Vic)
10 Tori Freeland (Vic)
11 Eve Hood (NSW)
12 Elizabeth Wishart (SA)
13 Cindy Baroni (NC)
14 Paddy Walker (NZl)
15 Genna Crean (SA)
DNF Michelle Crisp (Qld)
DNF Lucy Stewart (ACT
 
Event 74 M19 25km Points Race Final
 
1 Sean Finning (Vic)                 28 pts (30.39.04)
2 Miles Olman (Qld)                  20
3 Michael Ford (Vic)                 18
4 Phillip Stokes (NSW)               13
5 Andrew Wyper (NSW)                  7
6 Mathew Rex (SA)                     6
7 Steven Evans (WA)                   4
8 Mark Bergamin (SA)                  3
9 Matthew Goss (Tas)                  3
10 Bradley Payne (Qld)                1
11 Benjamin Miles (WA)                1
12 Joshua England (NZl)               0
13 Xavier Latoupie (NC)               0
14 David Klyne (Tas)                  0
15 Keith Evans (WA)                   0
16 Adam Coker (NZl)                   0
17 Dean Windsor (NSW)                 0
18 Tuanua Zahn (NC)                 -15
DNF Ricky Hair (NZl)
DNF Adam Tully (Qld)
DNF Christopher Wood (SA)
DSQ Mitchell Docker (Vic)