 |
 |
Introduction to Track Racing - What's a Wheelrace? - Introduction to Six Day racing
105th Austral Wheelrace - IM
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne, Australia, March 16, 2003
Photography
Images by Mikkeli Godfree/Cyclingnews.com
- Apparently, the food's not bad either at the Austral
- Launching off
- Action from the heats
- Looking up to Rob Wilson
- Leigh De Luca taking no chances as he warms up
- Leigh De Luca in the second keirin heat
- Leigh DeLuca hitting out at the bell
- Winding it up for the sprint
- The VIS train motoring along
- Giant riders Nic Sanderson and Leigh Egan hook in
- Aaron Salisbury after winning his heat
- Warren Knevitt smiles at the start
- Gary Neiwand not looking at all pleased to be back on the track
- Gary Neiwand stares down at his opposition
- Nic Sanderson waits for the gun
- Nic Sanderson and Gary Neiwand look suspiciously at Tim Decker kissing a photo of his girlfriend taped to his stem
- Tim Decker (Giant) lights up the track
- Reigning Austral champion Darren Young
- Austral winner Darren Young is a happy man
- Darren Young scrutinised by the media
- Gary Neiwand congratulates Darren Young after his win
- Lyndelle Higginson flies past diners during her first night on the boards in two years
- Lyndelle Higginson being interviewed by your correspondent, Mal Sawford
Images by Mal Sawford/Cyclingnews.com
- Neiwand's custom painted BT Superbike
- Commisaire Doug Armstrong discusses the offending taillight with the culprit
- The offending tail light
- Bayley and Neiwand warm up
- De Luca on the start line for the Kierin
- Aaron Salisbury wins heat 5
- A hot and sweaty Bayley after winning the final heat
- An excited Cam Wise after his heat win
- Andrew Cox was delighted to win his heat
- Officials come to the aid of Thorson after his fall
- Masters rider Mike Goldie in his Wheelrace heat
- Rob Wilson shows the strain of holding off Young in his heat
- Steve Martin after his heat win
- Yet another Final for Tommy Nankervis
- A quick tactical discussion before the Final
- Scratchmen Bayley and Young ready to go in the mainrace
- Limit riders started just behind the Scratch pair
- 2 in a row for the Mighty Atom
- Wise, Young and Bayley on the Wheelrace podium
- Macpherson leads Williams in the Women's Points Race
- Macpherson wore the sponsor's colours to a good win
- Experience paid off for Rick Talbot
- Erin Downing takes out the Women's Wheelrace
- Erin Downing congratulated by proud father David
- Downing's first media conference
- Derby field await the gun
- Young comes over Wilson to take out the Aces Elimination
- Bayley autographs the promoter's posters
More images by Mikkeli Godfree/Cyclingnews.com
- Young contemplates a question
- Bayley congratulates Young on his win whilst SBS's Rob Crowe awaits an interview with the victor
- Bayley swings up the track in front of Young in the final
- Egan ready to start the wheelrace final
- Finning grimacing, Bayley possibly grinning in closing stages of the Austral final
- Leigh Egan awaits introduction to the Austral crowd
- The finish - Young celebrates, the crowd following his lead, as Bayley drops his head in defeat
