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2004 CQU Rockhampton Cup on Wheels
Queensland, Australia, January 16-17, 2004
Australia's richest two-day track carnival north of Sydney
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The central Queensland Australian centre of Rockhampton is the focus of the country's leading track cyclists this weekend with the hosting of annual Central Queensland University Rockhampton Cup on Wheels. While the country's best road cyclists will do battle this weekend several thousand kilometres to the south in Victoria on the roads of Ballarat in the Australian Open road championships, the trackies are heading north.
Over 160 entries have been received for the two-day track carnival that runs from Friday, January 16 to Saturday January 17, 2004 with over AUS$15,000 prizemoney up for grabs at the Kenrick Tucker Velodrome.
The CQU Rockhampton Cup on Wheels caters for riders from U/9 through to Masters and this year has such high nominations from the women that separate female and male catergories will be run in every age division on offer except masters.
Rockhampton is rich in cycling talent for an Australian regional city of 65,000. The Rockhampton Cycling Club has produced four World Junior Track Champions in the last four years, with Kerrie Meares in 2000, Anna Meares in 2001, Wade Cosgrove in 2002 and Miles Olman in 2003 under the guidance of the great coaching infrastructure the club has in place. The club also has several riders who ride in the professional circuits overseas, including Glen Chadwick who rides for Giant Asia in Europe.
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The CQU Rockhampton Cup on Wheels will play host to our own Kerrie Meares and Miles Olman, as well as Michael Ford of Victoria who is a 2003 Silver medallist at the World Junior Track Championships in Moscow in the Individual Pursuit and the Teams Pursuit, Geoff Hopkins of Bankstown and Rebecca Ellis of New South Wales. The women will race for $1000 prizemoney in the 5-lap Capricornia Cup and the men will race for $2000 prizemoney in the 5-Lap Rockhampton Cup. The men will also be racing the madison on Saturday night.
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Day 1 - January 16
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Photos
Images by Brett Ruff
- Kerrie Meares (AIS) home on a break from the AIS warms up behind the motorbike at her final track session before the CQU Rockhampton Cup on Wheels.
- Steven Neilsen (Rockhampton) gives the cameraman a cheery face at his final training run at the Kenrick Tucker Velodrome in Rockhampton.
- Cameron Jennings (TDU) and Kerrie Meares warming up at their last track session before the CQU Rockhampton Cup on Wheels.
- From L to R: Katie Smith, Anouska Edwards, Alexandra Bright and Kerrie Meares show long time sponsors Tony Callaghan (DC Motors) and Darryl Newsome (Newsomes Tyre and Mechanical) a few things about bikes.
- Byron Tucker (Townsville Cycle Club) left and Gavin Hopes (Rockhampton Cycle Club) right show Stuart Brennen from WIN Television how light the track bike really is.
- Sarah Edwards (Rockhampton) finalises her preparation for the CQU Rockhampton Cup on Wheels where she will compete in the U15 women’s division.
- Tyler Wright (Rockhampton) grins for the camera as he flies by in his final training session at the Kenrick Tucker Velodrome in Rockhampton in preparation for the Cup.
- Tyler Wright and Neil Teichmann (Rockhampton) provide a little competition for each other in their effort at the Kenrick Tucker Velodrome in Rockhampton.
- Josh Edwards (Rockhampton) will be looking to perform well in the jam packed U17 men’s division at the CQU Rockhampton Cup on Wheels.
- (L to R) Josh James, Pete from the Berserker Tavern, Neil Teichmann, Sarah Edwards , Jeremy Hogg, Wayne Litherland from Herron Todd White Valuers and Josh Edwards get a feel for the Kenrick Tucker Velodrome's finish line.
- Sponsors of the CQU Rockhampton Cup on Wheels, proudly supporting local cycling talent
- Central Queensland University and Queensland Academy of Sports Talent Identification Program for young cycling talent in Rockhampton is proving to be successful.
