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Tasmania, Australia, January 15, 2006
Tom Robinson goes two for two
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By Rod Morris
If Tom Robinson was impressive in winning the Rosebery Wheel, his performance the next day made cycling stalwarts scratch their heads in awe.
The 16-year-old Launceston rider who is in his first year of competition in open company, backed up Saturday's effort with another outstanding handicap victory, winning the Mersey Valley - Devonport Cycling Club's Forestry Tasmania Wheelrace over 2000 m.
Re-handicapped to 80 m after his win on Tasmania's rugged West Coast the day prior, didn't seem to make much difference to young Robinson, who outsprinted newly crowned Devonport Wheel champion, Jarrod Harman, Burnie's Aaron Jones and Launceston veteran Steve Martini in a bunch finish.
Robinson qualified in fourth place via his heat but it was in the final where he picked up the tempo.
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"I was aware of what and who was around me and I really had to just pick the right time to start my final sprint," Robinson said.
His excellent efforts at two separate carnivals over the weekend has seen Robinson jump to the lead in Cycling Tasmania's Rider-of-the-Season award and he will almost certainly be declared the winner at next Saturday's season-ending St Helens Carnival.
Robinson placed in all three events at the Rosebery Carnival which score points for the award and at yesterday's MVDCC Carnival, repeated the performance.
Devonport's John Rayner won his second successive Lightning Handicap, while Jarrod Harman, who flew into Tasmania at 1 p.m. from the Australian Road Championships in Adelaide, jumped on his track bike and promptly won both the keirin and A Grade Scratch, as well as finishing second in the wheelrace final.
After weeks of near misses, Sarah Cure won the Women's MVDCC Forestry Tasmania Wheel ahead of Sarah Eaves and new Rosebery Wheel winner, Kate De Paoli.
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Cure also won the Lightning Handicap, while Flowery Gully based rider Grace Sulzberger collected the keirin-scratch race double. Winners of the MVDCC junior wheelraces were Timothy Taylor (U17), Sam Brett (U15) and Bradley Ryan (U13).
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Images by Lynne Ryan
- Well done Sarah says Sarah
- Wheel Winners Kate De Paoli and Tom Robinson
- Grace Sulzberger - Winner of the Women's A Grade Scratch Race
- John Rayner heads to the line to win the Mens Lightning Handicap from Tom Robinson
- Jarrod Harman wins the A Grade Scratch Race from Matthew Atkins
- Junior B Derby finish - Callan Walker 2nd, Kodey West 1st and Marcus Gale (Disqualified for not keeping a straight line in home straight)
- Kodey West heads to the line to Win the JU15 B Grade Scratch Race
- Matthew Siermicki wins the JU17 B Kierin from Andrew Dolan and Brenden Sutton
- Mens Wheel Placegetters - L to R Jarrod Harman 2nd Tom Robinson 1st and Aaron Jones 3rd
- Sam Brett wins the JU15 Wheel from Amy Cure
- Tom Robinson makes it 2 Wheels in 2 Days
Results
Men MVDCC Wheelrace, 2000 m 1 Tom Robinson (80) 2.14.46 2 Jarrod Harman (90) 3 Aaron Jones (120) 4 Steve Martini (200) 1000 m Lightning Handicap 1 John Rayner (65) 1.06.04 2 Tom Robinson (55) 3 Jason Bellchambers (65) 4 Kaiden Homan (45) Keirin 1 Jarrod Harman 0.12.36 2 Kaiden Homan 3 Aaron Jones 4 Daniel Cutting A Grade Scratch, 5000 m 1 Jarrod Harman 6.20.21 2 Matthew Atkins 3 Tom Robinson 4 Jamie Perry B Grade Scratch, 4000 m 1 Alex Holden 5.04.78 2 Steve Martini 3 Codie Redman 4 Ryan Innes Women Women's Wheelrace, 2000 m 1 Sarah Cure (150) 2.36.48 2 Sarah Eaves (150) 3 Kate De Paoli (210) 4 Bianca Thomson (190) 1000 m Lightning Handicap 1 Sarah Cure (75) 1.15.04 2 Alitta Laskey (90) 3 Sarah Eaves (75) 4 Tiffany Manion (100) Keirin 1 Grace Sulzberger 0.13.65 2 Bianca Thomson 3 Karissa Ling 4 Sarah Cure Scratch, 4000 m 1 Grace Sulzberger 5.30.05 2 Kate De Paoli 3 Sarah Eaves 4 Bianca Thomson Juniors J1 Wheelrace, 2000 m 1 Timothy Taylor (260) 2.31.99 2 Alex Benson (80) 3 Andrew Dolan (180) 4 Brenden Sutton (180) J1 A Grade Derby 1 David Lyons 0.14.44 2 Matthew Kent 3 Ben Grenda 4 Andrew Smith J1 B Grade Derby 1 Andrew Dolan 0.14.20 2 Brenden Sutton 3 Matthew Siermicki 4 Timothy Taylor J1 A Grade Keirin 1 Matthew Kent 0.12.98 2 Alex Benson 3 David Lyons 4 Ben Grenda J1 B Grade Keirin 1 Matthew Siermicki 0.13.75 2 Andrew Dolan 3 Brenden Sutton 4 Timothy Taylor J1 Scratch, 4000 m 1 Matthew Kent 5.45.29 2 Andrew Smith 3 Brenden Sutton 4 Matthew Siermicki J2 Wheelrace, 2000 m 1 Sam Brett (70) 2.39.57 2 Amy Cure (130) 3 Jacob Fielding (160) 4 Callan Walker (200) J2 A Grade Derby 1 Luke Ockerby 0.14.19 2 Sam Brett 3 Brandon Stewart 4 Amy Cure J2 B Grade Derby 1 Kodey West 0.15.06 2 Callan Walker 3 Stephen Heppel 4 Jacob Laskey J2 A Grade Keirin 1 Luke Ockerby 0.14.05 2 Sam Brett 3 Brandon Stewart 4 Amy Cure J2 B Grade Keirin 1 Kodey West 0.15.72 2 Marcus Gale 3 Jacob Laskey 4 Madison Catlin J2 A Grade Scratch, 3000 m 1 Luke Ockerby 4.08.40 2 Brandon Stewart 3 Sam Brett 4 Amy Cure J2 B Grade Scratch, 3000 m 1 Kodey West 4.23.26 2 Jacob Laskey 3 Madison Catlin 4 Marcus Gale J3 Wheelrace, 1000 m 1 Bradley Ryan (scr) 1.34.75 2 Izac Guest (5) 3 Jacob Langham (100) 4 Nathan Hinkley (45) J3 Scratch, 2000 m 1 Bradley Ryan 3.15.52 2 Izac Guest 3 Nathan Hinkley 4 David Stride J3 1000 m Lightning Handicap (1) 1 Nathan Hinkley (45) 1.33.82 2 William McDonagh (130) 3 Liam Ockerby (50) 4 Jacob Langham (100) J3 1000 m Handicap (2) 1 Nathan Hinkley (45) 1.32.05 2 Drew Redman (35) 3 Liam Ockerby (50) 4 Danieka West (100)
