2007 Australian Senior Track Championships - CN

Dunc Gray Velodrome, Sydney, February 5-11, 2007

Photography

Day 7 - February 11: Women U19 keirin, Men 1km TT, Men omnium, Women keirin, Women U19 20km points, Men U19 30km Madison  

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• Queensland's Phillipa Hindmarsh continued her good form to win the women's U19 keirin.
• Hindmarsh takes a victory lap.
• The U19 keirin podium.
• Ben Kersten takes out the kilo.
• Joel Leonard kept his keirin form going into the kilo/
• The men's kilo podium (l-r): Joel Leonard, Ben Kersten and Scott Sunderland.
• Junior rider of the series Josephine Tomic wins the U19 points race...
• ...and everything else.
• Josephine Tomic was delighted with her win.
• Anna Meares leads with a lap to go in the final of the women's keirin.

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• A breakaway group of four in the under 19 women's points race.
• All bunched up in the under 19 women's points race.
• Andrea Beer, Josephine Tomic and Lisa Friend fighting for sprint points.
• Anna Meares rides away from the competition in the women's keirin.
• Commonwealth Games kilo champion Ben Kersten concentrates.
• Countdown to blast off as Benny K watches the clock.
• J.L. Rathbone racing the omnium.
• J.L. Rathbone showing his pursuit skills.
• Jack Rhodes propels Jack Bobridge into the fray in the under 19 men's madison.
• James Langedyk and Jack Bobridge blast around the outside of Travis Meyer.
• James Langedyk gives Leigh Howard a sling in the under 19 men's madison.
• Joel Leonard keeps an eye on his kilo time.
• Joel Leonard showing off his pursuit skills.
• Joel Stewart of the ACT in the men's omnium.
• Josephine Tomic (centre) the winner of the women's under 19 points race.
• Kersten celebrates winning the kilo.
• Leigh Howard and James Langedyk on the final changeover in the under 19 men's madison.
• Sarah Edwards about to add to her points tally in the under 19 women's points race.
• Steve George competing for Queensland in the omnium.
• The madison champions with race announcer Stuey Doyle.
• U.S. cyclist Erica Allar waits for the start of the women's keirin with coach Jame Carney.

Day 6 - February 10: Men U19 1km TT final, Men U19 omnium, Women 3000m team pursuit, Men keirin, Women U19 7.5km scratch  

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• NSW Team of Armstrong ,Gallagher and Spratt beat the WA team of Kent, Pallett and Tomic  to win the womans 3000m team Pursuit.
• A challenge from Sarah Kent, Camille Pallett and Josephine Tomic
• Women's team pursuit podium
• Victorian Lisa Friend wins the JW19 7.5km scratch race.Lisa celebrates her victory .Presentation for the JW scratch race.
• Lisa Friend
• Scratch race podium
• Victorian whitewash in the second round of the mens Keirin. Joel Leonard lets everyone know who’s the strongest rider.
• Leonard slipped away and stunned the crowd with a breakaway win
• Leonard first daylight second in the Keirin.
• Keirin Presentation, Perkins, Leonard and Ellis
• JM19 Omnium Leigh Howard in the Kilo.
• Howard and Oshea in the scratch race
• Victory for Jack Rhodes (SA)
• The U19 Omnium Presentation.
• Twice gold medallist Byron Davis prepares for the Kilo.
• Crash in the U19 Women's scratch race final

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• A flying start from Western Australian Jason Holloway in the kilo.
• All eyes on Ryan Bayley in the men's keirin heats.
• Amanda Spratt and Sky-Lee Armstrong finish it off for New South Wales in the women's team pursuit.
• Amanda Spratt drives on the front for Toireasa Gallagher and Sky-Lee Armstrong on the way to a New South Wales women's pursuit win.
• Ben Kersten signing autographs.
• Ben Kersten waits for Ryan Bayley to make a move in the men's keirin heats.
• Bendigo biker Glenn O'Shea in the under 19 kilo.
• Champion of Champions Leigh Howard riding the under 19 kilo.
• Commonwealth Games champion Ben Kersten always finds time to promote cycling.
• From a distance... Bayley builds the pace in the men's keirin.
• Kersten and Bayley side by side at the start in keirin qualifying.
• Lisa Friend gets the win in the under 19 women's scratch race.
• Lisa Friend, Jessica Berry and Tess Downing in the women's teams pursuit for Victoria.
• Mark French making his mental preparation for the keirin final.
• Peter Lewis of New South Wales in the under 19 men's kilo.
• Prepare to launch... Ben Kersten clips in.
• Queensland's Byron Davis on fire in the under 19 kilo.
• Queenslander Courtney Le Lay makes a move in the under 19 women's scratch race.
• Ryan Bayley out of luck in the keirin.
• Ryan Bayley set for takeoff in the heats of the men's keirin.
• Shane Perkins gives a wave before the keirin final.
• Small crowds but great cycling action at Dunc Gray Velodrome.
• Stephen Hall of Western Australia in the under 19 kilo.
• Tasmanian Tom Robinson competing in the under 19 kilo.
• The Victorians on the front during the under 19 omnium.
• The young Werstern Australians bring it home in the women's teams pursuit.
• U.S. trackie Erica Allar sends a message home to her team manager.
• Victorian James Langedyk in the under 19 kilo.
• Western Australian Sarah Kent pulls a turn for Camille Pallett and Josephine Tomic in the women's teams pursuit.

Day 5 - February 9: Women U19 sprint final, Men U19 keirin, Men points, Women scratch, MD men team sprint  

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• In the men's 40km points race, NSW Jackson Leigh Rathbone edges out Cameron Myer and Zac Dempster in the final sprint.
• NSW fans urge there man home in the men's points race.
• Jackson-Leigh Rathbone fell in the last 20 laps of the men's points race.
• The face of the champion Jackson-Leigh Rathbone
• Men's points race podium with Cameron Myer, Jackson-Leigh Rathbone, and Zakkari Dempster.
• Queensland Byron Davis brings it home in the men's U19 keirin.
• The finish sprint in the men's U19 keirin.
• Byron Davis knows how to claim a victory.
• Podium for the JR19 men's keirin.
• Women's 10km scratch race. Skye-Lee Armstrong, Rochelle Gilmore, and Belinda Goss sprint for the line.
• Skye-Lee Armstrong salutes the crowd after the women's scratch race.
• Women's scratch race podium with Tess Downing, Skye-Lee Armstrong, and Rochelle Gilmore.
• Phillipa Hindmarsh puts it to Josephine Butler on the final bend in the sprint.
• Congratulations form the winner, Phillipa Hindmarsh
• Bronze medal race action. Sarah Edwards beats Chloe Hosking in the JW19 sprint.
• Podium for the junior women's sprint

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• Ben Grenda in the keirin qualifying.
• Byron Davis in the maroon of Queensland waits to kick in the under 19 men's keirin.
• Cameron Meyer and Peter Dawson driving on the front in the men's points race.
• Cameron Meyer, J.L. Rathbone and Zak Dempster sprint for the points.
• Chloe Hosking and Sarah Edwards in the under 19 women's sprint bronze medal ride off.
• Daniel Jamieson gets the pain face going in the under 19 keirin repechage.
• Hayden Josefski tries to go it alone in the men's points race.
• J.L Rathbone on second wheel in the straight.
• J.L. Rathbone on the front in the points race.
• J.L.Rathbone and Cameron Meyer fight it out in the final sprint of the points race.
• Jame Carney grits his teeth in the men's points race.
• Jame Carney setting up his gearing for the men's points race.
• Pip Hindmarsh drops the hammer in the under 19 women's sprint.
• Pip Hindmarsh keeps an eye on Josephine Butler.
• Pip Hindmarsh waits to pounce in the under 10 women's sprint final.
• Qualifying in the under 19 keirin.
• Queensland medallists Sarah Edwards and Pip Hindmarsh.
• Rochelle Gilmore at second wheel in the women's scratch race.
• Sarah Edwards gets the better of Chloe Hosking.
• Sean Finning with Cameron Meyer and Zak Dempster on his wheel.
• Sky-Lee Armstrong fights it out with Rochelle Gilmore in the women's scratch race.
• Stephen Rossendell and Sean Finning break away in the men's points race.
• Stephen Rossendell, Steve George and Doug Repacholi in the men's points race.
• Steve George one of the early movers in the men's points race.
• Tasmanian Belinda Goss on the front of the women's scratch race.
• The excitement of keirin racing.
• The pace is on in the men's points race.
• Zak Dempster and Cameron Meyer keep each other covered in the points race.

Day 4 - February 8: Women U19 sprint, Women 3000m IP, Open team pursuit, AWD tandem sprint, Women sprint, Men U19 team pursuit, Men U19 10km scratch  

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• Amanda Spratt qualifying in the women's pursuit.
• Katie Mactier back in action on the track.
• Katie Mactier cruising into the gold medal ride off.
• Katie Mactier qualifies fastest in the pursuit.
• New South Wales qualifies fastest in the team pursuit.
• The South Australian men's pursuit team.
• The Victorian under 19 men in action in the teams pursuit.
• The Victorians qualify in second place.
• The Western Australian pursuit team featuring Cameron Meyer and Peter Dawson.
• Australian sprint champion Kerrie Meares.
• British World Champions Richard Storey and Anthony Kappes show Ben Macfie and Ben Holmes how it's done.
• Don't even think of it sis! Kerrie Meares stares down Anna Meares.
• I give you... Kerrie Meares.
• Jack Bobridge brings it home for the South Australians.
• Kristine Bayley keeping watch for Kerrie Meares in the sprint semi finals.
• Laura McCaughey racing Anna Meares in the sprint semi finals.
• Malcolm Rudolph wins the under 19 scratch race.
• Malcolm Rudolph.
• Nowhere to go as Kerrie Meares shuts out Anna Meares.
• Onya lads... Barney Storey punches the air.
• Peter Dawson finds time to clean his shades before the start of the pursuit.
• Peter Dawson pulls a big turn for Western Australia in the team pursuit.
• Pilot Ben Holmes keeps an eye on Barney Storey's next move in the tandem sprint.
• Sean Finning driving the Victorian train.
• Shaun Hopkins and Ben Demery blast home over the top of Leon Larkins and Tyson Lawrence.
• South Australia riding to silver in the under 19 pursuit.
• The speedy Victorians in the team pursuit.
• The Victorian under 19's came away with a gold medal.
• The Western Australian under 19's down to three in the teams pursuit.
• Toireasa Gallagher and Lindy Hou give it everything in the women's tandem sprint.
• Travis Meyer about to launch himself in the under 19 men's scratch race.
• Travis Meyer driving hard in the under 19 men's scratch race.

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• The Meares sisters race each other in the women's sprint
• Kerrie Meares beats sister Anna to win the Australian Sprint Jersey.
• Anna and Kerrie Meares and Kristine Bayley on the podium
• Tandem Sprints, NSW team of Gallagher and Hou just beat the British team of Hunter and McGlynn in the first heat.
• British world champions Storey and Kappes win the Australian jersey.
• Junior Sprint Quarter Finals
• 4th day winners
• Victorian team of Zakdempster, Richard England, Sean Finning and Michael Ford
• Men's team pursuit
• Victoria was victorious in the men's team pursuit
• Team Victoria on the podium
• Queenslander Malcolm Rudolph wins the Under 19 10K scratch race
• Rudolph on the podium
• Katie Mactier beats Amanda Spratt to take out the Womens 3000 individual pursuit
• Mactier was happy with her win in the pursuit
• Amanda Spratt and Katie Mactier on the podium

Day 3 - February 7: Women sprint, Women U19 2000m IP, AWD tandem pursuit, Men U19 team sprint, Men team sprint, Men U19 25km points, Men 15km scratch  

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• Anna Meares.
• Ashlee Ankudinoff of New South Wales.
• Bethany Coleman of Tasmania concentrates as her coach Paul Brosnan watches the clock.
• Courtney Le Lay of Queensland awaits the start.
• Davina Summers of Western Australia in round one of the women's sprint.
• Josephine Tomic comes past Courtney Le Lay to qualify fastest in the under 19 women's pursuit.
• Kerrie Meares psyching up.
• Lisa Friend of New South Wales the fourth fastest qualifier in the under 19 women's pursuit.
• Liz Georgouras of New South Wales impressive in round one of the women's sprint.
• Matt Miller and Kieran Modra of South Australia in the tandem pursuit qualifying.
• Myfanwy Galloway of the ACT.
• Peter Spencer and Damian Williams of Queensland in the 4000 metre tandem pursuit qualifying.
• Queenlander Chloe MacPherson leaves it late to come over the top of Victorian Apryl Eppinger.
• Western Australian Camille Pallett qualified strongly in the under 19 women's pursuit.
• Western Australians Leon Larkins and Tyson Lawrence in the tandem pursuit qualifying.
• Anna Meares and Chloe Macpherson in the women's sprint quarter finals.
• Ben Simonelli and Wade Cosgrove competing for Queensland in the team sprint.
• Camille Pallett wins bronze for W.A. in the under 19 women's pursuit.
• Celebrations for the Victorians.
• Chloe Macpherson tries to sneak under Kaarle McCulloch in the ride off for minor placings in the women's sprint.
• Dawson makes way as Ryan Bayley pulls a turn for W.A. in the team sprint.
• Glenn O'Shea on the back of an early breakaway in the under 19 points race.
• Glenn O'Shea number one.
• Josephine Tomic gets moving.
• Josie Tomic looks ready in the under 19 women's pursuit final.
• Kerrie Meares slips under Liz Georgouras but gets relegated for her effort.
• Kerrie Meares takes Liz Georgouras high on the banking in the sprint quarter finals.
• Laura McCaughey and Kaarle McCulloch in the women's sprint quarter finals.
• leaving it on the track... Kerrie Meares and Liz Georgouras share a hug.
• Leon Larkins and Tyson Lawrence riding the tandem for W.A.
• Lisa Friend in the bronze medal ride off in the under 19 women's pursuit.
• Liz Georgouras modelling Sydney's latest summer fashion... frayed lycra.
• Peter Dawson ready to blast off for Western Australia in the team sprint.
• Peter Dawson waits for an opportunity.
• Queensland pairing Peter Spencer and Damian Williams celebrate victory in the tandem pursuit.
• Queensland under 19s on the way to bronze in the team sprint.
• Stephen Rossendell yells encouragement to defacto Tasmanian Jame Carney.
• Steve George and John Forrest on the wheel of Cameron Meyer in the men's scratch race.
• The men's scratch race.
• Toireasa Gallagher and Lindy Hou close to world record time on the tandem.
• Travis Meyer tries to shake Glenn O'Shea.
• Victory for New South Wales in the under 19 team sprint.
• Western Australia's under 19 team sprint.
• Zak Dempster takes Jame Carney on the line in the men's scratch race.

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• Kerrie Meares watches as Elizabeth Georgouras hits the track in the sprint to the line.
• Elizabeth Geogouras lies unhurt on the track.
• Queensland conference after Kerrie Meares was relegated following an earlier interference.
• McCulloch wins the 5th to 8th sprint.
• Lindy Hou and Toireasa Gallagher, Gold medallists.
• Victoria wins the men’s team sprint.
• West Australia's Peter Dawson
• Smiles on the podium.
• NSW junior team sprint winners: Davison, Fellows, and Lewis.
• 2000m Individual Pursuit women's under 19 final winner Josephine Tomic.
• The under 19 men's scratch race gets off to a fast start.
• Under 19 men's scratch race winner Glenn O'Shea at speed round the banking
• Winner Glen O'Shea is interviewed by Cyclingnews reporter John Flynn.
• Men's 15km scratch race podium (l-r): Jame Carney (USA), Zak Dempster (Vic) and Cameron Meyer (WA).
• Victorian Zak Dempster celebrates victory in the men's scratch race.
• Jack Bobridge gives it some gas in the points race.
• Under 19 men's points race podium (l-r): James Langedyk (Vic), Glenn O'Shea (Vic) and Travis Meyer (WA).
• Josephine Tomic riding to victory in the under 19 women's 2000m pursuit.
• The men's 4000m tandem pursuit podium.

Day 2 - February 6: Men U19 sprint, Men sprint, AWD pursuit qualifying & finals, Women team sprint, Women 25km points  

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• Ben Kersten was knocked out by Ryan Bayley in the quarter finals of the sprint.
• Ben Kersten with handler Sean Eadie.
• Jayme Paris in the CP3 under 19 pursuit.
• Kial Stewart and Mark French play cat and mouse.
• Luke Davison of New South Wales and Jason Holloway of Western Australia in the under 19 sprint quarter finals.
• Ryan Bayley.
• South Australians Mark Glowacki and Nicholas Ferguson in the under 19 sprint quarter finals.
• Victorian Mark French.
• Victorian Trevor Griffiths puts his foot on the gas in the sprint quarter finals.
• Amanda Spratt riding for New South Wales.
• Amanda Spratt.
• American Erica Allar in the women's points race.
• Anna Meares all power.
• Anna Meares awaits the start in the team sprint.
• Anna Meares.
• Belinda Goss, winner of the women's points race
• Belinda Goss does the rounds with the media after her race victory.
• Byron Davis top of picture timing his sprint.
• Byron Davis turns on the speed.
• Byron Davis watches opponent Trevor Griffiths.
• Chasing intermediate sprints in the women's points race.
• Jessica Berry takes a turn for the Victorians in the women's points race.
• Kerrie Meares blasts out of the blocks.
• Kerrie Meares.
• Kerrie Mears concentrating.
• Mark French keeps an eye on Ryan Bayley.
• Rochelle Gilmore on the drops in the women's points race.
• Rochelle Gilmore claims an intermediate sprint.
• Rochelle Gilmore
• Ryan Bayley gets focused.
• Ryan Bayley awaits the next move from Mark French.
• Ryan Bayley up against Shane Perkins.
• Ryan Bayley with holder Rick Lee.
• Scott Sunderland in the duel with Shane Perkins.
• Scott Sunderland keeps a close eye on Shane Perkins.
• Sky-Lee Armstrong in the women's points race.
• Sky-Lee Armstrong.
• Team NSW on the front in the women's points race.
• Tess Downing in the women's scratch race.
• The ACT team in women's sprint qualifying.
• The Meares sisters.
• The women's points race.
• Trevor Griffiths qualifies for the under 19 sprint final.
• Trevor Griffiths wins his way to the under 19 sprint final.
• Victorian Jessica Berry in the women's points race.
• Victorian Monique Hanley.

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• Ben Kersten suffers interference in the sprint.
• Meares sisters win the women's team sprint
• Meares sisters congratulate each other after their team sprint win.
• Women's team sprint podium
• Byron Davis sprints to victory in U19 men's sprint.
• Queenslander Byron Davis wins the U19 men's sprint.
• Mark Glowacki's rear tire comes off in the bronze medal sprint race.
• Ryan Bayley before the men's sprint final
• Ryan Bayley wins the men's sprint.
• Ryan Bayley takes the men's sprint convincingly.
• Michael Gallagher breaks the record in the Men's LC1 4000m individual pursuit.
• Michael Milton breaks the Australian record in the Men's LC3 3000m individual pursuit.
• Belinda Goss wins the women's 25km points race.
• Current champion Kate Bates yells encouragement from the stands.
• World Champion Sarah Bailey wins the 3000m individual pursuit LC1.
• Men's LC3 3000m individual pursuit podium presentation, Michael Milton gets the gold.
• Women's 25km points race presentation with Belinda Goss as winner.
• Kerrie Meares behind the camera.
• Men's sprint podium presentation: winner Ryan Bayley, Mark French, and Shane Perkins.

Day 1 - February 5: Men 4000m IP qualifying, Men U19 3000m IP qualifying, AWD 1000m & 500m TT, Women U19 500m TT, Men U19 sprint 200m qualifying, Men sprint 200m qualifying, Men U19 3000m IP, Men 4000m IP, Women 500m TT, Men sprint round 1  

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• Alastair Loutit on the boards in the under 19 men's pursuit qualifying.
• Ben Grenda competing in the under 19 individual pursuit.
• Ben Holmes and Ben Macfie turn on a personal best but miss the medals in the tandem TT.
• British World Champions Storey and Kapps.
• Cameron Meyer qualified fourth fastest in the men's individual pursuit.
• Felicity Johnson and Katie Parker of South Australia in the women's tandem.
• Glenn O'Shea of Victoria attempting to qualify in the under 19 pursuit.
• Hayden Josefski of Queensland in the individual pursuit qualifying.
• James Langedyk turns on a strong qualifying ride.
• Jamie Crass of Victorian racing in the under 19 pursuit qualifying.
• Michael Ford qualified in third place in the men's individual pursuit.
• Phil Thuaux qualified fastest in the individual pursuit.
• Robert Lyte of New South Wales in the men's pursuit qualifying.
• Rohan Dennis of South Australia racing the under 19 pursuit.
• Shaun Hopkins and Ben Demery warm down.
• Stephen Storer and Bryce Lindores compete in the men's tandem time trial.
• Tom Palmer of the ACT.
• Victorian Sean Finning in the individual pursuit.
• Western Australians Leon Larkins and Tyson Lawrence.
• World champion Peter Dawson missed out on the medal round in the individual pursuit.
• World Junior Champion Jack Bobridge.
• World Junior Champion Leigh Howard.
• Zac Dempster hits the gas in qualifying for the individual pursuit.
• Michael Milton in his less familiar role as a cyclist.
• Michael Milton the fastest man on snow
• Victorian Lauren Hooper in the junior women's 500 metre time trial.
• Ashlee Ankudinoff of New South Wales - racing the under 19 women's TT.
• Chloe Hosking - The ACT pocket rocket.
• Pipp Hindmarsh another of the crop of world class Rockhampton juniors.
• Byron Davis broke eleven seconds to qualify fastest in the under 19 men's flying 200m.
• Alex Bird of the ACT in the men's sprint qualifying.
• Mark French prepares to build speed for the fastest time of the night.
• Ryan Bayley gives it everything in qualifying.
• Leigh Howard awaits the start in the final of the under 19 individual pursuit.
• Travis Meyer on the way to winning silver.
• Leigh Howard powers towards the finish.
• Phil Thuaux starting in the final of the individual pursuit.
• Phil Thuaux building it up for a strong finish.
• Chloe Macpherson grits her teeth at the start of the women's 500m TT.
• Kristine Bayley counting down to the start in the 500m TT.
• Kerrie Meares concentrates as she awaits the start.
• Kaarle McCulloch slams down on the big gear at the start of the 500m TT.
• World Champion Anna Meares awaits the start.
• Anna Meares blasts off.

Images by John Veage

• Jack Bobridge in the individual pursuit qualifying.
• Michael Ford sits it out before his qualifying ride.
• Chris Scott powers away from the starting gate.
• Men's AWD kilo podium (l-r): Michael Milton, Glen Jarvis and Andrew Hughes.
• Andrew Hughes prepares for his winning ride in the kilo.
• Great Brits: Ellen Hunter and Aileen McGlynn.
• Jane Armstrong in the 500m TT.
• Angela Fleming during the 500m TT.
• The group presentation for athletes with disabilities.
• Josephine Butler takes gold in the junior women's 500m TT.
• Junior women's 500m TT podium.
• Phillip Thuaux is just a blur in the men's individual pursuit,
• Cameron Meyer at speed in the men's individual pursuit.
• Thuaux gets encouragement during his winning ride.
• Thuaux is congratulated after the win.
• Ben Kersten wins in round 1 of the men's sprint.
• Scott Sunderland and coach before the start.
• Mark French coming around Lindsay Mcmaster in the sprint.
• The women's 500m TT podium (l-r): Kristine Bayley, Anna Meares and Kaarle McCulloch.
• World record holder Anna Meares powers to victory in the 500m TT.
• Kaarle McCulloch gets to know the Dunc Gray boards.
• Anna Meares is pretty happy after her win.