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Australians dominate crosscountry at Oceania Mountainbike
The Australians dominated the crosscountry competition on the second day of the UCI Oceania Mountainbike Championships in Nelson today.
Leading Australian Chris Jongewaard successfully defended his Oceania crosscountry title with a devastating performance to head off compatriot Sid Taberlay.
It was an Australian clean sweep with David McConnell third.
Taberlay, the multi Australian titleholder who was sixth at the Commonwealth Games, went out strongly to lead over the early laps, opening a 20 second lead on his rival
Jongewaard after four of six laps at Banford Park.
However Joongewaard produced a remarkable display to not only make up the 20 second deficit, but gain a 45 seconds lead with a withering burst of speed on lap five, holding on comfortably to win in 2:00.19.
Taberlay had no answer finishing second 1min 18seconds behind with McConnell nearly four minutes down on the winner in third.
The leading New Zealander was Invercargill’s Marcus Roy in sixth place.
Brilliant Australian teenager Dellys Starr was in a class of her own in the elite women’s race.
The 18 year old spread-eagled the field to win in 1:37.43 in the four lap race, with Auckland’s Kaytee Boyd impressing with her second placing ahead of Australian Rowena Fry.
Australians made a clean sweep of the men's under-23 competition won by Lachlan Norris
while Rotorua’s Monique Avery took out the women's honours in a remarkable sprint finish ahead of Australian Therese Rhodes. It completed a great day for the Avery family with her mother Maryann winning the Masters race.
Wellington’s Jordan Blake won the under-19 men and the brilliant Samara Sheppard successfully defended her under-19 women’s title.
The downhill will be run on Sunday.
Results, UCI Oceania Mountainbike Crosscountry:
Elite men:
Chris Jongewaard (AUS) 2:00.19, 1;
Sid Taberlay (AUS) 2:01.37, 2;
Daniel McConnell (AUS) 2:04.11.
Elite women:
Dellys Starr (AUS) 1:37.43, 1;
Kaytee Boyd (Auckland) 1:41.09, 2;
Rowena Fry (AUS) 1:41.35, 3.
Under 23 men:
Lachlan Norris (AUS) 1:40.29, 1;
Ben Henderson (AUS) 1:43.48, 2;
Josh Keep (AUS) 1:45.19, 3; Joshua Bailey (Wellington) 1:52.00, 4.
Under-23 women:
Monique Avery (Rotorua) 1:20.21, 1;
Therese Rhodes (Aus) 1:20.23, 2;
Michelle Bellamy (Taupo) 1:21.15, 3.
Under-19 men:
Jordan Blake (Wellington) 1:26.19, 1;
Alex McGregor (Alexandra) 1:26.41, 2;
George Bennett (Nelson) 1:27.49, 3.
Under-19 Women:
Samara Sheppard (Wellington) 1:19.43, 1;
Rebecca Henderson (AUS) 1:22.14, 2;
Sasha Smith (Auckland) 1:24.27, 3. |
