| CONDITIONS: | Dry; mild (16°-17°); mod SSW | |
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| RECORDS: | Open: |
21:41.8 Ben O'Connor Dec'25; 25:11.3 Sophia Sammons Dec'25 |
| Road-bike: | 24:14.8 Oli Stenning Jan'26; 28:06.7 Rachael Wales Dec'24 | |
| Junior: | 23:48.4 Michael Storer Jan'15; 27:05.0 Mackenzie Coupland Dec'22 |
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| Bib | Cat | Cat Place |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | Speed | Standard Time |
Std Place |
Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | Campbell McDowell | JM | 1 | 0:04:47 | 0:04:56 | 0:04:55 | 0:05:01 | 0:04:42 | 0:24:23.6 | 41.81 | |||
| 2 | 61 | Lee Bolden | 50-59M | 1 | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | 0:05:07 | 0:05:05 | 0:05:01 | 0:25:21.4 | 40.23 | +0:02:55 | 1 | |
| 3 | 44 | Jordan Watkins | 18-29M | 1 | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | 0:05:02 | 0:25:38.5 | 39.78 | |||
| 4 | 26 | Thomas Hewitt | Rd 18-29M | 1 | 0:05:03 | 0:05:08 | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | 0:05:11 | 0:25:44 | 39.64 | PB | ||
| 5 | 28 | Andrew Beggs | Rd 30-39M | 1 | 0:05:15 | 0:05:15 | 0:05:21 | 0:05:20 | 0:05:14 | 0:26:26.1 | 38.59 | +0:01:00 | 4 | |
| 6 | 48 | Alastair Milne | Rd 40-49M | 1 | 0:05:10 | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | 0:05:30 | 0:05:27 | 0:27:08.3 | 37.59 | +0:00:58 | 5 | |
| 7 | 35 | Alistair Nixon | Rd 40-49M | 2 | 0:05:23 | 0:05:26 | 0:05:23 | 0:05:28 | 0:05:28 | 0:27:08.9 | 37.57 | +0:00:39 | 6 | |
| 8 | 20 | Scott McDowell | 50-59M | 2 | 0:05:22 | 0:05:26 | 0:05:30 | 0:05:31 | 0:05:29 | 0:27:20.7 | 37.30 | +0:01:02 | 3 | |
| 9 | 42 | Sophia Sammons | 18-29F | 1 | 0:05:35 | 0:05:28 | 0:05:27 | 0:05:27 | 0:05:24 | 0:27:22.5 | 37.26 | |||
| 10 | 53 | Stuart Murray | 40-49M | 1 | 0:05:24 | 0:05:23 | 0:05:27 | 0:05:38 | 0:05:42 | 0:27:35.6 | 36.97 | +0:00:30 | 8 | |
| 11 | 3 | Andrew Simpson | 40-49M | 2 | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | 0:05:34 | 0:05:36 | 0:05:29 | 0:27:44.9 | 36.76 | +0:00:11 | 9 | |
| 12 | 10 | Mike Allen | Rd 40-49M | 3 | 0:05:28 | 0:05:36 | 0:05:35 | 0:05:36 | 0:05:36 | 0:27:53 | 36.58 | -0:00:09 | 10 | |
| 13 | 47 | David George | 40-49M | 3 | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:38 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:28 | 0:27:55.9 | 36.52 | -0:00:23 | 11 | PB |
| 14 | 31 | James Banks | Rd 40-49M | 4 | 0:05:33 | 0:05:39 | 0:05:39 | 0:05:36 | 0:05:31 | 0:27:58.7 | 36.46 | -0:00:26 | 12 | PB |
| 15 | 22 | Peter Ulijaszek | Rd 18-29M | 2 | 0:05:31 | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | 0:05:43 | 0:28:25.9 | 35.88 | |||
| 16 | 45 | Mark Charman | Rd 40-49M | 5 | 0:05:41 | 0:05:46 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:42 | 0:05:44 | 0:28:40.6 | 35.57 | -0:00:57 | 14 | |
| 17 | 34 | Alex Allcock | Rd 18-29M | 3 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:52 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:25 | 0:28:43.1 | 35.52 | |||
| 18 | 50 | Bryn Llewellyn | 30-39M | 1 | 0:05:43 | 0:05:44 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:42 | 0:05:46 | 0:28:45.5 | 35.47 | -0:01:19 | 16 | |
| 19 | 56 | Paul Borrett | 60-69M | 1 | 0:05:33 | 0:05:46 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:55 | 0:05:46 | 0:28:50 | 35.38 | +0:00:33 | 7 | |
| 20 | 4 | Charlotte Khorshid | JF | 1 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:48 | 0:28:50.4 | 35.37 | PB | ||
| 21 | 41 | Peter Lundberg | 50-59M | 3 | 0:05:51 | 0:05:51 | 0:05:58 | 0:05:53 | 0:05:56 | 0:29:31.2 | 34.55 | -0:01:15 | 15 | |
| 22 | 37 | Fraser Donaldson | 30-39M | 2 | 0:05:44 | 0:06:08 | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | 0:05:45 | 0:29:34.1 | 34.50 | -0:02:08 | 20 | |
| 23 | 30 | Alex Baker | Rd 30-39M | 2 | 0:05:54 | 0:06:00 | 0:06:00 | 0:05:58 | 0:05:44 | 0:29:37.7 | 34.43 | -0:02:12 | 21 | PB |
| 24 | 16 | Emerson Reid | JM | 2 | 0:05:40 | 0:05:59 | 0:05:58 | 0:06:06 | 0:05:58 | 0:29:44.2 | 34.30 | |||
| 25 | 43 | Edward Yoo | 30-39M | 3 | 0:05:59 | 0:05:57 | 0:06:03 | 0:06:02 | 0:05:48 | 0:29:51.4 | 34.16 | -0:02:25 | 22 | |
| 26 | 33 | Joseph Grasso | 70-79M | 1 | 0:05:46 | 0:06:08 | 0:06:00 | 0:06:13 | 0:06:08 | 0:30:17.1 | 33.68 | +0:01:07 | 2 | |
| 27 | 59 | David Price | Rd 50-59M | 1 | 0:05:54 | 0:06:06 | 0:06:03 | 0:06:13 | 0:06:03 | 0:30:20.4 | 33.62 | -0:01:57 | 19 | |
| 28 | 6 | Romney Phillips | Rd 50-59M | 2 | 0:06:05 | 0:06:10 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:13 | 0:06:07 | 0:30:49.7 | 33.09 | -0:01:37 | 18 | |
| 29 | 32 | Georg Wiehl | Rd 40-49M | 6 | 0:05:55 | 0:06:11 | 0:06:25 | 0:06:24 | 0:06:04 | 0:31:00.7 | 32.89 | -0:03:23 | 25 | |
| 30 | 46 | Sean Flynn | Rd 18-29M | 4 | 0:06:06 | 0:06:14 | 0:06:15 | 0:06:21 | 0:06:21 | 0:31:18.8 | 32.57 | |||
| 31 | 49 | Bayard Rezos | 30-39M | 4 | 0:06:16 | 0:06:19 | 0:06:19 | 0:06:11 | 0:06:14 | 0:31:20.6 | 32.54 | -0:03:54 | 26 | |
| 32 | 17 | Lee-Anne Flugel | 40-49F | 1 | 0:06:18 | 0:06:30 | 0:06:30 | 0:06:23 | 0:06:16 | 0:31:58.3 | 31.90 | -0:01:36 | 17 | |
| 33 | 8 | Jon Hanson | Rd 60-69M | 1 | 0:06:25 | 0:06:31 | 0:06:21 | 0:06:22 | 0:06:18 | 0:31:59.1 | 31.89 | -0:02:28 | 23 | |
| 34 | 12 | Ben Jackson | Rd 30-39M | 3 | 0:06:23 | 0:06:23 | 0:06:31 | 0:06:28 | 0:06:22 | 0:32:09.1 | 31.72 | -0:04:43 | 27 | PB |
| 35 | 13 | Sabine Bird | Rd 40-49F | 1 | 0:06:31 | 0:06:29 | 0:06:41 | 0:06:43 | 0:06:45 | 0:33:11.3 | 30.73 | -0:02:51 | 24 | |
| 36 | 51 | Jenny Sammons | 70-79F | 1 | 0:07:03 | 0:07:08 | 0:07:08 | 0:07:06 | 0:06:54 | 0:35:20.8 | 28.86 | -0:00:41 | 13 | |
| 37 | 29 | Mark Bowman | Rd 40-49M | 7 | 0:06:59 | 0:07:00 | 0:07:12 | 0:07:11 | 0:07:13 | 0:35:37.5 | 28.63 | -0:07:50 | 28 | |
| 38 | 21 | Parsa Vahdani | Rd 18-29M | 5 | 0:07:10 | 0:07:17 | 0:07:33 | 0:07:25 | 0:07:07 | 0:36:32.8 | 27.91 | |||
| 39 | 40 | Natasha Thackray | 30-39F | 1 | 0:07:34 | 0:08:12 | 0:08:09 | 0:08:19 | 0:07:56 | 0:40:12.1 | 25.37 | -0:09:55 | 29 | PB |
| 40 | 2 | Richard Williams | HC M | 1 | 0:07:50 | 0:08:02 | 0:08:02 | 0:08:16 | 0:08:34 | 0:40:46 | 25.02 | |||
| 41 | 18 | Emma Brand | Rd 18-29F | 1 | 0:07:56 | 0:08:20 | 0:08:40 | 0:08:33 | 0:08:30 | 0:41:59.8 | 24.29 | |||
| 42 | 1 | Neil McDougall | HC M | 2 | 0:08:15 | 0:08:24 | 0:08:38 | 0:08:39 | 0:08:54 | 0:42:50.9 | 23.80 | PB |
The PBs are based on speed to allow for some rides on the first version of the course when the start/ finish was at the city end of the sausage. The start/ finish moved to The Pines for the 2013 series.
| Speed Today |
Prev Best |
When? | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Khorshid | 35.37 | 30.57 | 2023-11-28 | 4.80 |
| David George | 36.52 | 34.52 | 2018-12-04 | 2.00 |
| Thomas Hewitt | 39.64 | 38.38 | 2025-12-02 | 1.26 |
| Natasha Thackray | 25.37 | 24.29 | 2018-12-04 | 1.08 |
| Alex Baker | 34.43 | 33.35 | 2026-01-20 | 1.08 |
| Neil McDougall | 23.80 | 23.25 | 2025-01-21 | 0.56 |
| James Banks | 36.46 | 36.24 | 2025-12-02 | 0.21 |
| Ben Jackson | 31.72 | 31.71 | 2019-11-05 | 0.01 |
| Bib# | Total | Speed | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Sophia Sammons | 0:27:22.5 | 37.26 | 31.1 |
| 2 | 4 | Charlotte Khorshid | 0:28:50.4 | 35.37 | 26.9 |
| 3 | 17 | Lee-Anne Flugel | 0:31:58.3 | 31.90 | 19.1 |
| 4 | 13 | Sabine Bird | 0:33:11.3 | 30.73 | 16.5 |
| 5 | 51 | Jenny Sammons | 0:35:20.8 | 28.86 | 12.3 |
| 6 | 40 | Natasha Thackray | 0:40:12.1 | 25.37 | 4.4 |
| 7 | 18 | Emma Brand | 0:41:59.8 | 24.29 | 2.0 |
Early-bird series 2027 #1.
The first ride of the 27th Early-bird series.
Stuart Murray will be signing on for ATTAride #250. Campbell McDowell, with seven PBs from the last series, will be looking to take that record further and the Liv AlUla Jayco colours will again make an appearance, now worn by Sophia Sammons, the top points-getter from the 2025-26 BIP series.It's now 06:10 but no sign of an active Webscorer feed yet. I'll resume 'when and if' and, in the meantime, enjoy my first cuppa. If anybody's listening out there, let me know perhaps, it'll fill in the time…
Rain, unfortunately has been predicted but, although dull, 4km away it's dry with a light SSW.
06:26: still not seeing any posting but riders should be finishing very soon. There have been a couple of scratchings.
6:41: you can read a 'live' feed from the Melbourne Cup on The Age site
6:50: fourteen riders yet to start in EB1.
Five riders yet to start…
Matt Burton should be on his way chasing Nick Thompson and Campbell McDowell
It's probably all over now.Yep, all done but a BIG list of DNS. Apparently it was a bit damp while the set-up was beginning but after that – all good. I know of at least one rider who was looking out of the window about 5am—he sent a quick txt to say he was scratching.
Campbell had another great start to an EB series finishing at the top of the rankings as did Sophia for the women but no PBs for them, unfortunately. It would have been a nice finish to witness with Campbell only failing by 2sec, to capture his minute-man, Lee Bolden, Lee holding out and slotting into second fastest and #1 on standard and pushing Joe Grasso to #2. Scotty McDowell had his turn at the top of the rankings earlier when he displaced early starter Andrew Simpson who had occupied the hot-seat for 16min35. The DNS list of course affected the number of BIP riders that could be listed today: a mere seven, but it did provide a certain symmetry with the number of PBs achieved. Most of the riders achieving PBs were fairly new to the series with between two and eight rides apiece but one, Neil McDougall, certainly wasn't with thirty-eight outings on the present course. Neil cranked his hand-cycle up and down the sausage today a minute faster than his previous: 0.6km/h improvement. Charlotte Khorshid, the second-fastest girl today, had the best improvement: 4.8km/h (ride #3).PS: Sadly, the symmetry mentioned was lost as there turned out to be eight PBs recorded – Alex Baker used a personal but non-functional transponder so his times were delayed, needing to be recovered from the video record.
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