CONDITIONS: All was fine: 18.5º-22º; v light SE.
Records: 45.2km/h Cam Meyer Dec'18; 37.3km/h Emma Pooley Jan'12
Bib | Category | Cat Place |
Lap1 | Lap2 | Lap3 | Lap4 | Lap5 | Total | Speed | Standard Time |
Std Place |
Comment | ||
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1 | 107 | Stu Helm | 30-39M | 1 | 0:04:47 | 0:04:55 | 0:05:01 | 0:05:03 | 0:05:06 | 0:24:52.2 | 41.0 | 02:35 | 2 | PB |
2 | 49 | Matt Illingworth | 50-59M | 1 | 0:04:51 | 0:05:02 | 0:05:01 | 0:05:02 | 0:05:00 | 0:24:56.0 | 40.9 | 03:21 | 1 | |
3 | 52 | Matt Burton | 30-39M | 2 | 0:04:58 | 0:05:02 | 0:05:01 | 0:04:58 | 0:04:59 | 0:24:58.6 | 40.8 | |||
4 | 108 | Matt Burton | 30-39M | 3 | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | 0:05:03 | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | 0:25:21.1 | 40.2 | |||
5 | 96 | Thomas Bruins | 18-29M | 1 | 0:05:06 | 0:05:03 | 0:05:09 | 0:05:09 | 0:05:10 | 0:25:36.5 | 39.8 | |||
6 | 77 | Chris Glasby | 50-59M | 2 | 0:05:01 | 0:05:10 | 0:05:15 | 0:05:20 | 0:05:13 | 0:25:58.7 | 39.3 | 02:27 | 3 | |
7 | 57 | Lee Bolden | 40-49M | 1 | 0:05:04 | 0:05:13 | 0:05:20 | 0:05:21 | 0:05:12 | 0:26:09.6 | 39.0 | 01:33 | 4 | PB |
8 | 50 | Heiko Potzeldt | 30-39M | 4 | 0:05:18 | 0:05:20 | 0:05:26 | 0:05:27 | 0:05:14 | 0:26:44.5 | 38.1 | 00:42 | 9 | |
9 | 78 | Darren Shanahan | 30-39M | 5 | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | 0:05:24 | 0:26:57.8 | 37.8 | 00:29 | 10 | |
10 | 72 | Paul Prottey | 40-49M | 2 | 0:05:08 | 0:05:24 | 0:05:28 | 0:05:36 | 0:05:33 | 0:27:08.8 | 37.6 | 00:49 | 7 | PB |
11 | 38 | Wes Gorman | 40-49M | 3 | 0:05:23 | 0:05:24 | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | 0:05:24 | 0:27:17.0 | 37.4 | 00:45 | 8 | |
12 | 75 | Josh Adams | 18-29M | 2 | 0:05:21 | 0:05:28 | 0:05:39 | 0:05:33 | 0:05:26 | 0:27:26.9 | 37.2 | |||
13 | 34 | Gregory Gale | 40-49M | 4 | 0:05:22 | 0:05:34 | 0:05:30 | 0:05:43 | 0:05:30 | 0:27:39.3 | 36.9 | -00:06 | 16 | |
14 | 13 | Paul Laidman | 50-59M | 3 | 0:05:32 | 0:05:33 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:33 | 0:05:27 | 0:27:42.8 | 36.8 | 01:05 | 6 | PB |
15 | 42 | Graeme Bamber | 30-39M | 6 | 0:05:25 | 0:05:35 | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | 0:05:30 | 0:27:49.4 | 36.7 | -00:22 | 18 | |
16 | 95 | Blake Kappler | 30-39M | 7 | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:30 | 0:05:35 | 0:27:52.6 | 36.6 | |||
17 | 5 | Andrew Ballam | 40-49M | 5 | 0:05:29 | 0:05:35 | 0:05:38 | 0:05:40 | 0:05:34 | 0:27:55.6 | 36.5 | 00:06 | 13 | |
18 | 76 | Stuart Murray | 40-49M | 6 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:32 | 0:05:36 | 0:05:43 | 0:05:31 | 0:27:58.7 | 36.5 | -00:26 | 19 | |
19 | 11 | Ciaran Kelly | 40-49M | 7 | 0:05:30 | 0:05:40 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:47 | 0:05:39 | 0:28:24.6 | 35.9 | -00:58 | 26 | PB |
20 | 86 | Paul van der Walt | 50-59M | 4 | 0:05:41 | 0:05:46 | 0:05:43 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:44 | 0:28:41.9 | 35.5 | 00:24 | 11 | PB |
21 | 63 | Allan Bowes | 50-59M | 5 | 0:05:38 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:54 | 0:05:46 | 0:05:37 | 0:28:43.3 | 35.5 | 00:23 | 12 | PB |
22 | 92 | Steve Oates | 30-39M | 8 | 0:05:51 | 0:05:47 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:45 | 0:28:56.5 | 35.2 | -01:30 | 32 | PB |
23 | 93 | Paul Borrett | 50-59M | 6 | 0:05:34 | 0:05:46 | 0:05:52 | 0:05:55 | 0:05:51 | 0:28:58.9 | 35.2 | -00:27 | 20 | |
24 | 44 | Andrew Bartucciotto | 40-49M | 8 | 0:05:31 | 0:05:47 | 0:05:54 | 0:06:01 | 0:05:48 | 0:29:01.0 | 35.2 | -01:28 | 31 | |
25 | 79 | Cullum Creevey | 30-39M | 9 | 0:05:34 | 0:05:57 | 0:06:00 | 0:06:00 | 0:05:49 | 0:29:20.4 | 34.8 | |||
26 | 7 | Darren Wright | 40-49M | 9 | 0:05:53 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:56 | 0:05:56 | 0:05:52 | 0:29:25.3 | 34.7 | -01:14 | 29 | |
27 | 100 | Marcel Weijers | 50-59M | 7 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:56 | 0:06:03 | 0:06:05 | 0:29:38.0 | 34.4 | -01:12 | 28 | |
28 | 97 | Mark Taylor | 40-49M | 10 | 0:05:34 | 0:05:58 | 0:06:06 | 0:06:05 | 0:05:59 | 0:29:41.9 | 34.3 | -01:59 | 37 | |
29 | 14 | David Equid | 50-59M | 8 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:59 | 0:06:01 | 0:05:57 | 0:05:56 | 0:29:42.2 | 34.3 | -00:36 | 21 | |
30 | 27 | Michelle McLintock | 30-39F | 1 | 0:05:57 | 0:05:53 | 0:05:59 | 0:06:06 | 0:05:51 | 0:29:45.8 | 34.3 | -00:53 | 25 | |
31 | 73 | Steff Van Amerongen | 30-39F | 2 | 0:05:44 | 0:06:00 | 0:06:04 | 0:06:05 | 0:05:59 | 0:29:52.1 | 34.1 | -00:19 | 17 | |
32 | 37 | Deb Kempe | 60-69F | 1 | 0:05:58 | 0:05:58 | 0:06:00 | 0:06:06 | 0:06:03 | 0:30:04.1 | 33.9 | 01:30 | 5 | |
33 | 53 | Maria Madigan | 18-29F | 1 | 0:05:47 | 0:06:01 | 0:06:08 | 0:06:10 | 0:06:07 | 0:30:13.2 | 33.8 | PB | ||
34 | 81 | Chris Reid | 50-59M | 9 | 0:05:55 | 0:06:07 | 0:06:06 | 0:06:08 | 0:06:05 | 0:30:21.0 | 33.6 | -01:39 | 34 | |
35 | 91 | Rick Churchill | 60-69M | 1 | 0:05:52 | 0:06:07 | 0:06:13 | 0:06:11 | 0:06:03 | 0:30:26.4 | 33.5 | -00:52 | 23 | |
36 | 66 | Tom Alexander | JM | 1 | 0:06:11 | 0:06:09 | 0:06:09 | 0:06:05 | 0:06:00 | 0:30:34.1 | 33.4 | PB | ||
37 | 8 | Ann Brinkamp | 30-39F | 3 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:09 | 0:06:13 | 0:06:13 | 0:05:59 | 0:30:45.9 | 33.2 | -01:34 | 33 | |
38 | 10 | Tom Gardner | 40-49M | 11 | 0:06:05 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:15 | 0:06:15 | 0:05:59 | 0:30:46.1 | 33.2 | -02:58 | 47 | |
39 | 45 | Wade Burgoyne | 18-29M | 3 | 0:05:48 | 0:06:02 | 0:06:14 | 0:06:36 | 0:06:11 | 0:30:51.0 | 33.1 | |||
40 | 88 | Alison Dyson | 50-59F | 1 | 0:06:04 | 0:06:13 | 0:06:11 | 0:06:11 | 0:06:15 | 0:30:53.9 | 33.0 | 00:00 | 15 | |
41 | 83 | Greg Perry | 50-59M | 10 | 0:05:55 | 0:06:02 | 0:06:17 | 0:06:21 | 0:06:20 | 0:30:55.9 | 33.0 | -01:57 | 36 | |
42 | 102 | Javier Vasquez | 30-39M | 10 | 0:05:58 | 0:06:11 | 0:06:17 | 0:06:17 | 0:06:13 | 0:30:56.2 | 33.0 | -03:29 | 51 | PB |
43 | 28 | Alison Ramm | 40-49F | 1 | 0:06:05 | 0:06:10 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:17 | 0:06:13 | 0:30:56.7 | 33.0 | -00:51 | 22 | |
44 | 82 | Olesya Alutina | 30-39F | 4 | 0:05:59 | 0:06:16 | 0:06:11 | 0:06:28 | 0:06:12 | 0:31:06.1 | 32.8 | -01:49 | 35 | PB |
45 | 65 | Anna Heitz | 50-59F | 2 | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | 0:06:16 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:09 | 0:31:09.3 | 32.7 | 00:03 | 14 | |
46 | 6 | Lesley Burch | 30-39F | 5 | 0:06:17 | 0:06:16 | 0:06:23 | 0:06:15 | 0:06:11 | 0:31:21.9 | 32.5 | -02:00 | 38 | |
47 | 43 | Peter Neuzerling | 50-59M | 11 | 0:06:01 | 0:06:19 | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | 0:06:25 | 0:31:24.1 | 32.5 | -02:25 | 40 | PB |
48 | 56 | Vanessa Johnson | 50-59F | 3 | 0:06:18 | 0:06:23 | 0:06:18 | 0:06:23 | 0:06:16 | 0:31:39.2 | 32.2 | -01:07 | 27 | PB |
49 | 94 | Don McCracken | 50-59M | 12 | 0:06:00 | 0:06:09 | 0:06:35 | 0:06:34 | 0:06:23 | 0:31:40.5 | 32.2 | -02:42 | 44 | |
50 | 29 | Sabine Bird | 30-39F | 6 | 0:06:07 | 0:06:15 | 0:06:28 | 0:06:25 | 0:06:27 | 0:31:43.0 | 32.2 | -02:31 | 41 | |
51 | 40 | Adam Scott | 50-59M | 13 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:20 | 0:06:20 | 0:06:29 | 0:06:26 | 0:31:46.7 | 32.1 | -03:10 | 49 | |
52 | 74 | Derek Munro | 40-49M | 12 | 0:06:09 | 0:06:25 | 0:06:26 | 0:06:32 | 0:06:15 | 0:31:47.5 | 32.1 | -03:46 | 52 | |
53 | 67 | Louise McKay | 30-39F | 7 | 0:06:14 | 0:06:29 | 0:06:31 | 0:06:23 | 0:06:16 | 0:31:52.3 | 32.0 | -02:54 | 46 | PB |
54 | 51 | Shannon Miraglia | 40-49F | 2 | 0:06:22 | 0:06:15 | 0:06:26 | 0:06:27 | 0:06:22 | 0:31:52.5 | 32.0 | -02:09 | 39 | PB |
55 | 15 | Tanya Birkbeck | 50-59F | 4 | 0:06:05 | 0:06:22 | 0:06:32 | 0:06:31 | 0:06:27 | 0:31:57.5 | 31.9 | -01:15 | 30 | |
56 | 58 | Victoria Burrows-Bilton | 30-39F | 8 | 0:06:25 | 0:06:30 | 0:06:36 | 0:06:26 | 0:06:24 | 0:32:19.9 | 31.5 | -03:08 | 48 | PB |
57 | 19 | Kirstie Robson | 40-49F | 3 | 0:06:18 | 0:06:26 | 0:06:42 | 0:06:35 | 0:06:32 | 0:32:33.1 | 31.3 | -02:49 | 45 | |
58 | 36 | Gregor McNab | 50-59M | 14 | 0:06:26 | 0:06:32 | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | 0:32:43.2 | 31.2 | -03:55 | 53 | |
59 | 47 | Shannon Arnott | 40-49F | 4 | 0:06:14 | 0:06:34 | 0:06:36 | 0:06:50 | 0:06:32 | 0:32:45.3 | 31.1 | -02:33 | 42 | |
60 | 31 | Stephanie Green | 18-29F | 2 | 0:06:39 | 0:06:36 | 0:06:38 | 0:06:33 | 0:06:26 | 0:32:51.6 | 31.0 | PB | ||
61 | 39 | Jodi Earnshaw | 40-49F | 5 | 0:06:32 | 0:06:34 | 0:06:36 | 0:06:46 | 0:06:34 | 0:33:01.2 | 30.9 | -02:40 | 43 | PB |
62 | 84 | Sue Veale | 60-69F | 2 | 0:06:27 | 0:06:36 | 0:06:40 | 0:06:43 | 0:06:43 | 0:33:08.5 | 30.8 | -00:53 | 24 | |
63 | 25 | Hwai Yee Wong | 30-39F | 9 | 0:06:26 | 0:06:37 | 0:06:49 | 0:06:49 | 0:06:39 | 0:33:19.4 | 30.6 | -04:02 | 55 | PB |
64 | 1 | Selena Boddington | 40-49F | 6 | 0:06:33 | 0:06:45 | 0:06:48 | 0:06:46 | 0:06:44 | 0:33:36.1 | 30.4 | -03:15 | 50 | |
65 | 85 | Sophie Broun | 30-39F | 10 | 0:06:27 | 0:06:39 | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | 0:06:52 | 0:33:39.2 | 30.3 | -04:37 | 56 | PB |
66 | 32 | Kira Howlett | 30-39F | 11 | 0:06:27 | 0:06:48 | 0:06:57 | 0:06:55 | 0:06:59 | 0:34:05.7 | 29.9 | -05:13 | 58 | PB |
67 | 12 | Tracy Watson | 40-49F | 7 | 0:06:40 | 0:06:52 | 0:06:58 | 0:06:53 | 0:06:48 | 0:34:11.5 | 29.8 | -03:56 | 54 | |
68 | 9 | Andrew Williams | 50-59M | 15 | 0:06:46 | 0:06:56 | 0:06:59 | 0:07:01 | 0:06:59 | 0:34:41.4 | 29.4 | -06:09 | 60 | |
69 | 89 | Melanie Foley | 40-49F | 8 | 0:06:41 | 0:06:50 | 0:07:01 | 0:06:59 | 0:07:10 | 0:34:42.7 | 29.4 | -04:54 | 57 | |
70 | 35 | Liam Walker | 40-49M | 13 | 0:06:47 | 0:06:55 | 0:06:57 | 0:07:05 | 0:07:20 | 0:35:04.4 | 29.1 | -07:06 | 63 | PB |
71 | 54 | Travis George | 40-49M | 14 | 0:06:38 | 0:07:20 | 0:07:16 | 0:07:24 | 0:07:05 | 0:35:42.4 | 28.6 | -07:40 | 65 | |
72 | 18 | Jacynta Webster | 18-29F | 3 | 0:07:01 | 0:07:23 | 0:07:25 | 0:07:28 | 0:07:05 | 0:36:21.3 | 28.1 | |||
73 | 2 | Jo Blacker | 50-59F | 5 | 0:07:07 | 0:07:15 | 0:07:24 | 0:07:31 | 0:07:21 | 0:36:36.7 | 27.9 | -05:37 | 59 | |
74 | 26 | Renee Klein | 40-49F | 9 | 0:07:20 | 0:07:30 | 0:07:30 | 0:07:27 | 0:07:19 | 0:37:06.8 | 27.5 | -07:18 | 64 | |
75 | 20 | Michelle Coelho | 30-39F | 12 | 0:07:07 | 0:07:39 | 0:07:39 | 0:07:35 | 0:07:26 | 0:37:25.9 | 27.2 | -07:58 | 67 | PB |
76 | 16 | Camilla Swenson | 30-39F | 13 | 0:07:39 | 0:07:37 | 0:07:44 | 0:07:32 | 0:07:25 | 0:37:57.1 | 26.9 | -08:45 | 70 | PB |
77 | 41 | Kerina Puttman | 50-59F | 6 | 0:07:29 | 0:07:30 | 0:07:36 | 0:07:40 | 0:07:44 | 0:37:57.8 | 26.9 | -06:58 | 61 | |
78 | 33 | Tze Quen Chung | 50-59F | 7 | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | 0:07:39 | 0:38:02.1 | 26.8 | -07:02 | 62 | PB |
79 | 59 | Belinda Evans | 40-49F | 10 | 0:07:20 | 0:07:48 | 0:07:45 | 0:07:37 | 0:07:33 | 0:38:02.4 | 26.8 | -08:06 | 68 | |
80 | 4 | Richard Williams | HC M | 1 | 0:07:16 | 0:07:37 | 0:07:50 | 0:07:47 | 0:08:01 | 0:38:32.2 | 26.5 | |||
81 | 90 | Liz Sheehan | 50-59F | 8 | 0:07:41 | 0:07:51 | 0:07:54 | 0:07:41 | 0:07:34 | 0:38:42.0 | 26.4 | -07:48 | 66 | |
82 | 60 | Cate Wray | 50-59F | 9 | 0:07:37 | 0:07:43 | 0:07:54 | 0:08:00 | 0:07:59 | 0:39:13.1 | 26.0 | -08:25 | 69 | |
83 | 62 | Brianna Basham | 30-39F | 14 | 0:07:33 | 0:08:13 | 0:08:04 | 0:08:11 | 0:08:12 | 0:40:13.8 | 25.4 | -11:21 | 72 | |
84 | 17 | Glenda Wilson | 60-69F | 3 | 0:08:15 | 0:08:30 | 0:08:24 | 0:08:33 | 0:08:36 | 0:42:19.0 | 24.1 | -10:30 | 71 |
Today | Prev_pb | Δ | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tze Quen Chung | 26.82 | 25.81 | 1.01 |
2 | Olesya Alutina | 32.80 | 31.83 | 0.96 |
3 | Stu Helm | 41.01 | 40.17 | 0.85 |
4 | Javier Vasquez | 32.97 | 32.19 | 0.78 |
5 | Michelle Coelho | 27.25 | 26.48 | 0.77 |
6 | Paul van der Walt | 35.54 | 34.80 | 0.74 |
7 | Lee Bolden | 38.99 | 38.28 | 0.71 |
8 | Steve Oates | 35.24 | 34.65 | 0.60 |
9 | Maria Madigan | 33.75 | 33.17 | 0.58 |
10 | Camilla Swenson | 26.88 | 26.34 | 0.54 |
11 | Peter Neuzerling | 32.48 | 32.04 | 0.44 |
12 | Tom Alexander | 33.37 | 32.95 | 0.42 |
13 | Allan Bowes | 35.51 | 35.11 | 0.40 |
14 | Paul Laidman | 36.81 | 36.49 | 0.31 |
15 | Shannon Miraglia | 32.00 | 31.77 | 0.23 |
16 | Stephanie Green | 31.04 | 30.82 | 0.22 |
17 | Kira Howlett | 29.92 | 29.70 | 0.22 |
18 | Liam Walker | 29.08 | 28.87 | 0.21 |
19 | Hwai Yee Wong | 30.61 | 30.43 | 0.18 |
20 | Paul Prottey | 37.57 | 37.40 | 0.17 |
21 | Victoria Burrows-Bilton | 31.55 | 31.40 | 0.15 |
22 | Ciaran Kelly | 35.90 | 35.77 | 0.14 |
23 | Sophie Broun | 30.31 | 30.18 | 0.13 |
24 | Louise McKay | 32.00 | 31.90 | 0.10 |
25 | Jodi Earnshaw | 30.89 | 30.83 | 0.06 |
26 | Vanessa Johnson | 32.22 | 32.18 | 0.05 |
Previous 'bests' are based on the best speed of a rider on either version of The Sausage; the start moved to The Pines in the 2012-13 series.
Bib# | Name | Speed | Points | Cumulative | Rides |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Michelle McLintock | 34.27 | 39.30 | 202.4 | 5 |
73 | Steff Van Amerongen | 34.15 | 38.90 | 198.3 | 5 |
37 | Deb Kempe | 33.92 | 38.00 | 153.9 | 4 |
53 | Maria Madigan | 33.75 | 37.40 | 111.0 | 3 |
8 | Ann Brinkamp | 33.16 | 35.20 | 106.0 | 3 |
88 | Alison Dyson | 33.01 | 34.70 | 68.0 | 2 |
28 | Alison Ramm | 32.96 | 34.50 | 68.7 | 2 |
82 | Olesya Alutina | 32.80 | 33.90 | 33.9 | 1 |
65 | Anna Heitz | 32.74 | 33.70 | 172.1 | 5 |
6 | Lesley Burch | 32.52 | 32.90 | 127.9 | 4 |
56 | Vanessa Johnson | 32.22 | 31.80 | 71.7 | 2 |
29 | Sabine Bird | 32.16 | 31.60 | 66.1 | 2 |
67 | Louise McKay | 32.00 | 31.00 | 126.3 | 4 |
51 | Shannon Miraglia | 32.00 | 31.00 | 123.8 | 4 |
15 | Tanya Birkbeck | 31.92 | 30.70 | 128.8 | 4 |
58 | Victoria Burrows-Bilton | 31.55 | 29.30 | 147.5 | 5 |
19 | Kirstie Robson | 31.33 | 28.50 | 149.3 | 5 |
47 | Shannon Arnott | 31.14 | 27.80 | 148.9 | 5 |
31 | Stephanie Green | 31.04 | 27.50 | 106.1 | 4 |
39 | Jodi Earnshaw | 30.89 | 26.90 | 114.8 | 4 |
84 | Sue Veale | 30.78 | 26.50 | 134.5 | 5 |
25 | Hwai Yee Wong | 30.61 | 25.90 | 133.5 | 5 |
1 | Selena Boddington | 30.36 | 24.90 | 24.9 | 1 |
85 | Sophie Broun | 30.31 | 24.80 | 125.6 | 5 |
32 | Kira Howlett | 29.92 | 23.30 | 46.1 | 2 |
12 | Tracy Rainford | 29.83 | 23.00 | 95.1 | 4 |
89 | Melanie Foley | 29.38 | 21.40 | 117.3 | 5 |
18 | Jacynta Webster | 28.06 | 16.50 | 101.5 | 5 |
2 | Jo Blacker | 27.86 | 15.80 | 95.8 | 5 |
26 | Renee Klein | 27.48 | 14.40 | 47.7 | 3 |
20 | Michelle Coelho | 27.25 | 13.50 | 28.1 | 2 |
16 | Camilla Swenson | 26.88 | 12.20 | 37.0 | 3 |
41 | Kerina Puttman | 26.87 | 12.10 | 12.1 | 1 |
33 | Tze Quen Chung | 26.82 | 12.00 | 51.2 | 4 |
59 | Belinda Evans | 26.81 | 11.90 | 41.6 | 3 |
90 | Liz Sheehan | 26.36 | 10.30 | 42.4 | 3 |
60 | Cate Wray | 26.01 | 9.00 | 46.6 | 4 |
62 | Brianna Basham | 25.35 | 6.60 | 42.0 | 3 |
17 | Glenda Wilson | 24.10 | 2.00 | 23.2 | 3 |
After today's ride a number of BIP riders have reached the 5-for-the-series target for qualifying; from here we look at the best-5 for each rider. Michelle McLintock, Steff vanA and Deb Kempe had little separating them today and the ability to eliminate their lesser performances will possibly bring them even closer together for the series. And, after next week's ride we'll do the calculation for the speed cut-offs for the three speed groups—they'll be close to those of previous years though.
Even today with its very large number of scratchings and 'no-shows', twenty-six PBs is not a bad start to the new year; it was another beautiful morning in Kings Park. And it's reassuring to see the proportion of women at each event holding nicely around the 45-50% mark. Our sole Under-18 rider today though was Tom Alexander. In fact we've had very few junior riders this series but this course actually suits the younger, lighter and niftier rider. And Tom demonstrates this very effectively. He did have an added incentive with his mum to chase (a 45sec-mum) but he didn't catch her—Anna finished, still 10sec clear but Tom had collected a PB for his efforts and the praise of the turn marshals for his deftness. At the far end of the scale of 'turnability' are hand-cycles and it was great to see Richard Williams giving the course a test today; he coped well and may be paving the way for a return of some of the hand-cyclists to the EB series.
At the same time, Gwynn, Richard's wife was back in her role of starter-understudy being introduced to the complexities of 45sec start intervals; Lorraine instructed and Cathi Dixon was back in her usual role assembling starters to feed across the road to the start-line. On the desk we had Sasha Taylor and Althea Wong and manning the barriers were John Kempe and Hayden Long. Carolyn Equid again called numbers for our back-up timing having already assisted David in the course set-up. Thank you all and we'll see some of you again next week!
Our series award presentations this year will be at the Zamia again but on Monday 28th – the holiday-in-lieu for Oz day.