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Australian MTB Series #5 - 2

Glenorchy MTB Park, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, February 28-March 1, 2009

Photos

Race 4 - March 1: Downhill,

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• Rhys Willemse is another of the Under 19 men's field that was unable to match Shaun O'Connor's pace.
• Jayne Rutter gets a little too close to the camera in the rock garden.
• Tasmanian Antony Moore makes it to the bottom step of the podium in third.
• Amiel Cavalier is unable to match the speed of Joshua Button and Ben Cory
• Joshua Button defends his overall series lead with a second in Glenorchy.
• Troy Brosnan puts down a time that would have got him gold in the Under 19 division.
• Tamryn Murrell is disappointed with fifth place which puts him out of the race for a podium.
• Shaun O'Connor rides like a mad man to post a win to take the series.
• Darcy Murrell rides well to place fourth in Tasmania.
• Ben Cory manages a win on the Glenorchy downhill
• Claire Whiteman loses her stranglehold on the series in Glenorchy
• Mongoose riders Josh Button and Troy Brosnan learn lines together
• Leigh Douglas is on her way to another win.
• Series leader Under 15 Emily Hockey is unable to outperform her competitors on the day.
• Ben Barrett is about to exit the last rock garden.
• Emma Lewis has a stellar ride on a track she knows well.
• Local favourite Kaine Cannan manages a top ten position on his home track.
• Chris Jongewaard and Rowena Fry gets a bite after the short track cross country.
• Leigh Douglas and Emma Lewis enjoy the media attention after the race.

Race 2 - February 28: 4X,

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• Randal Huntington before he crashes out of the 4X and into hospital
• Andrew Blair sports the retro look in the cool Tasmanian air.
• Sarsha Huntington posts a win despite her husband's shocking crash
• BMX Olympian Luke Madill wins the men's 4X series in style.
• Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett joins Chris Jongewaard in a celebrity race.
• Stunning weather greets spectators in the afternoon in Glenorchy.

Race 1 - February 28: Cross country,

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• Jo Wall congratulates Katherine O'Shea on taking the series win.
• Jo Wall and Katherine O'Shea get into some recovery drinks after the race.
• Cody Eichhorn and Josh Button fool around between races.
• Daniel McConnell leads the charge on the first climb.
• Canberra's Dylan Cooper starts well but exploded midway into the race.
• Cal Britten rides a solid race despite recovering from illness.
• Lachlan Norris is looking the goods for a European adventure.
• Chris Jongewaard has to ride out of his skin to finish second after a race to forget.
• Chris Jongewaard recovers from a get-off in the fourth lap.
• Daniel McConnell happy to post a win in Glenorchy.
• Under 23 Lachlan Norris feels the effects of the hard race.
• Rowena Fry leads the women's field on home soil
• Rebecca Henderson is the stand-out performer in the U19 field.
• Rowena Fry is closely shadowed by Katherine O'Shea for most of the race.
• Series leader Jodie Willett struggles to match the pace of the front runners.
• Bendigo's Shelly Flood ironically rides through burnt forest shortly after her home was destroyed in the recent Victorian fires.
• Gracie Elvin manages to take the U23 win and the series title.
• Rowena Fry makes some time on the final lap to post the win.
• Torq rider Jo Wall finishes well in the final race of the season.
• Katherine O'Shea crosses the timber bridge on her way to the series win.