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Australian Open Road Championships 2011

Date range:: January 6-11, 2011

Australian Open Road Championships, Ballarat, Vic, Australia, CN
Races. Expand the race menu
- U23 Men Criterium
  
  Distance:
  33km
  Location
  Ballarat
- Elite/U23 Women Criterium
  
  Distance:
  33km
  Location
  Ballarat
- Elite Men Criterium
  
  Distance:
  44km
  Location
  Ballarat
- U23 Men Road Race
  
  Distance:
  122.4km
  Location
  Buninyong
- Elite/U23 Women Road Race
  
  Distance:
  102km
  Location
  Buninyong
- Elite Men Road Race
  
  Distance:
  163.2km
  Location
  Buninyong
- U23 Men Time Trial
  
  Distance:
  28km
  Location
  Learmonth
- Elite/U23 Women Time Trial
  
  Distance:
  28km
  Location
  Learmonth
- Elite Men Time Trial
  
  Distance:
  39km
  Location
  Learmonth

Record field for Australian Championships

author: By: Chris Graetz

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A record field of 670 riders will contest the Australian National Open Road Championships, which run January 6-11. The event brings together Australia’s best to contest a criterium, road race and time trial for the coveted green and gold jersey. The event kicks off with twilight criteriums. The under-23 men will race 33km in the heart of Ballarat. Daniel Braunsteins is the defending champion, but the Drapac Porsche rider has battled illness over the past few months. His team-mate Tom Palmer ...

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Australian Open Road Championships Races

U23 Men CriteriumThursday, January 6 2011
Location:
Ballarat
Distance:
33 km
- Report: Grenda grabs U23 championship,
- Photos
Elite/U23 Women CriteriumThursday, January 6 2011
Location:
Ballarat
Distance:
33 km
- Report: Kitchen doubles up in Ballarat,
- Photos
Elite Men CriteriumThursday, January 6 2011
Location:
Ballarat
Distance:
44 km
- Report: Cantwell strikes for Pegasus ,
- Photos
U23 Men Road RaceSaturday, January 8 2011
Location:
Buninyong
Distance:
122.4 km
- Report: Dyball takes U23 title,
- Photos
Elite/U23 Women Road RaceSaturday, January 8 2011
Location:
Buninyong
Distance:
102 km
- Report: Rhodes takes women's title,
- Photos
Elite Men Road RaceSunday, January 9 2011
Location:
Buninyong
Distance:
163.2 km
- Report: Bobridge brilliant in Buninyong,
- Photos
U23 Men Time TrialTuesday, January 11 2011
Location:
Learmonth
Distance:
28 km
- Report: Durbridge does the business in Ballarat,
- Photos
Elite/U23 Women Time TrialTuesday, January 11 2011
Location:
Learmonth
Distance:
28 km
- Report: Gillow grabs her first national title,
- Photos
Elite Men Time TrialTuesday, January 11 2011
Location:
Learmonth
Distance:
39 km
- Report: Meyer makes national jersey his own,
- Photos

Australian Open Road Championships Photos

2011 Men's Elite Time Trial winner Cameron Meyer (Garmin Cervelo) from Western Australia backed up his win in the same race last year.
Taryn Heather (Mildura-Coomealla CC), Shara Gillow (Jayco-AIS) and Ruth Corset (Jayco-AIS) on the podium
2011 Australian criterium champion Lauren Kitchen (Jayco-AIS) waits for the presentations.
Western Australian Cameron Meyer heads out on his ride against the clock and a gold medal in the men's Open Time Trial Championship.
Australian road race Champion, 2011 - Alexis Rhodes (Garmin-Cervelo)
A Mars a day: 2011 National Mens' Under 23 Road Race Champion Ben Dyball from New South Wales.
A Mars a day: Ben Grenda (Genesys Wealth Advisers) with his spoils on the podium
Lauren Kitchen (Jayco-AIS) celebrates her victory ahead of Joanne Hogan (Jayco-VIS).
Luke Durbridge (Jayco/AIS) powers towards the gold medal in the men's under 23 national time trial championship in Learmonth near Ballarat.
Western Australian dynamo Cameron Meyer (Garmin Cervelo) finished thirteen seconds ahead of Jack Bobridge with a further eight seconds back to Michael Matthews in third place.
The podium (l-r): Matt Goss (2nd, Tasmania), Jack Bobridge (1st,South Australia) and Simon Gerrans (3rd,Victoria).
Jonathan Cantwell in his Australian national criterium champion's jersey
The women lined up in Sturt Street, beneath the start/finish banner.
Cameron Meyer (Garmin Cervelo) from Western Australia heads out of the starting-gate as the rain begins to fall in Learmonth.
Canberra's Michael Matthews (Rabobank) approaches Learmonth in persistent rain which made conditions greasy on the back roads.