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24-hour race:

English makes it four in a row

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Cycling News
Published:
December 7, 2011, 15:15,
Updated:
December 7, 2011, 15:43

Taylor wins 6+6 category

Jason English racing to victory for the fourth consecutive time at the JetBlack 24H Sydney race.

Jason English racing to victory for the fourth consecutive time at the JetBlack 24H Sydney race.

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Jason English claimed a fourth consecutive win at the JetBlack 24-Hour Sydney race on the weekend despite an early challenge from Canberra's Ed McDonald. English won the event held for the first time at The Australian Botanic Garden at Mount Annan in Sydney.

Botanic Garden Director Caz McCallum welcomed more than 500 competitors from all over New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, as well as Queenslanders and racers from Victoria, who enjoyed the unique opportunity to race the first long distance mountain bike event ever be held in a botanic garden. The new MTB trail's "godfather", Horticultural Manager, Dan Bishop and organisers kicked off the race, with all eyes on the duel between two-time, 24-hour solo world champion English from Port Macquarie and the up and coming endurance racer Ed McDonald from Canberra.

English amassed 37 laps in 20 hours, 22 minutes and 37 seconds to claim the win on the 10km track, which was praised by riders to be one of the most challenging yet fun to ride tracks for a 24-hour race.

The first lap times soon confirmed that McDonald indeed was English's strongest challenger and they were close together until English made his move after five hours into the race, which had started at noon on Saturday.

McDonald managed also 37 laps to finish a respectable second despite competing on a bike with fixed gearing.

"All I knew was Ed (McDonald) would be there. I knew I would have to keep an eye on him," said English. "We started riding for the first few laps together. He went hard up a few hills but I wanted to warm up and get to know the track." Into the evening English had made a comfortable buffer between him and McDonald however by the early hours of Sunday morning, McDonald started to pull back some ground.

"I tried to look after myself. I was feeling pretty busted at that time," said English. Third overall was Benji Morris from Sydney's northern beaches with 34 laps.

New format: 6+6 H race

Canberra's Shane Taylor won the 6+6 Hour race category, which was hosted in conjunction with the JetBlack 24-hour event and cheekily dubbed the "endurance race with a pillow". Taylor completed 22 laps to beat Hornsby rider Dave Carter by 11 minutes. Third place getter was Phil Giles from Figtree with 19 laps.

Mel Hayes from The Junction won with two Canberra riders Karen Taylor and Shelley Dorey in second and third respectively.

Canberra women's pair Claire Graydon and Karen Foat won the female two-person team category with a remarkable 34 laps while Bathurst's Ryan Sargent and Michael Buttsworth won the men's two-person team on the same laps just 23 minutes ahead of the women.

The JetBlack 24-hr overall winners were a team of four, Project 63 from Sydney, recording an impressive 48 laps with Ben Fillingham, True Swain, Stuart Binns and Tim Kerle.

Among all the JetBlack 24 Hour racers, the fastest lap time of 25:23 was completed by a team of six rider, Troy Glennon from Sydney. Queenslander Robert Lewis claimed the fastest lap time in the 6+6 Hour competition with 22:59.

Full Results

Elite men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Merida Red Racer (Jason English) 37  laps
2 The Prodigal Ss Padawan (Ed Ss Mcdonald) 37  
3 CC Kids In Need (Benji Morris) 34  
4 Eddie Harrod (Eddie Harrod) 26  
5 Dave Coyles Ollo Industries Off Road Racing 24  
6 Matt De Pomeroy (Matthew De Pomeroy) 21  
7 Corey Werfel (Corey Werfel) 20  
8 Enduropulse Racing Solo (Michael Crummy) 20  
9 Crank Addict (Andrew Lloyd) 18  
10 Michael Thompson (Michael Thompson) 17  
11 Jason Harrod (Jason Harrod) 16  
12 Bigt (Tom Morris) 12  
13 Gunna Hurt (Nathan Fallowfield) 4  
Solo master men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Phil Welch (Phil Welch) 28  laps
2 Jason Smith (Jason Smith) 11  
3 Chicken Legs (Clayton Locke) 10  
Solo super master men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Klonk (Dale Klemke) 23  laps
Elite men duo
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 208 Rocket 34  laps
2 Wild Turkeys 24  
3 Mcgees Racing 13  
4 Bodgey Brothers 11  
5 Team Alpha 6  
Elite women duo
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 A Soloists Duet 34  laps
Elite mixed duo
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 The Bald And The Beautiful 21  laps
Elite men trio
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Crooked Spokes 35  laps
2 Have A Crack 33  
3 Team Macdesign A 27  
4 Team Macdesign B 12  
Master men trio
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Team Scanlight 25  laps
2 Teds Test Eagles 19  
3 Inglorious Fat Boys 13  
Elite mixed trio
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 The Black Chookens 31  laps
2 3 Of A Kind 17  
Elite men four-person team
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Project 63 48  laps
2 Bernard Riders 4 47  
3 Where Is The Dead Wood 44  
4 Ollo Industries Off Road Racing 42  
5 3 Men And A Potato Ii 40  
6 Shake N Bake 39  
7 Blackmans Mia Team 1 39  
8 Anger Management 39  
9 Spin Doctors 38  
10 Shake And Bake 36  
11 The Puddings 35  
12 Below Average Punters 34  
13 Teds Test Team 33  
14 Pedal Pushers 33  
15 Ride Ettalong 33  
16 Old Boys Plus One 28  
17 Team Hot Designs Ecp 27  
18 Good Idea 27  
19 Sympathy For The Pedal. 24  
20 Frank The Tank 24  
21 O Team 24  
22 The Church Of Cyclotology 23  
23 Teds A Team 22  
24 Airborne 22  
25 Zerofive Rhino Racing 24H Team 17  
Master men four-person team
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 The Garden Party Ride Ettalong 41  laps
2 Team Smec Urban 40  
3 Jeffs Bitches 38  
4 Just For Kicks 36  
5 Go 4 It 34  
6 Very Unattractive 13  
Elite women four-person team
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Lonsdale Street Roasters 34  laps
2 Talk Torque Talk 18  
Elite mixed four-pesron team
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Team Salubrious Racing 41  laps
2 Project 63 In The Mix 41  
3 Ausaero 40  
4 Yeah Yeah Version 2 31  
5 Yojo Breki 26  
6 Body Magic 25  
7 The Circulators 21  
8 Still Rolling 16  
9 Bioathletic 12  
Junior men four-person team
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 The Upstarts 42  laps
2 Team S.T.E.M 40  
Mixed six-person team
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Ashfield Cycles 45  laps
2 Boundary Riders 42  
3 Pedal4Pierce 41  
4 Hale And No Pace 39  
5 Meat And Two Veg 37  
6 Cruising Sixpacks 36  
7 Kentlyn Warriors 35  
8 Gentle Giants 35  
9 Giddy Up And Ride 32  
10 Crash Dummies 30  
11 Telesmart 29  
12 Shimano Dynasys 23  
13 Videotraining 1 12  
14 Shimano Pearl Izumi 3  
6+6 Elite men solo
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Merida Tails Racing (Shane Taylor) 22  laps
2 Dave Carter (Dave Carter) 22  
3 Philthy (Phil Giles) 19  
4 Ben Ong (Ben Ong) 18  
5 Tom Mcpherson (Tom Mcpherson) 16  
6 Wmgs Racing (Aaron Broughton) 15  
7 Dion Jackson (Dion Jackson) 15  
8 Downhill Club (James Mason) 13  
9 Jarod Pulo (Jarod Pulo) 13  
10 Nick Stanton (Nick Stanton) 13  
11 Mercedes Benz Huntingwood 2 (John Odams) 9  
12 Mercedes Benz Huntingwood 2 (Luke Dale) 9  
13 Team Mandy Him (Andrew Best) 9  
14 Ian Mills (Ian Mills) 7  
15 Scott Campbell (Scott Campbell) 7  
16 Arran Cahill (Arran Cahill) 7  
17 Erden Ozgul (Erden Ozgul) 6  
18 William Keyte (William Keyte) 6  
19 Dean Bradshaw (Dean Bradshaw) 6  
20 Garpy (Gareth Spence) 5  
21 Frank Frugone (Frank Frugone) 4  
6+6 Elite women solo
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Team Mandy Her (Mel Hayes) 16  laps
2 Rocky Trail Racing Kaz (Karen Taylor) 8  
3 Team Wmgs Racing (Shelley Dorey) 5  
6+6 Solo master men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Looney Cell (Jeff Rooney) 20  laps
2 Jamie Knobbs (Jamie Knobbs) 19  
3 Funky Brew (Kent Scott-Mclean) 17  
4 Mark Mcmaster (Mark Mcmaster) 17  
5 Dougal Torrance (Dougal Torrance) 15  
6 Kenny Mcilwain (Kenny Mcilwain) 14  
7 Marc Penning (Marc Penning) 12  
8 Far Kurnell (Brian W Gillan) 12  
9 Bling Bling (Jason Luchi) 5  
6+6 Solo super master men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Touchstar (Marko Sibila) 15  laps
2 Rob Maciejowski (Rob Maciejowski) 11  
3 Bryan Bruce (Bryan Bruce) 7  
6+6 Elite men duo
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 2 Js 23  laps
2 Granny Gear 19  
3 Mercedes Benz Huntingwood 3 18  
4 Rusty Cranks 2 18  
5 Pedal In My Pants 18  
6 Team Epicanthem 15  
7 Mercedes Benz Huntingwood 4 14  
8 Byebye 12  
9 Team Grim 11  
10 A Mate Urs 11  
6+6 Master men duo
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Anytime Fitness 24  laps
2 Bernard Riders Masters 23  
3 Balding Beefcake And Captain Lovehandles 13  
4 Albatross 8  
5 Older Not Wiser 8  
6+6 Elite women duo
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Talk Torque Turtles 10  laps
6+6 Elite mixed duo
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 In Tandem 21  laps
2 The Dancing Geese 18  
6+6 Elite men trio
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Fast And Flowee 27  laps
2 Bernard Riders Trio 25  
3 Roaring 40 S 24  
4 Renegade Cycles 24  
5 Battered Sav S 24  
6 Renegade Cycles Sending 23  
7 Jetblack Team Tony 20  
8 Beanflipper 1 20  
9 Malcontents 17  
10 Fat Middle Aged Men 15  
11 Zerofive Rhino Racing 6 6 Team 13  
12 Jetblack Team Dave 8  
6+6 Elite women trio
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Team Wimyn 18  laps
2 Beanflipper 2 17  
6+6 Elite men four-person team
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Birdog Riders Elite 1 24  laps
2 Macarthur Boys 22  
3 Blackmans Mia Team 2 20  
4 Blackmans Mia Team 3 14  
5 Shimano Ice Technologies 2  
6+6 Elite women four-person team
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Double Flat Cap Chai 17  laps
2 Team Jaxon 12  
6+6 Elite mixed four-person team
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Bernard Riders Mix 19  laps
2 Team Spinifex Consulting 18  
3 Cyclopaths 17  
4 The Forked Four 13  
6+6 Junior four-person team
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Josh And Josh 20  laps
2 View 18