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Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships 2012

Date range:: January 5-10 2012

Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships, Buninyong, Australia, CN
Races. Expand the race menu
- Under 23 men's criterium
  
  Distance:
  33km
  Location
  Ballarat
- Elite/Under 23 women's criterium
  
  Distance:
  33km
  Location
  Ballarat
- Elite men's criterium
  
  Distance:
  44km
  Location
  Ballarat
- Under 23 men's road race
  
  Distance:
  122.4km
  Location
  Buninyong
- Elite women's road race
  
  Distance:
  102km
  Location
  Buninyong
- Elite men's road race
  
  Distance:
  163.2km
  Location
  Buninyong
- Under 23 men's time trial
  
  Distance:
  27.1km
  Location
  Learmonth
- Elite women's time trial
  
  Distance:
  27.1km
  Location
  Learmonth
- Elite men's time trial
  
  Distance:
  38.2km
  Location
  Learmonth
Race history

Great expectations for GreenEdge at Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships

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Four days of spectacular racing kicks off on January 5 at the Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships with the nation's best cyclists fighting it out in criterium, road race and time trial disciplines in the historic centre of Ballarat, Victoria.

Australia's National Road Championships will be an all-Australian affair for the first time in 2012 with race organisers calling time on international entries after ongoing criticism from domestic riders and supporters.

In theory, the championships, held in Ballarat since 2007, will no longer be dominated by the European-based trade teams, particularly with a resurgence in the Australian National Road Series – however with this year's inclusion of GreenEdge – who will field up to 17 of its own in the men's road race, it still may be a numbers game.

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Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships Races

Under 23 men's criteriumThursday, January 5 2012
Location:
Ballarat
Distance:
33 km
- Report: Law claims maiden national road title,
- Photos
Elite/Under 23 women's criteriumThursday, January 5 2012
Location:
Ballarat
Distance:
33 km
- Report: Rhodes, back from injury, wins fourth Australian Criterium Championship,
- Photos
Elite men's criteriumThursday, January 5 2012
Location:
Ballarat
Distance:
44 km
- Report: Giacoppo too good for Renshaw in Australian Criterium Championship,
- Photos
Under 23 men's road raceSaturday, January 7 2012
Location:
Buninyong
Distance:
122.4 km
Elite women's road raceSaturday, January 7 2012
Location:
Buninyong
Distance:
102 km
Elite men's road raceSunday, January 8 2012
Location:
Buninyong
Distance:
163.2 km
Under 23 men's time trialTuesday, January 10 2012
Location:
Learmonth
Distance:
27.1 km
- Report: Dennis doubles up with dominant ride against the clock,
- Photos
Elite women's time trialTuesday, January 10 2012
Location:
Learmonth
Distance:
27.1 km
- Report: Gillow claims back-to-back Australian Time Trial gold,
- Photos
Elite men's time trialTuesday, January 10 2012
Location:
Learmonth
Distance:
38.2 km
- Report: Under 23 world champion Durbridge ousts Meyer in Learmonth,
- Photos

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Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships Photos

Luke Davison powers towards the line in the men's under 23 time trial.
Luke Durbridge approaches the finish to the men's elite time trial during his gold medal ride.
The race was still up for grabs between several riders nearing the final two laps.
Matt Lloyd is a former national road champion here and did well to make the podium again in 2012.
Number one: Rohan Dennis from South Australia after winning the 2012 men's under 23 national road race title in Buninyong
Briand McLeod leads Tim Cameron (right) and Rhys Gillett during their breakaway which got out to a minute-and-a-half at one point
Simon Gerrans tries to sneak away from the lead group on the climb up Mt.Buninyong.
Victorian Simon Gerrans takes out the 2012 men's elite national road race championship in Buninyong.
Michael Rogers
Rhys Gillett from Victoria took out the MARS sprint points championship in the race
Lauren Kitchen (Rabobank Cycling Team) in the bunch.
Anthony Giacoppo (centre) from Western Australia upstaged a crack field to win the National Men's Elite Criterium Championship in Ballarat.
Rhodes shows her appreciation for the support she has had from GreenEDGE since the Garmin team folded during the off-season.