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Tasmanian Road Championships
August 12, 2007
Cure takes Tassie trifecta
By Rod Morris In Devonport, Tasmania
Amy Cure's dominance of the Tasmanian State road cycling championships was rewarded when she was one of the first named riders in the State team for this month's national titles. Cure won a trifecta of Tasmanian titles, the road race, individual time trial and criterium, which were all held on the North-West Coast.
Whilst the number of entries was surprisingly low for the Tasmanian titles, the quality of performances was above expectations with Cure and Tom Robinson in the Men's Under 19 age group the dominant stars.
The road race was held on Saturday on a tough Stowport circuit which included a hilly 17 kilometre loop. Josh Chugg claimed the men's title ahead of veteran Tim Elmer and newcomer Zane Wright, whilst in the women's race, Kate Warren upset the highly fancied Grace Sulzberger.
The action continued on Sunday when the Individual Time Trials were held at Forth, in a region that had been savaged by overnight rains. Launceston youngster Jack Matthews kicked off his cycling career in fine fashion with victory over pre-race favourite Kodey West in the men's U15 age group while Andrew Smith was a classy winner of the men's U17 category. Jack is the son of Mark Matthews, a former topline triathlete and prominent track cyclist.
Zane Wright caused a surprise in the men's event when he beat Josh Chugg and Tim Elmer over the 20 km out and back course.
Cycling Tasmania president, Mr Garry House announced the Tasmanian State team to compete at the National Championships in Canberra from 31 August - 3 September, following the weekend's events. The 10 rider team will be managed by former national representative, Louise Yaxley and will be coached by Ulverstone's David Walker.
The team includes the Cure sisters from Penguin, Amy and Sarah, Devonport duo Luke Ockerby and Andrew Smith, Ulverstone's Sam Brett and the exciting talent of Jack Matthews.
Results
Road Race Under 15 Men 1 Kodey West 2 William Gates 3 Teghan Munro Under 17 Men 1 Luke Ockerby 2 Andrew Smith 3 Sam Brett Under 19 Men 1 Tom Robinson 2 Ben Grenda 3 Matthew Mcdonagh Men 1 Josh Chugg 2 Tim Elmer 3 Zane Wright Under 17 Women 1 Amy Cure 2 Sarah Cure 3 Belinda Mason Women 1 Kate Warren 2 Grace Sulzberger 3 Dana Faletic Individual Time Trial Under 15 Women - 8 Km 1 Teghan Munro 16.53 Under 15 Men - 8 Km 1 Jack Matthews 15.16 2 Kodey West 0.10 3 William Gates 2.21 4 Jacob Langham 1.21 Under 17 Women - 8 Km 1 Amy Cure 13.21 2 Belinda Mason 0.49 3 Sarah Cure 0.57 4 Emma Smith 1.15 5 Justine Ruckert 1.34 6 Siobhan Williams 1.41 Under 17 Men - 14 Km 1 Andrew Smith 23.01 2 Luke Ockerby 0.41 3 Sam Brett 0.55 4 Tim Taylor 1.30 5 Ryan Gates 1.55 6 Callan Walker 2.11 7 Joel Stearnes 2.31 8 Gerald Mcdonagh 2.36 9 Jon Taylor 2.46 Under 19 Men - 20 Km 1 Tom Robinson 28.40 2 Ben Grenda 0.21 3 Matthew Mcdonagh 1.00 4 Danny Pulbrook 3.51 Men (Including U23 Men & Masters) - 20 Km 1 Zane Wright 29.32 2 Josh Chugg 0.02 3 Tim Elmer 0.21 4 Simon Brown 0.26 5 Tim Hicks 1.32 6 Aaron Jones 2.07 7 Jarrod Richardson 2.14 8 Mark Padgett 2.58 Women - 20 Km 1 Grace Sulzberger 32.35 2 Dana Faletic 2.15 3 Louise Morse 9.02 Criterium Under 15 Men 1 Kodey West 17.53 2 Jack Matthews 3 Jacob Langham 4 William Gates Under 17 Men 1 Sam Brett 23.45 2 Andrew Smith 3 Luke Ockerby 4 Ryan Gates 5 Joel Stearnes 6 Tim Taylor 7 Callan Walker 8 Gerald Mcdonagh 9 Jon Taylor 10 Ryan Ockerby 11 Madison Catlin Under 17 Women 1 Amy Cure 22.19 2 Sarah Cure, 3 Emma Smith 4 Belinda Mason 5 Justine Ruckert 6 Siobhan Williams Under 19 Men 1 Tom Robinson 22.18 2 Ben Grenda 3 Matthew Mcdonagh 4 Danny Pulbrook
