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Results and Reports for July 20-26, 2002

Australia

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Road
Peel CC
Southern Veterans
Balmoral
Mt Baw Baw Classic
Illawarra Cycle Club
Adelaide CC
Southern Vets CC

Central Coast CC
VLCC
Latrobe CC
Balmoral CC
RBCC

Track
Bundaberg Amateur CC
Central Coast CC

MTB
Launceston MBC
TORC
CORC #8

BMX
ACT BMX Champs

The Charles Coin Memorial Laidley Classic

Laidley, Queensland, July 21, 2002

by Scott Dobeli

Cat 1 race open A grade race.

The pace was on from the gun. The main bunch was caught napping with a group of 6 riders breaking clear only 5Km into the race. The group worked perfectly together and stretched the gap out to 3min at one stage. Their effort took its toll however, and by the completion of 7 laps, Stuart Cowin was the only rider left out of the breakaway group. Stuart, riding for the Merida team, put in a superb solo effort to secure a convincing win. Bart Duraj claimed second place, giving a 1-2 finish for the Merida team.

Cat 2

The Category 2 riders had an equally aggressive race with numerous attacks and breaks. With approx 45Km of racing remaining and the bunch back together, Gavin Williams from University of Queensland decided it was his turn to attack. Gavin timed his solo attack to perfection, finishing on top of the podium with a 2 minute advantage on the main bunch.

Cat 3 .

Solo breakaways proved to be the winning tactic for the day. The Category 3 race was won by University of Queensland rider Mick (Nutsy) Staggers who broke away from the bunch in lap 5 of the 8 lap race to claim victory. The first female rider across the finish line was Nicole Tasker from the Broncos Club.

Photography

Pictures supplied by Scott Dobeli

Results 130 kms

Cat 1
 
1 Stuart Cowin (Merida)
2 Bart Duraj (Merida)
 
Cat 2 
 
1 Gavin Williams (University of Queensland)
 
Cat 3
 
1 Mick Staggers (University of Queensland)
 
First female
 
1 Nicole Tasker (Broncos Club)
 

Australian results from the past week

Road
Bundaberg CC
Gold Coast CATS CC Criterium
Illawarra CC Scratch
Maryborough CC
Mildura-Coomealla CC
Randwick Botany CC

      

Complete Australian results for 2002