2008 Australian Senior Track Championships - CN

Dunc Gray Velodrome, Sydney, February 4-10, 2008

Photography

Day 7 - February 10: Men Omnium, Men U19 keirin, 30km Madison, Women keirin, Women U197.5 km scratch 

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Images by John Veage

• The face says it all and it shows that track race is painful.
• A scratch race taken a little too literal as three riders went down.
• A rider is grounded after the big pileup.
• Leigh Howard gets attention and oh, it hurts!
• The scratch race enters the decisive phase as three riders battle for three spots.
• The omnium for the U19 was fiercely contested.
• The U19 Keirin event was dramatic.
• Paul Fellows (NSW) wins the Keirin
• Fellows (centre) takes the title in the Keirin.
• The women's under 19 scratch race saw some team tactics play out well for ACT.
• Chloe Hosking (ACT) is victorious in the U19 scratch race.
• The women's Keirin was a tight affair that was only decided after Kerrie Meares was disqualified.
• Meares celebrates initially but it was Karlee McCulloch with the last laugh as Meares was disqualified.
• The women's Keirin podium with McCulloch in the centre all smiles after winning.
• The men's U19 Madison over 30km was a crowd-pleasing race with lots of action.
• Davison and Donnelly hit the deck during the Madison event.
• Despite the crash Davison and Donnelly won the Madison event and celebrate in style.
• Victoria was the winning team of the series.
• Rohan Dennis was the rider of the series.
• Jayme Paris won the AWD award.
• Annette Edmondson was the rider of the championships with her three gold medals.

Day 6 - February 9: Men keirin, Men U19 Omnium, Women scratch race, Women U19 keirin, AWD sprint tandem 

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• Thomas Palmer (ACT) wins the U19 sprint.
• The young riders carefully check each other out.
• There was fierce racing for the omnium title.
• Luke Davison (NSW) won the omnium with grit and determination.
• Davison in the time trial.
• Davison celebrating his national title.
• Hopkins and Denery (NSW) beat Lindores and George in the tandem event.
• Action-packed racing with dual power as the tandem event sees fierce battling.
• Spectacular view onto the Keirin event.
• The Keirin events have become one of the highlights of the track championships.
• Annette Edmondson (SA) wins the U19 Keirin event. Team-mate Stephanie Morton (gray helmet) is the first to congratulate. Morton got third.
• You get close to competitors in Keirin during and after the race.
• The podium of the U19 women's Keirin from left to right with Melissa Hoskins, Annette Edmondson and Stephanie Morton .
• The women's scratch race was hottely contested.
• Tasmanian Laura McCaughey won the event but not without a little pain showing on her face.
• McCaughey celebrates after her great performance.
• The podium from left to right with runner-up Jessie MacLean (ACT), winner Laura McCaughey and bronze medalist Toireasa Gallagher (NSW).
• The men's Keirin get underway. Better get out of their way here!
• Heading home to the finish in the men's Keirin event.
• A double victory for Victorians as Mark French takes the title.
• The podium from front to back with Shane Kelly, Mark French and Daniel Ellis.
• The U19 omium event included some time trialing
• The menU19 were going fast in order to have a shot at the omnium title

Day 5 - February 8: Men, Men U19 team sprint, points race, Women, Women U19 sprint, LC & CP team sprint  

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• Karlee McCulloch and Kerrie Meares in the women's sprint.
• Kerrie Meares leads in the women's sprint.
• Karlee McCulloch (NSW) wins over Kerrie Meares for the first time.
• Karlee McCulloch (NSW) took the woman's sprint.
• The Under-19 points race flies.
• South Australian Rohan Dennis looking smooth on his way to the win.
• Rohan Dennis pushing for the win.
• South Australian Rohan Dennis tops the podium of the Under-19 points race.
• An aggressive Sean Finning pushes in the men's 40km points race.
• Victory for Sean Finning in the men's 40km points race
• Sean Finning from Victoria lapped the field twice with Tas Mark Jamieson.
• Team Victoria pushes off.
• Team Victoria on its winning ride.
• West Australian trio of Jason Holloway, Ryan Bayley and Scott Sunderland.
• Team Victoria with French, Kelly and Perkins, top the podium over Western Australia and ACT.
• South Australia wins with Annette Edmondson and Stephanie Morton.
• Annette Edmondson and Stephanie Morton South Australia after the Under-19 sprint final.
• Hopkins and Demery get going in the 1km time trial tandem.
• Hopkins and Demery won the 1km time trial tandem event
• NSW riders rolling along in the Under-19 team sprint.
• NSW riders get going on their winning ride.
• NSW's Fellows, Law and Lewis take the Under-19 team sprint.

Day 4 - February 7: Men/U19 open team pursuit, Men scratch race, Men U19 scratch race, Women team pursuit, AWD tandem pursuit  

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• Bayley on the deck after crashing in the sprint semifinal.
• Bayley was sent sprawling by a run-in with Perkins in the men's sprint semi.
• Ryan Bayley was upset after a collision with Shane Perkins took him down.
• West Australia topped the U19 men's team pursuit.
• The women's AWD tandem pursuit was won by Hou and Gallagher
• Kaarle McCulloch (NSW) was the fastest sprint qualifier.
• Kerrie Meares (Queensland) qualified third in the women's sprint.
• The New South Wales team in the men's team pursuit.
• Victoria looking smooth and powerful in the men's team pursuit
• Victoria sets off to a stunning ten second win in the men's team pursuit.
• The Victoria team wins the men's team pursuit
• West Australia in the women's team pursuit.
• The West Australia team wins the women's team pursuit.
• U19 men's scratch race action.
• Scott Law powers to the line to win the U19 scratch race ahead of Jamie Crass.
• Scott Law (NSW) takes the U19 men's scratch race.
• Leigh Howard (Victoria) takes the men's scratch race.
• Whoops! riders in the middle of falling during the men's scratch race.
• I have a question… why am I lying on the track instead of racing?
• Riders down after a big crash in the men's scratch race.
• The men's scratch race wound up with several riders hitting the deck.
• The men's sprint was won by Mark French over Ryan Bayley
• Mark French (Victoria) took out the men's sprint title.

Day 3 - February 6: Women, Women U19 500m TT, points race, Men U19 sprint, LC & CP pursuit 

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• Annette Edmondson realizing that her time would not be beaten.
• Edmondson during the short race of the truth.
• The podium with Philippa Hindmarsh in second, winner Annette Edmondson and broonze medal Stephanie Morton.
• Which way did she go!
• Michael Milton 3000 pursuit final in the LC4 clas
• Jane Armstrong and Paula Tesoriero on the dias.
• Toby Dite hits the deck in the U19 men's sprint.
• Law and Hall sprint it out in the quarter finals.
• Bailey in the sprint heats.
• Karlee McCulloch during the painful time trial.
• Karlee McCulloch wins the women's 500m TT.
• The 500m women's podium from left to right with Kerrie Meares, Karlee McCulloch and Josephine Butler.
• Belinda Goss during the 25km points race.
• Goss is all smiles after a tough points race.
• Belinda Goss wins the women's 25km points race from Tess Downing and Josephine Tomic.
• NSW rider Megan Dunn takes out the women's U19 20km points race.
• Dunn was tired but managed to wave.
• Mark French in the mens sprint.
• Niblett and Kelly dead heat in the sprint quarters.
• Paul Fellows and NSW team-mate Scott Law made no presents to each other.
• Paul Fellows beats NSW team-mate Scott Law in the Men U19 sprint final.
• Fellow is victorious in the sprint.

Images by Ross Harding/www.velosportz.com.au

• The ACT Pursuit Team riding the qualifier and moving fast!
• The NSW Pursuit Team of Scott Law, Aaron Donnally, Luke Davidson & Alex Carver rode a magnificent time of 4.22 to qualify in 5th position
• NSW casts off Scott Law and were down to 3.
• Luke Davidson, Aaron Donnally and Alex Carver bring it home in the last 30 metres
• Sinead Cosgrove (NSW) going through her Flying 200 qualifier for seeding in the sprint round later tonight.
• Naomi Pinto (Victoria) lining up for her Flying 200 metres.
• Cassandra Kell (NSW) riding a sub 12 second Flying 200 qualifier.
• Kell (NSW) coming solo across the finish line.
• Elizabeth Gorgarous finding time to smile for this shot during the qualifying rounds of the Women's Flying 200's.
• Kaarle McCulloch qualified in first place with a time of 11.6, just in front of Kerrie Meares.

Day 2 - February 5: Men, Men U19, Women, Women U19 individual pursuit, Men kilometre TT finals, Women/ Women U19 team sprint  

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• Daniel Ellis after the one-lap time trial.
• Victorian coach shows the way.
• In the loneliness of time trialing an encouraing word from the coach can helkp wonders.
• Josephine Tomic wins the women's 3000m Individual pursuit.
• Tomic concentrating before the start.
• Tomic was focused throughout the series.
• Tomic on the podium.
• Mark Jamieson wins the mens 4000m individual pursuit.
• Jamieson set a blistering pace.
• The pursuit podium from left to right with Leigh Howard, Mark Jamieson and Zakkari Dempster.
• Tomic and Leonard share a smile.
• Joel Leonard wins the 1km time trial.
• Leonard during his strong effort.
• Joel Leonard was ultra-fast and exceeded and avergae speed of 57km/h.
• Sarah Kent from WA is the U19 winner of the 2000m Iindividual pursuit.
• Tess Downing struggles in the women's pursuit final.
• Queensland wins the women's team sprint.
• Queensland rolls it home.
• A Queensland-centered podium
• Scott Law during the sprint qualis in the U19 category.
• Rohan Dennis enroute to victory in the men's U19

Day 1 - February 4: Men U19 kilometre TT, LC & CP kilometre TT 

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• Jayme Paris (NSW) won the CP3 Women 500m Time Trial Final.
• New South Wales Jayme Paris set a time of 0.46.61 to win the CP3 Women 500m Time Trial Final.
• New Zealand's Fiona Southorn took victory over Claire Mclean (WA) in the LC1 Women 500m Time Trial Final.
• Victorian Ben Sanders finished third in the M19 1000m Time Trial Final.
• Thomas Palmer from the Australian Capital Territory claimed second in the M19 1000m Time Trial Final.
• New South Wales' Scott Law won the M19 1000m Time Trial Final.
• Scott Law (NSW) waves to fans after winning the M19 1000m Time Trial Final.
• M19 1000m Time Trial podium (L-R): Thomas Palmer (ACT), Scott Law (NSW) and Ben Sanders (VIC).
• Dual Athens Paralympic Games champion, Chris Scott, defeated Tasmanian Trent Deacon in the CPDiv4 one kilometre time trial.
• Michael Milton (ACT) on his way to victory in the LC3 Men 1000m Time Trial.
• The ACT's Michael Milton celebrates after defeating Wayne Beckett (New Zealand) in the LC3 Men 1000m Time Trial Final.
• Former skier Michael Milton (ACT) was delighted after his victory.
• Victorian Michael Gallagher won the LC1 Men 1000m Time Trial Final from New Zealand's Waine Harding.
• Queensland's Gregory Ball defeated Victorian Michael Eaddy in the LC4 Men 1000m Time Trial Final.
• The medallists from the opening day at the Australian Senior Track Championships in Sydney.