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Tasmanian Christmas Carnivals, Tasmania, December 26, 2005 - January 1, 2006

Ben Kersten
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(Click for larger image) Ben Kersten had some ground to make up from scratch in the 1000m Lightning Handicap (2 laps)
Hamish Wright of New Zealand
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(Click for larger image) Hamish Wright of New Zealand takes out the 1000m Lightning Handicap final
Jessica Berry from Victoria
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(Click for larger image) Jessica Berry from Victoria on her mark for her heat of the women’s 1000m Lightning Handicap
Janelle Smith (L)
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(Click for larger image) Janelle Smith (L) and fellow Tasmanian Karissa Ling go neck and neck to the line in the women’s 1000m Lightning Handicap final, won eventually by Smith
Riders in the Invitation Sprint
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(Click for larger image) Riders in the Invitation Sprint Derby head towards the bell lap
Ben Kersten
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(Click for larger image) Ben Kersten takes out the Invitation Sprint Derby
Christian Lademann from Germany
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(Click for larger image) Christian Lademann from Germany in his attempt at the flying lap record at Devonport
Anthony Peden from New Zealand
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(Click for larger image) Anthony Peden from New Zealand gives it everything   in his attempt at the flying lap record
Chief Judge Noel Pearce paces Ben Kersten
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(Click for larger image) Chief Judge Noel Pearce paces Ben Kersten during an attempt at the flying lap record
Josh Kerhof (L) and Elliot Gaunt
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(Click for larger image) Josh Kerhof (L) and Elliot Gaunt from the USA keep watch on the line for the B Grade scratch race
Toby Lennon from Victoria
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(Click for larger image) Toby Lennon from Victoria holds out American Josh Kerhof and the ACT’s Joel Stewart to win the B Grade scratch race
Devonport Athletic Club President Steve Daley
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(Click for larger image) Devonport Athletic Club President Steve Daley speaks to the crowd while Carnivals Ambassador Louise Yaxley (R) waits to open the Carnival
Team UNO
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(Click for larger image) Team UNO are adding some colour to the 2005 Tasmanian Christmas Carnival Series
A ghost of a chance
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(Click for larger image) A ghost of a chance in a heat of the Kym Smoker Memorial Wheelrace
What’s on offer
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(Click for larger image) What’s on offer to the winner of the Kym Smoker Memorial Wheelrace
Livia Gluchowska
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(Click for larger image) Livia Gluchowska from Victoria on the start-line for the women’s A Grade scratch race
Alex Smyth from team UNO
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(Click for larger image) Alex Smyth from team UNO focuses on the job ahead in the final of the Kym Smoker Memorial Wheelrace
Evan Oliphant (C)
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(Click for larger image) Evan Oliphant (C) from Scotland takes out the Kym Smoker Memorial Wheelrace
Evan Oliphant
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(Click for larger image) Evan Oliphant gives the thumbs up after victory in the Kym Smoker Memorial Wheelrace
Okay guys one at a time…
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(Click for larger image) Okay guys one at a time…
Oliphant’s first experience
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(Click for larger image) Oliphant’s first experience with handicap racing was on a grass track at home in Scotland
Sebastian Cancio of Argentina
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(Click for larger image) Sebastian Cancio of Argentina leads the Isle of Man’s Mark Kelly around in the A Grade scratch race
They say a leopard
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(Click for larger image) They say a leopard  never changes its spots…
Mark Jamieson (TIS/Cyclingnews.com)
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(Click for larger image) Mark Jamieson (TIS/Cyclingnews.com)  wouldn’t stop trying in the A Grade scratch race on night one at Devonport
Riders head for the tea- rooms
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(Click for larger image) Riders head for the tea- rooms  during the A Grade scratch race
Joel Leonard from Victoria
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(Click for larger image) Joel Leonard from Victoria  - numero uno in the A Grade scratch race
The Wheelrace podium
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(Click for larger image) The Wheelrace podium  - (L-R) Tom Robinson (2cnd) Evan Oliphant (1st) and Toby Lennon (3rd)
Evan Oliphant (R)
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(Click for larger image) Evan Oliphant (R)  receives congratulations from a happy coach Graeme Herd after winning the Kym Smoker Memorial Wheelrace