Jongewaard wins elite men's short track

South Australia's Chris Jongewaard completed his successful return to elite-level mountain biking with a tight victory in the men's short track national championship, one day after claiming the elite men's cross country title.

Jongewaard outsprinted Victorian young gun Paul Van Der Ploeg for the win, while 2010 national champion Sid Taberlay collected the bronze 28 seconds later.

"Definitely backing up after yesterday is a good feeling. It's just a different type of race, there is so much heartrate involved, you have to keep it up and you can't really back off," Jongewaard said. "It makes it extra hard when you have a big power house chasing you down from behind."

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Elite Men
1Chris Jongewaard0:23:19
2Paul Van Der Ploeg (Felt Bicycles, Sram Components, Torq Nutrition)Row 1 - Cell 2
3Sid Taberlay (Kenda / H20 Overdrive)0:00:28
4Lachlan Norris0:00:32
5Ben Henderson (Torq/Anytime Fitness,Stromlo Forest Park,Capital Bicycle Hire)0:00:45
6Aiden LefmannRow 5 - Cell 2
7Luke Fetch (Search2Retain - Felt)Row 6 - Cell 2
8Ben Mather (Rapid Cycling, Adidas)Row 7 - Cell 2
9Peter HattonRow 8 - Cell 2
10Andrew Blair (Swell Redshift Mtb Team, Felt, Frm, Sram, Maxxis)Row 9 - Cell 2
11Shaun LewisRow 10 - Cell 2
12Trenton Day (Scott Bikes, Breakaway Cycles)Row 11 - Cell 2
13Mitchell Codner (Rotor / Frs Magura Gu Energy Gel)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Matthew Fleming (Clarence St Cyclery, Shimano, Trek)Row 13 - Cell 2
15James Downing (Lonsdale St Cyclery Canberra)Row 14 - Cell 2
16Brendan JohnstonRow 15 - Cell 2
17Scott Liston (Search2Retain - Felt)Row 16 - Cell 2
18Ben HogarthRow 17 - Cell 2
19Garry Millburn (Cannondale, Turramurra Cyclery, Hammer Nutrition)Row 18 - Cell 2
20Michael CrosbieRow 19 - Cell 2
21John Groves (Apollo Bikes)Row 20 - Cell 2
22Adrian JacksonRow 21 - Cell 2
23Cal Britten (Search2Retain - Felt)Row 22 - Cell 2
24Jack Lamshed (Search2Retain, Felt Bicycles)Row 23 - Cell 2
25Jarrad BurrellRow 24 - Cell 2
26Daniel McConnellRow 25 - Cell 2
27Neil Van Der Ploeg (Search2Retain - Felt)Row 26 - Cell 2
DNSNick Both (Swell-Redshift Racing)Row 27 - Cell 2
DNSJoshua Carlson (Rockstar Racing, Giant Bicycles, Ftptraining.Com)Row 28 - Cell 2
DNSAnthony ShippardRow 29 - Cell 2
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Under 19 Men
1Ryan Standish (Ultimate Ride Bike Shop)0:18:56
2Billy Sewell (Gordon Street Cycles, Focus, Haven Marine)0:00:03
3Rowan Brown0:00:10
4Christopher Aitken (Breakaway Cycles)0:00:18
5Blake Polverino0:00:27
6Alexander Meyland (Rock And Road Cycles/Giant Bicycles Aust)Row 5 - Cell 2
7Mitchell VanetieRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jacob LanghamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Sebastian JayneRow 8 - Cell 2
10Daniel McDonaldRow 9 - Cell 2
11Ben ComfortRow 10 - Cell 2
12James HanusRow 11 - Cell 2
13Thomas Coach (Ultimate Ride)Row 12 - Cell 2
DNSDavid WilsonRow 13 - Cell 2
DNSAngus MaddernRow 14 - Cell 2
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Sport Men
1Merlin Spranz0:19:13
2Ben Bradley0:00:10
3Christopher Hanson0:00:14
4Reece Tucknott (Wembley Cycles Specialized Bikes Shotz)0:00:17
5Chris Luxton0:00:41
6Hamish ProsserRow 5 - Cell 2
7Darcy PirottaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Phillip MawbeyRow 7 - Cell 2
9Bill MurphyRow 8 - Cell 2
10Kevin HarnettRow 9 - Cell 2
11Andrew BarcroftRow 10 - Cell 2
12Kevin WellsRow 11 - Cell 2
13Lucas PittRow 12 - Cell 2
DNSMark McInnes (Butler Hr, Kirrawee Cycles, Magura Forks And Brakes.)Row 13 - Cell 2

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