Mudd wins Australian four cross finals while Levinson claims series title

The Toowoomba Mountain Bike Club had worked hard to get the flood-ravaged track back into condition for the staging of the final two rounds which saw the return of UCI's world no.1 ranked rider Jared Graves. But it wasn't to be Graves' weekend. After a promising start and a convincing win in round three, Graves struck bad luck with a flat tyre in round four. That caused his lead to diminish in the final round as he settled for a respectable third position.

With twenty-five elite male riders, it was the category to watch, especially with series points so close. The same four men from the finals the day before showed that they were once again the best riders of the day. Graves was once again riding with ease but was having trouble with flats all day long, suffering from about four just on the Sunday. His last flat came at the worst time, in the final, while he was leading the race.

Graeme Mudd took this in his stride. "I heard his tyre going down in the third straight so knew I just had to make a move on the next corner to get passed," he said.

Mudd took the win and Richard Levinson also managed to pip Graves on the line for second, while Matthew Willoughby settled for fourth position.

The National Series Title went to Levinson for his second year in a row. Mudd’s win on Sunday allowed him to sneak into second place of the series while Ryan Hunt claimed third.

In elite women's race, Cherie Simpson again took the win, meaning she earned the National Series Title followed by Jolene Knight and Jayne Rutter.

In Under 19 men's race, Brandon Yrttiaho again took the win. He ended up third in the series with the win going to Ben Leslie and Max Hughes in second.

Callum Morrison won both the day and series in the Under 15 men's race. In Under 17 men's race, Daniel Campbell took out the series and Warrick McNab took the series title in the sport men's race.

Brief Results for round 4

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Elite men
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Graeme Mudd
2Richard Levinson
3Jared Graves
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Elite women
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Cherie Simpson
2Jayne Rutter
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Under 19 men
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Brandon Yrttiaho
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Under 17 men
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Daniel Campbell
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Under 15
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Callum Morrison

Final standings Australian Four Cross National Series

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Elite men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Graeme Mudd102pts
2Richard Levinson102Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jared Graves102Row 2 - Cell 3
4Matthew Willoughby58Row 3 - Cell 3
5Ryan Hunt76Row 4 - Cell 3
6Daniel Hallam84Row 5 - Cell 3
7Rhys Willemse76Row 6 - Cell 3
8Ryan Chesney66Row 7 - Cell 3
9Kerry King50Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sam Trevor40Row 9 - Cell 3
11Daniel O'Brien40Row 10 - Cell 3
12Rhys Jones40Row 11 - Cell 3
13Dale Percy58Row 12 - Cell 3
14Jarrad Connolly52Row 13 - Cell 3
15Adam Walker26Row 14 - Cell 3
16Bryce Stirling18Row 15 - Cell 3
17Brodie Sturgess48Row 16 - Cell 3
18Cameron Tomlinson40Row 17 - Cell 3
19Damien Bogateke40Row 18 - Cell 3
20Brett Lancelot38Row 19 - Cell 3
21Nic Deininger24Row 20 - Cell 3
22Daniel Whiddon18Row 21 - Cell 3
23Louis Pijper18Row 22 - Cell 3
24Zach Hoskin12Row 23 - Cell 3
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Women open
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Cherie Simpson102pts
2Jolene Knight20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jayne Rutter40Row 2 - Cell 3
4Hayley Kellner18Row 3 - Cell 3
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Under 19 Men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Brandon Yrttiaho102pts
2Benjamin Leslie40Row 1 - Cell 3
3Hayden Wright32Row 2 - Cell 3
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Under 15 Men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Callum Morrison102pts
2Zane Taylor76Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kyle Shannon66Row 2 - Cell 3
4Scott Treeby48Row 3 - Cell 3
5Max Warshawsky32Row 4 - Cell 3
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Under 17 Men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Harrison Reibelt66pts
2Loughlin Murphy32Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mitchell McCorroll34Row 2 - Cell 3
4Daniel Campbell102Row 3 - Cell 3
5Andrew Cavaye32Row 4 - Cell 3
6Sam Reeves12Row 5 - Cell 3
7Lachlan Prout76Row 6 - Cell 3
8Angus McKee6Row 7 - Cell 3
DNSSam RohdmannRow 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
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Sport Men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Nathan Mortensen76pts
2Scott Mason58Row 1 - Cell 3
3Warrick McNab84Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tim Abbott76Row 3 - Cell 3
5Kenton Matthews58Row 4 - Cell 3
6Dain Case66Row 5 - Cell 3
7Reece Gardener48Row 6 - Cell 3
8Mark LindsayRow 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
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Veteran Men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Roger Campbell32pts

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