Fellows and Wall earn Bike Buller overall titles
By Cycling News
Buckets of sweat and singletrack for everyone else
The blue sky and sunshine returned to Bike Buller Mountain Biking Festival on day two and with it over 300 riders ready to take on the pinnacle 50km cross country event, all champing at the pedal to take on the much lauded, spanking new Stonefly trail.
But riders had to grit through plenty of uphill under a searching sun before getting to snake their way at speed down Glen Jacob's already iconic trail.
At the pointy end, Andy Fellows, having taken out the 25km cross country yesterday, was looking strong before three punctures had him briefly sidelined. It was enough of a break for Tim Wynan to pass, extending enough of a lead to hold on all day, crossing in 2:50:00.
Only a few minutes back, Fellows had a battle on with Michael Crosbie, the 18-year-old hotshot who took third in the 25km yesterday. So close was the racing that the pair arrived at the chairlift section and had to find something to talk about while sharing the ride. Crosbie took the quick bullet out of the chair, looking good for second place until he overshot a corner, allowing Fellows to snatch second place (2:52:43). Crosbie was only one second back over the line.
The placing was enough for Fellows to claim the overall premier title for this year's Mount Buller MTB Festival in a cumulative time across three events (25 XC, Brake Burner and 50km XC) of 5:58:27.
Wynan's performance confirmed an overall second place (6:01:31) with Ashley Hayat taking overall third in 6:05:05.
The win is Fellow's second at the Bike Buller MTB Festival, made all the more impressive by the fact that he won the Mountains to Beach five-day stage race in NSW on Friday before driving the 12 hours from Narooma to compete in Bike Buller.
In the women's, it was Jo Wall's weekend all over, taking a clean sweep of the 25km XC, Brake Burner and 50km XC events, winning the overall Bike Buller MTB Festival title in a time of 6:58:48.
Jess Douglas took overall second place for the weekend (7:13:45) with a solidly consistent performance taking second in all three stoushes on the mountain.
Amity McSwan recovered from a puncture-induced DNF in Saturday's 25km XC to take third place in today's 50km XC mountain hit-out. But it wasn't enough to register in the overall standings, third place on the Bike Buller podium going to Josie Simpson (8:38:03).
For the remainder of the pack, the weekend proved one of mountain biking highlights, from participating in Australia’s first-ever Brake Burner event, characterised by a multi-loop track with a chairlift leg before a super fast drop down Mount Buller; to battling huge hill climbs and technical singletrack - trying to enjoy the spectacular high country mountain scenery along the way - to eventually make it to the descent section of Stonefly.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Tim Wynan (Male - Open) | 2:49:58 |
2 | Andy Fellows (Male - Open) | 0:02:45 |
3 | Michael Crosbie (Male - Open) | 0:02:46 |
4 | Ashley Hayat (Male - Open) | 0:06:13 |
5 | Duncan Murray (Male - Open) | 0:07:23 |
6 | Grant Lebbink (Male - Open) | 0:14:36 |
7 | Ben May (Male - Open) | 0:27:55 |
8 | Carl Maroney (Male - Veteran) | 0:28:01 |
9 | Dan Macmunn (Male - Open) | 0:30:21 |
10 | James Collins (Male - Open) | 0:30:48 |
11 | Mark Simpson (Male - Open) | 0:31:56 |
12 | Rodney Farrell (Male - Open) | 0:32:52 |
13 | Merlin Spranz (Male - Open) | 0:33:35 |
14 | Lucas Pitt (Male - Open) | 0:35:16 |
15 | Jo Wall (Female - Open) | |
16 | Michael Kerkllaan (Male - Open) | 0:35:31 |
17 | Brent Telford (Male - Veteran) | 0:36:05 |
18 | David Macdonald (Male - Open) | 0:39:22 |
19 | Adrian Whitworth (Male - Open) | 0:41:04 |
20 | Jessica Douglas (Female - Open) | 0:48:31 |
21 | Michael Brill (Male - Open) | 0:50:13 |
22 | Will Geor (Male - Open) | 0:50:17 |
23 | Greg Matthews (Male - Open) | 0:51:26 |
24 | Mathew Gray (Male - Open) | 0:56:01 |
25 | Damian Auton (Male - Veteran) | 0:57:40 |
26 | Richard Eisner (Male - Veteran) | 0:59:05 |
27 | Vaughan Sketcher (Male - Open) | 1:01:08 |
28 | Craig Baylis (Male - Open) | 1:02:04 |
29 | Trevor Duncan (Male - Open) | 1:06:19 |
30 | Peter Walker (Male - Veteran) | 1:06:59 |
31 | Mark Hester (Male - Open) | 1:17:19 |
32 | Stephen Fortuyn (Male - Veteran) | 1:22:24 |
33 | John Dawe (Male - Open) | 1:23:48 |
34 | Kate Heynes (Female - Open) | 1:24:57 |
35 | Samuel Warden (Male - Open) | 1:29:12 |
36 | Dean Cowling (Male - Open) | 1:36:01 |
37 | Simon Ross (Male - Open) | 1:37:16 |
38 | John Wright (Male - Veteran) | 1:37:23 |
39 | Kent Warby (Male - Open) | 1:37:42 |
40 | David Randabel (Male - Open) | 1:41:12 |
41 | Nigel Paroissien (Male - Open) | 1:44:36 |
42 | Adrian Giblett (Male - Open) | 1:47:20 |
43 | Grant Rieger (Male - Open) | 1:50:38 |
44 | Kylie Smyth (Female - Open) | 2:01:19 |
45 | Ben Wilson (Male - Open) | 2:05:52 |
46 | Phil Mathewson (Male - Vintage) | 2:06:13 |
47 | Mark Beech (Male - Open) | 2:08:37 |
48 | Robert Guseli (Male - Vintage) | 2:11:56 |
49 | Dylan Brezovec-Ryding (Male - Open) | 2:16:30 |
50 | Greg Thompson (Male - Veteran) | 2:51:23 |
-1lap | Simon Easy (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Chris Dimbill (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Adam Kelly (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Anthony Breen (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Kennet Moore (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Jason Reyntjes (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Rob Davis (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Jason Hatzimihail (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Clinton Lemaitre (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Scott Kramer (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Ben English (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Andy Sinnett (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Josh Glover (Male - Junior) | |
-1lap | Erik Lock (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Chris Herron (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Lance Cupido (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Leigh George (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Bill Diebert (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Steve Mccabe (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Richard Bruce (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Alan Carpenter (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Michael Tyrrell (Male - Vintage) | |
-1lap | Josie Simpson (Female - Open) | |
-1lap | Claire Stevens (Female - Open) | |
-1lap | Simon Braunthal (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Nick Gooding (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Paul Justus (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Dylan Bowman (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Adam Fuller (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Adam Howell (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Darren Rubens (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Benjamin Culton (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Rhys Collins (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Dave Merritt (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Courtenay Lee Shoy (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Richard Smyth (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Mary Fien (Female - Open) | |
-1lap | Nic Marton (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Steve Wright (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | David Potts (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Jamie Foale (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Rowan Jennion (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Patrick O'reilly (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Peter Lorimer (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Mike Stephens (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Phillip Timpano (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Sue Tripney (Female - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Chris Schultz (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Adam Llewelyn (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Andrew Ferguson (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Kriss Heimanis (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Gerard Pike (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Adam Steer (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Su-Ann Burke (Female - Open) | |
-1lap | Cris Harris (Male - Vintage) | |
-1lap | Scott Smith (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Ross Marett (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Adrian House (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Ryan Lindsay (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Paul Humphrey (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Adrian Thuell (Male - Open) | |
-1lap | Peter Milne (Male - Veteran) | |
-1lap | Michaela Powell (Female - Veteran) | |
-2laps | Chris Southwood (Male - Open) | |
-2laps | Anton Nijhof (Male - Open) | |
-2laps | Oliver Kristevic (Male - Open) | |
-2laps | Dave Musgrove (Male - Open) | |
-2laps | Drew Hamilton (Male - Open) | |
-2laps | Andrew Browne (Male - Open) | |
-2laps | Nicolas Baisin (Male - Open) | |
-2laps | Mick Ross (Male - Open) | |
-2laps | Robby Williams (Male - Open) | |
-2laps | Richard Davies (Male - Open) | |
-2laps | Llewellyn Cameron (Male - Open) | |
-2laps | Mick Beeson (Male - Veteran) | |
-2laps | Jason Tod (Male - Veteran) | |
-2laps | Neil Sinclair (Male - Veteran) | |
-2laps | Jason Edwards (Male - Open) | |
-2laps | John Macfarlane (Male - Open) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Andy Fellows (Male - Open) | 5:58:25 |
2 | Tim Wynan (Male - Open) | 0:03:02 |
3 | Ashley Hayat (Male - Open) | 0:06:35 |
4 | Duncan Murray (Male - Open) | 0:09:16 |
5 | Michael Crosbie (Male - Open) | 0:13:43 |
6 | Grant Lebbink (Male - Open) | 0:18:39 |
7 | Merlin Spranz (Male - Open) | 0:34:11 |
8 | James Collins (Male - Open) | 0:35:48 |
9 | Ben May (Male - Open) | 0:41:46 |
10 | Carl Maroney (Male - Veteran) | 0:46:17 |
11 | Dan Macmunn (Male - Open) | 0:50:48 |
12 | Michael Kerkllaan (Male - Open) | 0:51:54 |
13 | Brent Telford (Male - Veteran) | 0:52:49 |
14 | Rodney Farrell (Male - Open) | 0:53:23 |
15 | Lucas Pitt (Male - Open) | 0:54:23 |
16 | David Macdonald (Male - Open) | 0:59:19 |
17 | Mark Simpson (Male - Open) | 1:00:00 |
18 | Jo Wall (Female - Open) | 1:00:18 |
19 | Simon Easy (Male - Open) | 1:03:36 |
20 | Chris Dimbill (Male - Open) | 1:05:59 |
21 | Will Geor (Male - Open) | 1:07:06 |
22 | Jason Reyntjes (Male - Open) | 1:09:09 |
23 | Michael Brill (Male - Open) | 1:09:13 |
24 | Adrian Whitworth (Male - Open) | 1:13:01 |
25 | Mathew Gray (Male - Open) | 1:13:57 |
26 | Jessica Douglas (Female - Open) | 1:15:13 |
27 | Damian Auton (Male - Veteran) | 1:15:31 |
28 | Adam Kelly (Male - Open) | 1:17:46 |
29 | Greg Matthews (Male - Open) | 1:20:15 |
30 | Richard Eisner (Male - Veteran) | 1:23:04 |
31 | Craig Baylis (Male - Open) | 1:30:11 |
32 | Kennet Moore (Male - Open) | 1:30:55 |
33 | Trevor Duncan (Male - Open) | 1:33:01 |
34 | Mark Hester (Male - Open) | 1:34:00 |
35 | Vaughan Sketcher (Male - Open) | 1:35:14 |
36 | Jason Hatzimihail (Male - Open) | 1:36:30 |
37 | Clinton Lemaitre (Male - Open) | 1:38:17 |
38 | Scott Kramer (Male - Open) | 1:40:44 |
39 | Peter Walker (Male - Veteran) | 1:41:01 |
40 | Anthony Breen (Male - Veteran) | 1:41:29 |
41 | Rob Davis (Male - Veteran) | 1:42:48 |
42 | Chris Herron (Male - Open) | 1:45:07 |
43 | Richard Bruce (Male - Open) | 1:49:59 |
44 | Leigh George (Male - Open) | 1:50:56 |
45 | Erik Lock (Male - Veteran) | 1:54:50 |
46 | Ben English (Male - Open) | 2:00:44 |
47 | Bill Diebert (Male - Veteran) | 2:01:29 |
48 | Stephen Fortuyn (Male - Veteran) | 2:01:40 |
49 | Alan Carpenter (Male - Veteran) | 2:04:15 |
50 | Dean Cowling (Male - Open) | 2:04:57 |
51 | Josh Glover (Male - Junior) | 2:07:19 |
52 | John Wright (Male - Veteran) | 2:09:57 |
53 | Samuel Warden (Male - Open) | 2:10:37 |
54 | Chris Southwood (Male - Open) | 2:14:01 |
55 | John Dawe (Male - Open) | 2:19:07 |
56 | David Randabel (Male - Open) | 2:19:13 |
57 | Simon Ross (Male - Open) | 2:19:57 |
58 | Kate Heynes (Female - Open) | 2:20:54 |
59 | Dave Merritt (Male - Open) | 2:24:03 |
60 | Kent Warby (Male - Open) | 2:26:17 |
61 | Paul Justus (Male - Open) | 2:27:47 |
62 | Nick Gooding (Male - Open) | 2:32:35 |
63 | Josie Simpson (Female - Open) | 2:33:07 |
64 | Michael Tyrrell (Male - Vintage) | 2:36:19 |
65 | Lance Cupido (Male - Open) | 2:37:03 |
66 | Simon Braunthal (Male - Veteran) | 2:38:19 |
67 | Adam Howell (Male - Open) | 2:38:44 |
68 | Jamie Foale (Male - Open) | 2:39:17 |
69 | Steve Mccabe (Male - Veteran) | 2:39:53 |
70 | Benjamin Culton (Male - Open) | 2:42:44 |
71 | David Potts (Male - Open) | 2:44:43 |
72 | Adrian Giblett (Male - Open) | 2:46:42 |
73 | Mark Beech (Male - Open) | 2:48:14 |
74 | Claire Stevens (Female - Open) | 2:51:04 |
75 | Oliver Kristevic (Male - Open) | 2:51:23 |
76 | Grant Rieger (Male - Open) | 2:52:54 |
77 | Ben Wilson (Male - Open) | 2:54:46 |
78 | Dave Musgrove (Male - Open) | 2:55:02 |
79 | Mary Fien (Female - Open) | 2:56:14 |
80 | Steve Wright (Male - Veteran) | 2:56:25 |
81 | Nigel Paroissien (Male - Open) | 2:56:33 |
82 | Richard Smyth (Male - Open) | 2:56:40 |
83 | Courtenay Lee Shoy (Male - Open) | 3:02:01 |
84 | Adam Fuller (Male - Open) | 3:05:05 |
85 | Nic Marton (Male - Open) | 3:05:39 |
86 | Phillip Timpano (Male - Veteran) | 3:05:52 |
87 | Andy Sinnett (Male - Veteran) | 3:05:59 |
88 | Darren Rubens (Male - Veteran) | 3:07:02 |
89 | Dylan Bowman (Male - Open) | 3:08:33 |
90 | Dylan Brezovec-Ryding (Male - Open) | 3:08:51 |
91 | Rowan Jennion (Male - Open) | 3:09:50 |
92 | Anton Nijhof (Male - Open) | 3:11:20 |
93 | Drew Hamilton (Male - Open) | 3:11:58 |
94 | Phil Mathewson (Male - Vintage) | 3:13:15 |
95 | Peter Lorimer (Male - Veteran) | 3:13:27 |
96 | Adam Llewelyn (Male - Open) | 3:18:19 |
97 | Kylie Smyth (Female - Open) | 3:19:00 |
98 | Mike Stephens (Male - Veteran) | 3:20:42 |
99 | Rhys Collins (Male - Open) | 3:21:34 |
100 | Patrick O'reilly (Male - Open) | 3:23:02 |
101 | Chris Schultz (Male - Veteran) | 3:29:41 |
102 | Nicolas Baisin (Male - Open) | 3:30:13 |
103 | Richard Davies (Male - Open) | 3:32:08 |
104 | Llewellyn Cameron (Male - Open) | 3:36:34 |
105 | Andrew Ferguson (Male - Open) | 3:37:33 |
106 | Robert Guseli (Male - Vintage) | 3:37:52 |
107 | Gerard Pike (Male - Open) | 3:37:58 |
108 | Andrew Browne (Male - Open) | 3:39:43 |
109 | Sue Tripney (Female - Veteran) | 3:41:41 |
110 | Mick Ross (Male - Open) | 3:43:21 |
111 | Adrian House (Male - Veteran) | 4:00:16 |
112 | Adam Steer (Male - Open) | 4:02:06 |
113 | Su-Ann Burke (Female - Open) | 4:02:59 |
114 | Ryan Lindsay (Male - Veteran) | 4:04:32 |
115 | Ross Marett (Male - Veteran) | 4:04:56 |
116 | Scott Smith (Male - Veteran) | 4:05:32 |
117 | Adrian Thuell (Male - Open) | 4:10:45 |
118 | Greg Thompson (Male - Veteran) | 4:13:01 |
119 | Paul Humphrey (Male - Veteran) | 4:15:21 |
120 | Kriss Heimanis (Male - Open) | 4:16:43 |
121 | Mick Beeson (Male - Veteran) | 4:20:44 |
122 | Cris Harris (Male - Vintage) | 4:21:30 |
123 | Jason Tod (Male - Veteran) | 4:31:11 |
124 | Neil Sinclair (Male - Veteran) | 4:51:09 |
125 | Jason Edwards (Male - Open) | 5:03:31 |
126 | Peter Milne (Male - Veteran) | 5:07:16 |
127 | Robby Williams (Male - Open) | 5:12:39 |
128 | Michaela Powell (Female - Veteran) | 6:00:28 |
129 | John Macfarlane (Male - Open) | 6:15:45 |
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