Cooper wins men's race
Fay the fastest among the women
Dylan Cooper and Jenny Fay streaked the field to win the second edition of the Capital Punishment MTB Enduro and in the process became the leaders in the inaugural Real Insurance XCM Series.
After the rain and mud of the 2010 event, the start line was abuzz with the expectation of some great trails in perfect conditions. As wave after wave dove into the Kowen forest, the leaders emerged from the other side and headed for the famous Majura Pines. Dylan Cooper was off the front and took the KOM points on Hackett Hill. He maintained the lead until the untimed section where he sat up and took full advantage of the 45 minutes allowed to complete this section. James Downing went past and was first across the line but Cooper had used the rest to recover his energy and power home over Mt Stromlo to take the victory by three minutes from Peter Hatton and Ben Mather.
Jenny Fay was a dominant victor in the women's class, leading from start to finish in a polished performance. Her winning margin was an impressive 38 minutes. Sue Thompson, a veteran, was the next woman home and Emma lovelock rounded out the overall podium. Vanina Vergoz and Beth Thompson were the second and third elite women.
The race wasn't just about the elites with 1500 keen riders, some competitive, some riding for the pure enjoyment, giving their all on the day to reach and conquer Mt Stromlo. The atmosphere at the finish line was one of exhaustion and accomplishment with riders catching up with new friends they made on the course and swapping stories of horror mechanicals and painful cramps to reach the end with a smile on their face.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Dylan Cooper | 3:40:38 |
2 | Peter Hatton | 0:03:06 |
3 | Ben Mather | 0:04:46 |
4 | Ivan Rybarik | 0:05:04 |
5 | Craig Gordon | 0:05:48 |
6 | Matthew Fleming | 0:08:02 |
7 | Williams Marc | 0:12:11 |
8 | Shaun Lewis | 0:13:38 |
9 | James Downing | 0:13:53 |
10 | David Shepherd | 0:18:41 |
11 | Graeme Arnott | 0:22:28 |
12 | Brent Miller | 0:24:00 |
13 | Mark Tupalski | 0:24:09 |
14 | Anthony Shippard | 0:25:16 |
15 | James Lamb | 0:26:41 |
16 | Chris Hanson | 0:26:47 |
17 | Jon Odams | 0:26:58 |
18 | Mike Blewitt | 0:28:44 |
19 | Julien Wicks | 0:29:07 |
20 | Nathan Versey | 0:32:27 |
21 | Justin Morris | 0:33:21 |
22 | Jamie Bailey | 0:33:44 |
23 | Dwight Gordon | 0:33:59 |
24 | Matthew Rizzuto | 0:35:00 |
25 | Stuart Ferguson | 0:45:53 |
26 | Tim Kerle | 0:50:27 |
27 | Kevin Skidmore | 0:57:12 |
28 | Sam Moorhouse | 0:57:24 |
29 | Richard Enthoven | 0:57:30 |
30 | Johnathan Drury | 0:57:44 |
31 | Scott Harper | 1:00:00 |
32 | Seb Dunne | 1:01:33 |
33 | David Coyles | 1:02:18 |
34 | Dan Mcnamara | 1:09:50 |
35 | Ronan Magaharan | 1:12:44 |
36 | Jesse Bulkeley | 1:18:01 |
37 | Nathan Spencer | 1:24:39 |
38 | Anthony Abbott | 1:56:32 |
39 | Jason Heaney | 2:59:21 |
DNF | Chris Fisher | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Liam Grundy | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stephen Honan | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Hadlow | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ryan Quade | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brendan Johnston | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Andrew Scarman | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Gwyn Tavener-Smith | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Trevor Rix | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Dan Felton | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Mitch Dean | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Peter Velloza | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jenny Fay | 4:20:43 |
2 | Vanina Vergoz | 0:55:25 |
3 | Bethany Thompson | 1:07:39 |
DNF | Becky Mates | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Courtney Shinn | Row 4 - Cell 2 |

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