English handily takes win at Merida 24-hour race
Douglas victorious among the women
Men's world and Australian national solo 24-hour champion Jason English was a comfortable winner of the gruelling Merida 24 Hour mountain bike race at Old Hidden Vale, west of Brisbane.
English, from Port Macquarie in New South Wales, completed 32 laps of the 14.3km course, covering more than 450km after starting off at mid-day on Saturday and finishing at noon today.
He finished well ahead of Queenslanders Rowan Crawford and Sean Bekkers, who both rode more than 400km.
Victorian national title holder Jessica Douglas covered 350km to win the women's event, with Queenland's Rachel Edwards and Katie Heynes second and third respectively.
Event organiser Peter Creagh of Tailwind Promotions said riders were fortunate to race in fairly mild and dry conditions overnight with a minimum of seven degrees Celsius and a full moon to aid with visibility.
More than 280 riders, including 100 solo riders, competed in the race in both individual and team categories.
The main solo riders used the weekend's event as a warm up for the World Solo Championships at Mount Stromlo in Canberra in October.
Creagh said Old Hidden Vale, near Grandchester, will be bidding to stage the 2013 24-hour world championships.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jason English | 32 | laps |
2 | Rowan Crawford | 29 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Sean Bekkers | 28 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Chris Fitzgerald | 26 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Stan Miriklis | 25 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Mike Zande | 24 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Joshua Bamford | 22 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Andrew Handyside | 19 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Dan Graham | 18 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Jeremy Chan | 16 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Michael Reedy | 12 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Jason Harrod | 11 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Grant Welsh | 9 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Ryan Moody | 7 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Shannon Jansen | 7 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Jeremy Glover | 5 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | David Ratcliffe | 4 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Christopher Hanson | 27 | laps |
2 | Steve Johnson | 26 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alistair Cook | 25 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Jim Robbie | 24 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Angelo De Maria | 22 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jesse Carlsson | 21 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Benjamin Culton | 21 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Steven Mair | 21 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Peter Maxwell | 21 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Darrin White | 21 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Fabian Dal Santo | 21 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | David Collins | 21 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Nicholas Westwood | 20 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Shane Fraser | 20 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Ryan Fogg | 19 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Robert Rowe | 19 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Russell Worthington | 18 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | John Styles | 18 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Ashley Howlett | 18 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Jason Cheshire | 17 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Michael Giess | 17 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Adrian Booth | 17 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Daniel Campbell | 16 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Matthew Ness | 15 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Rik Cook | 15 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Brendan Villiers | 14 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Durian Rider | 14 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Antony Steynberg | 14 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Richard Alberthsen | 13 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Patrick Eastgate | 12 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Cameron Dalton | 11 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Stuart Douglas | 11 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Ky Lane | 10 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Shannon Duggan | 8 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Matthew McPherson | 7 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Martin Siddons | 6 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | XS Energy | 6 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Andrew Beddie | 5 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Mario Manitta | 4 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Wayne Hoger | 23 | laps |
2 | Jay Dorreboom | 23 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Stephen Mitchell | 22 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Alan Ferris | 18 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | John Sloan | 18 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Martin Comer | 17 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Aaron Donaldson | 17 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Ivan Chan | 16 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Steve Mills | 16 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Graham Menzies | 15 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Michael Walsh | 14 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Cris Harris | 12 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | John Clews | 11 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Rients Lootsma | 10 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Stephen Gage | 10 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Clive Bishop | 9 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Paul Sloan | 7 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Reg Byrne | 6 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Drew Edbrooke | 4 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Garry Rogers | 22 | laps |
2 | John Anderson | 16 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Darryl Kuyer | 12 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dustin van Nek | 12 | laps |
2 | Massimo Sarri | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Nathan Kerswell | 8 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kate Heynes | 18 | laps |
2 | Maggie Synge | 16 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jessica Douglas | 25 | laps |
2 | Rach Edwards | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Sarah Woods | 17 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Danielle Gage | 10 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Kim Stokeld | 4 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Anthony Zahra | 23 | laps |
2 | Mark Bristow | 21 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tim Clarke | 18 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Sean Burke | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Scott Clarke | 14 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Steve Archer | 12 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Mitchell Levy | 6 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Team Epic | 23 | laps |
2 | Go the Grandparents | 16 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 99 Bikes & 2 Blokes | 31 | laps |
2 | Rock Doctors | 29 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Shibby | 25 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Team Aus Aero | 21 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | For The Riders & Giant sitting in a tree | 32 | laps |
2 | Team Dynamic | 28 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Team Gigigig | 25 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Detox 99 Bikes | 24 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Little Kenny's Soldiers | 21 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Blake & His Hobo Bros | 31 | laps |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Coyote Racing | 25 | laps |
2 | Kamikazi Koalas | 25 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Racing Stripes | 25 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Team Phoenix | 23 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Just for Fun Team | 22 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Captain Hardtail & the Full Sus Pussies | 33 | laps |
2 | Ipswich Cycles Team A | 31 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Team Riddler | 30 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | 3 Virgins & a Prostitute | 29 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Bums on Mountain Bikes | 29 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | NVG - Night Vision Gremlins | 29 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Over The Edge | 28 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | MTBdirtriders | 27 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Granny Gear | 27 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Ipswich Cycles Team B | 27 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Tree Huggers | 26 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | SMS Outstation | 26 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Friday Warriors | 25 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | D Cups | 22 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Spendalots | 21 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Atherton Mountain Men | 20 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Team Terific | 15 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 99 Bikes | 30 | laps |
2 | Merida Flight Centre Juniors | 26 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | BrokenSpoke | 25 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | For The Riders Racer Boys! | 32 | laps |
2 | Race Elements Muppet to Champions | 29 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Team Adrenalini | 25 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Hyperlactic | 24 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | WRB | 24 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Merida Flight Centre Racing | 18 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
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