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BMX | Loupos bags dual Beenleigh wins

21/1/2020

Reigning world champion Brandon Loupos grabbed dual wins at the weekend in the Beenleigh Freestyle International C1 event on January 18-19.

#BMXFreestyle Reigning world champion @BrandonLouposyo has won both @UCI_BMX_FS C1 events held at Beenleigh this weekend.

Sundayâ€™s Run â–¡â–¡ #AusCyclingTeam pic.twitter.com/7VVq7jvVW4
â€” AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) January 19, 2020

Loupos soared to the wins on the newly built City of Loganâ€™s $3.1million Doug Larsen Park BMX which was hosting its first event.

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Had a lot of fun up in QLD the past week riding the new Beenleigh park with my mates and also getting some C1 wins under my belt too. 2020 is off to a good start already and canâ€™t wait for more good times to be had! Flying back America tomorrow. See you soon NC!â–¡â–¡ Big thank you to @auscyclingbmx for the awesome week and thank you to my friends and family for an awesome 3 months back home for the holidays. Canâ€™t wait to get to work for the rest of the year! â–¡â–¡â–¡ â–¡ - @b.rad_sports

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PARA | Santos supports Para-cyclists at 2020 Santos Tour Down Under

20/1/2020

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Australian natural gas company Santos presented a cheque for $10,000 to Australia's para-cyclists on the start line of the Para-cycling Wheel Race which was part of the 2020 Santos Tour Down Under.

Australia's para-cyclists, currently aiming toward the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, lined up for the inaugural Wheel Race at the Santos Tour Down Under on Sunday 19 January, just before the final Schwalbe stage 4 of the Santos Women’s Tour Down Under.

Santos Executive Vice President of People and Sustainability, Angus Jaffray, said Santos is built on a strong foundation of social responsibility and is committed to diversity and inclusion.

“We are thrilled to support the para-cyclists who look to earn a place on the Australian 2020 Tokyo Paralympic team." Mr Jaffray said. "It’s fantastic to see Australia’s elite men and women para-cyclists for the first time at the Santos Tour Down Under in this wheel race event, knowing that some of them have the chance of earning a place on the 2020 Paralympic team."

Mr Warren McDonald, Para-cycling Technical Director, High Performance, Cycling Australia added, "On behalf of Cycling Australia, I would like to thank Santos for their contribution and to the Tour Down Under and for coordinating the Para-Cycling Wheel Race.

"As we head toward the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, support and opportunities like these will go a long way to ensuring our athletes are as well prepared for the Games as they can be."

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PARA | Rainbows on show at RoadNats

13/1/2020

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Reigning world champions Alistair Donohoe, Carol Cooke, David Nicholas and Paige Greco swapped their rainbow jerseys for green and gold jerseys after claiming time trial gold on the opening day of the 2020 Federation University Road National Championships in Ballarat on Wednesday.

Carol Cooke claimed a ninth straight time trial national crown in the T2 category, covering two laps of the 8-kilometre course in 38mins 54.87secs.

“It is such an honour to win this, today was a tough day. It was tough going up the hill the second time,” said Victoria’s Cooke, who praised event organisers for their inclusiveness at the Championships.

Victoria’s Alistair Donohoe shone in his rainbow jersey as he won his third consecutive green and gold jersey in the C5 final, negotiating three laps of the course in 35mins 28.03 seconds.

“To be in my home state and in front of friends and family, to be in the rainbows. It is a pretty special feeling,” said Donohoe. “I had really good sensations out there today, it was a nice course, a refreshing change to the traditional courses over the past few years.”

>>> Full Recap

The Championships moved to Buninyong on Saturday with Australia’s para-cycling world champions tackling the tough Mt Buninyong road course.

Sporting the rainbow jersey, Bathurst’s reigning world champion Emilie Miller took gold in the women’s handcycle final.

“Always an honour to wear the rainbows jerseys and at national championships to be able to come away with a gold medal, I am really pleased with the result,” said Miller, who unfortunately crashed during her ride in Wednesday’s time trial.

>>> Full Recap

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Photos by Cycling Australia - Con Chronis/Zac Williams

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ROAD | 2020 RoadNats Elite/23 Recap

13/1/2020

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All photos by Cycling Australia - Con Chronis/Zac Williams

Nine-time track world champion Cameron Meyer (Mitchelton-SCOTT) became the first Australian man to claim the Road National Championships trifecta after securing an emotional maiden road race crown in a stunning final lap attack at the 2020 Federation University Road National Championships in Buninyong on Sunday.

Twelve years after finishing fourth as a 21-year-old in his first elite race, and just twelve months after leading the race inside the final few kilometres before being edged to the bronze medal, Meyer added the gruelling elite men’s road race to his dual time trial (2010, 2011) and criterium (2013) crowns.

“I have no words to describe this. It means so much to me, there is a lot of emotion on this day, there is a lot of history in it for me. Twelve years ago at 21, I fell in love with this race,” said Meyer.

>>> Full Recap

Another masterful ride secured Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott) a third road nationals crown at the 2020 Federation University Road National Championships in Buninyong on Sunday.

Spratt outfoxed surprise medallist Justine Barrow (Roxsolt Attaquer) on the home straight after the pair figured in the lead group for nearly the entirety of the race. Spratt’s teammate Grace Brown (Mitchelton-Scott) took bronze.

“This is just as special if not more special (than my first one), I owe this one to my team, they rode incredibly well,” said Spratt, 32, who added to her 2012 and 2016 victories.

>>> Full recap

Team Pursuit world record holder and dual reigning track world champion Sam Welsford claimed his first elite road medal along with his maiden national road title when he took out the criterium held in wet and windy conditions in Ballarat.

“I am over the moon. This has been in the back of my mind to try to win this race. Last year I missed the mark a little bit so it's great to come back this year and take the win,” said Welsford.

>>> Full Recap

Rally Cycling's Chloe Hosking took the victory in a thrilling sprint to the finish to claim her maiden elite national title.

2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Hosking edged Brunswick’s young star Ruby Roseman-Gannon and Mitchelton Scott’s Gracie Elvin who rounded out the podium.

“This is my first elite national jersey, despite being around forever, so it is nice,” said Hosking. “It was important for me this year as I am going to America to race with an American team and we do a lot of criteriums. I really wanted to take the green and gold crit jersey with me and I have done that so I am really excited.

>>>> Full Recap

Team Pursuit world record holder Kelland O’Brien (Australian Cycling Team) won the Under 23 men’s criterium, storming home on the final straight to claim the win ahead of Conor Leahy with Matthew Rice.

“This means a lot to me, this event is super special. After coming second last year after taking a lap, [coming second] was hard to take on the chin,” said O’Brien who claimed silver in the time trial on Wednesday.

>>> Full Recap

Podium Potential Academy's Luke Plapp (Inform TM Insight MAKE) took out a convincing win over team pursuit world record holder Kelland O’Brien by fourteen seconds in the time trial.

“It’s pretty amazing, it’s been a year since I’ve been in the {world championship] jersey, it was such a quality field here today, I was riding with one of my idols Kell [O’Brien].”

>>> Full Recap

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Photos by Cycling Australia - Con Chronis/Zac Williams

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#Roadnats | Aussies descend on Ballarat & Buninyong for 2020 Nationals

7/1/2020

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The Australian Cycling Team stars will be in action across at the 2020 Federation University Road National Championships which run from 8-12 January in Ballarat and Buninyong.

The Team will be in action across the five days in the criterium, road race and time trial as they aim to take home a coveted green and gold national champions jersey.

Schedule & Maps: www.roadnationals.org.au/schedule

EVENTS

Time Trials

No less than eight world champions will be in action on day one including reigning world champion Rohan Dennis (Team Ineos) who is in line to claim a fourth crown in five years.

Four-time women’s champion Shara Gillow (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott), who finished eleventh in the time trial at the 2019 World Championships, and 2018 runner up Lucy Kennedy (Mitchelton-Scott), feature in the women’s event.

In the para events, eight world champions will be in action with Alistair Donohoe, Carol Cooke, Darren Hicks, David Nicholas, Emilie Miller, Emily Petricola and Paige Greco to don their rainbow jerseys.

Criteriums

Fresh off her win at the world-class Bay Crits earlier this week, Chloe Hosking (Rally UHC Cycling Women) will be one to watch in the action-packed criterium along with Macey Stewart who will be aiming to add a road national title to her multiple track victories.

Like Hosking, Sam Welsford took the honours at the Bay Crits and will be joined by his team pursuit world champions and world record holders in Kelland O’Brien, Alex Porter, Cameron Scott and Leigh Howard in the Friday night blockbuster.

Road Races

Saturday’s para road races will feature Cooke and Miller in rainbows as the reingin world champions, with Donohoe, Hicks, Nicholas, Petricola, Greco also in action. Kaitlyn Schurmann, Hannah Macdougall, Meg Lemon, Stuart Jones, Darcy Thompson, Grant Allen and Stuart Tripp will also line up.

In the women's race, the calendar tells us that 2012 and 2016 champion Spratt is mathematically due for a third crown, with fellow two-time winner Gracie Elvin (Mitchelton-Scott), Kennedy, Hosking and Gillow rounding out the Australian Cycling Team quintet.

After heartbreak in the finishing straight in 2019, Cameron Meyer (Mitchelton-Scott) will take on the men’s race in 2020 along with Nathan Haas (Team Cofidis), and Dennis.

Full Entry Lists & Results: www.roadnationals.org.au/results

WATCH

Cycling Australia, in partnership with SBS and FOX SPORTS, is excited to bring the 2020 Federation University Road Nationals Championships to tv and online channels.
The live online coverage will explode on SBS digital channels on Friday evening with all the thrills and spills of both the men’s and women’s criterium from the heart of the Ballarat CBD from 6.25pm AEDT.

Super Sunday on 12 January will be featured across both SBS and FOX SPORTS and will launch at 10am with two hours of live coverage of the 105km women’s road race. The final three hours of the men’s race will be showcased from 2pm, followed by the presentations to both the 2020 men’s and women’s champions.

In addition to the broadcast schedule, live streaming coverage will be integrated across digital platforms SBS Cycling Central, SBS On Demand and the FreeView app, in addition to streaming on Foxtel Now and the Foxtel App.

Broadcast Schedule www.roadnationals.org.au/newsarchive/broadcast-schedule-announced-for-2020

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The official Championships website is www.roadnationals.org.au

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