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TRACK | Glaetzer ready to rip it in Brisbane

17/10/2019

Photos © Casey Gibson

Aussie sprinter Matthew Glaetzer is ready to rip up the boards at Brisbane’s Anna Meares Velodrome when it hosts the 2019-2020 Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup from 13-15 December.

“This season for us is Oceanias and then the World Cups and that finalises with the Brisbane World Cup so that will be exciting for us to host a world cup and we’re excited to really rip for that one,” said 2018 sprint world champion Glaetzer.

Glaetzer will be joined by a host of the Australian Cycling Team’s best as they battle for gold and valuable qualifying points for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

“Racing is the best preparation for a big event like the Olympics and the World Cup in Brisbane is exactly that,” said Glaetzer, who claimed two gold on the Anna Meares’ Velodrome at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

At December’s World Cup, Glaetzer is anticipated to line up in the team sprint, sprint and keirin, giving fans the opportunity to catch the world’s fastest in action each of the three days of racing.

“It is us preparing and trying to dial in on things we need to focus on and that’s different for each person. So it’s a great dress rehearsal for us to really get in some good form and perform with the pressure of the crowd and everything going on around that.”

The World Cup

The 2019-2020 TISSOT UCI Track Cycling World Cup will host the world’s best track cyclists as they battle for gold and valuable qualifying points for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The 2019-2020 UCI Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup was secured by the Queensland Government via Tourism and Events Queensland in partnership with Brisbane City Council via Brisbane Marketing and Cycling Australia.

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Ticket prices start at $10 for morning sessions, while fans can get along to the evening’s finals action for as little as $30. Family and Series passes are also available so you can catch the action with your friends.

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Schedule

FRI 13 DEC: Team Pursuit and Team Sprint
SAT 14 DEC: Men’s Omnium, Women’s Madison, Men’s Keirin, Women’s Sprint
SUN 15 DEC: Women’s Omnium, Men’s Madison, Women’s Keirin, Men’s Sprint

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TRACK | Three gold on Day 1 of 2020 Oceania Track Championships

17/10/2019

Credit Dianne Manson / Oceania Cycling Confederation

The Australian Cycling Team has opened the 2020 Oceania Track Championships with three gold medals.

Reigning world champions Kaarle McCulloch and Stephanie Morton broke their Oceania Championship record on the way to taking out the elite women's team sprint. The pair clocked 32.591secs to fend off the challenge from the young New Zealand pairing of Olivia Podmore and Ellesse Andrew (33.540).

"It definitely did go to plan tonight. I think we were both surprised by the time as we are in pretty deep training. So to come out and do a 32.6, only four-tenths of a second off our Worlds time, it shows we are in good shape," said McCulloch.

"Not the ideal offseason for me with knee surgery, so I had to rely on Kaarle a lot tonight to get me through. But as a team, we executed what we wanted to and put a great time on the board," said Morton.

Podium Potential Academy members Conor Leahy, Godfrey Slattery, Lucas Plapp teamed with guest rider Joshua Duffy, to produce a dominant display to take gold in the elite men's team pursuit, catching a young New Zealand team in the final.

"It was awesome, we had a pretty hefty goal in the way we were going to do our turns, and we stuck to it 100 percent, we couldn't have asked for a better outcome," Leahy said. "We took it conservatively in qualifying and then let it all out in the final. Once we got a sniff of them (New Zealand), it was a matter of hunting them down and catching them."

In the elite women's team pursuit, the Podium Potential Academy quartet of Maeve Plouffe, Sam De Riter, Sophie Edwards and Alex Martin-Wallace (4:22.057) claimed silver as New Zealand (4:19.040) won gold.

Later in the session, a daring moving from Plouffe paid off when she lapped the field to win the elite women's 10km scratch race.

"I was not expecting that at all. I had a pretty big ride with my teammates in the team pursuit earlier, and I have a pretty full schedule," said Plouffe. "Once I lapped the field, it was all about protecting myself and making sure the final sprint was absolutely perfect, and the end couldn't have gone any more perfectly."

Nathan Hart and Podium Potential Academy duo Matthew Richardson and Thomas Clarke took silver in the men's team sprint (43.360) with New Zealand breaking the Oceania record (42.508) on the way to the gold medal.

Kell O'Brien took silver in the men's 15km scratch race.

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Event: Oceania Track Championships
Date: 16 -19 October 2019
Location: SIT Zero Fees Velodrome Surrey Road Invercargill
Live Stream: Watch all sessions live via Cycling Southland
Results: Results by event
Program: Complete 2020 event programme

PHOTOS - Dianne Manson / Oceania CF

Track Athlete Orientation Day

14/10/2019

On Wednesday 9 October, the Australian Cycling Team held its annual Track Athlete Orientation at the Adelaide Super-Drome.

Australian Cycling Team Podium Track and Podium Potential Academy athletes, coaches and key staff engaged in interactive group sessions to discuss their charge toward Tokyo 2020 and beyond.

Athletes and staff shared information across key areas including looking at Tokyo 2020, ASADA anti-doping and whereabouts, wellbeing, health and hygiene, performance nutrition, media and sponsors, Olympic equipment delivery and planning beyond 2020.

"At the Australian Cycling Team we have a responsibility to provide both a high performing culture and a safe environment for athletes to excel," said Simon Jones, Performance Director, High Performance, Cycling Australia.

"We approach performance from a holistic perspective and this program orientation day was aimed at engaging athletes and staff in a format that enables us to learn together, plan ahead and importantly mitigate risks to success while seeking to improve as a team.

"By providing clear and concise information, and outlining the resources and support available to our elite athletes, we believe this will encourage and support their best performance as we head to Tokyo and beyond.

"I thoroughly enjoyed the day, and want to thank all staff and athletes for their focus and commitment to developing, delivering and engaging in this day."

Orientation days will be held for athletes in para, road and bmx disciplines at a later date.

BMX | Sakakibara wins Tokyo test event

12/10/2019

Australia’s Saya Sakakibara has won the ‘Ready Steady Tokyo’, the official Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games test event being staged on the BMX racing circuit.

The Japanese-born Sakakibara narrowly edged reigning world champions Alise Post on the line in front of an adoring Tokyo crowd.

The looming typhoon forced the consolidation of the three-day event into one day with riders running all motos, semi finals and finals on one afternoon.

“This meant extra laps for us on this very very long track,” said Sakakibara, 20. “I didn’t know how my legs would make it through the day but I think we got through. was trying to save my energy, like rolling the last straight.”

Earlier in qualifying, Sakakibara claimed a first and second in the motos, before a second in the semi final sent her through to the final.

“In the final, my start wasn’t very good, but I was able to go through the pack and surprise myself with a win which was really unexpected,” said Sakakibara, who is aiming for her maiden Australian team selection for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

“It was really cool to test out the track, being here at the Olympic track is crazy. I am on a high right now and I am excited to work on the areas I need to work on as it is a very technical track.

“Hopefully I can get myself onto the Australian team (for Tokyo 2020) and come back and go for the (Olympic) gold medal.”

Anthony Dean just missed the podium in fourth, while injury cut Kai Sakakibara’s day short.

TRACK | Oceania Championships to open 2020 track season in Invercargill

11/10/2019

2018 Oceania action - Photo Richard Morton.

The Australian Cycling Team will open the 2020 track season at the 2020 Oceania Track Championships from October 16-19.

Event: Oceania Track Championships
Date: 16 -19 October 2019
Location: SIT Zero Fees Velodrome Surrey Road Invercargill
Live Stream: Watch all sessions live via Cycling Southland
Results: Results by event
Program: Complete 2020 event programme

The Championships opens a busy summer of track cycling which included a 2019-2020 UCI Track World Cup season that will take in Brisbane for Round Five from 13-15 December.

Reigning world champions in action include Steph Morton and Kaarle McCulloch will sport their rainbow jerseys in the team sprint, while also contesting the keirin and sprint.

In the endurance events, points race world champion Alex Manly and team pursuit world champion Amy Cure will line up in the points race, Omnium and will team up in the Madison.

Sam Welsford will don his rainbow bands in the scratch race and will pair with team pursuit world champion Kell O'Brien in the Madison. The duo will also take on the Omnium.

Matt Glaetzer, Nathan Hart and Podium Potential Academy (PPA) athlete Matt Richardson will comprise the men's team sprint outfit, and will also line up in the keirin and sprint.

The team pursuit outfits for Australia will be comprised of PPA riders in Luke Plapp, Godfrey Slattery, Conor Leahy, Alexandra Martin-Wallace, Sophie Edwards, Maeve Plouffe and Samantha De Riter.

Fellow PPA members Holly Takos and Tom Clarke will be in action in the sprint events.

In addition to continental honours, riders will compete for valuable UCI points that will go towards Olympic qualification.

A live results link and live streaming details will be available closer to the event.

Australian Team

Sprint

Matt Glaetzer
Nathan Hart
Matt Richardson*
Tom Clarke*
Steph Morton
Kaarle McCulloch
Holly Takos*

Endurance

Amy Cure
Alex Manly
Alexandra Martin-Wallace*
Sophie Edwards*
Maeve Plouffe*
Samantha De Riter*
Kell O'Brien*
Sam Welsford*
Luke Plapp*
Godfrey Slattery*
Conor Leahy*

* Podium Potential Academy

Details

Event: Oceania Track Championships
Date: 16 -19 October 2019
Location: SIT Zero Fees Velodrome Surrey Road Invercargill
Live Stream: Watch all sessions live via Cycling Southland
Results: Results by event
Program: Complete 2020 event programme

BMX FS | Australian Team for 2019 BMX Freestyle World Championships

8/10/2019

Cycling Australia is pleased to announce the BMX Freestyle selections for the Australian Team which will contest the 2019 BMX Freestyle World Championships in China in November.

The Australian Team is headlined by 2017 world champion Logan Martin and 2018 World Championship bronze medallist Brandon Loupos.

Martin, who celebrated dual gold at the 2019 Summer X Games in Minneapolis in August, currently leads the 2019 FISE World Cup rankings after claiming bronze at the first two rounds.

Sydney's Loupos opened the 2019 season in stunning style by recording the highest score ever recorded at a World Cup in his winning run.

Jake Wallwork, a World Cup winner in 2018, finished just off the podium at the 2018 World Championships and has two top twelve placings in the 2019 World Cup season.

Jason Watts and Natalya Diehm will make their Australian Team debuts off the back of winning the 2019 Vans BMX Pro-Skate Park Series.

“Australia has three athletes who have demonstrated podium potential at the World Cup and World Championship level in the last twelve months, with two new emerging athletes who have experienced strong results at an international level,” said Wade Bootes, Australian Cycling Team BMX Technical Director.

Significantly, the World Championships will be a key qualification opportunity for Australia for quota positions for the Toyko 2020 Olympic Games.

“Australia currently ranked second behind the USA in the men’s rankings which qualifies one male position for Tokyo. While Australia isn’t currently in a qualifying position in the women, with a strong performance at the World Championships, we could secure a spot.”

Freestyle BMX, which will make its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, sees cyclists perform a series of tricks during a ‘1 minute run’ across a ramp-filled course, with tricks judged on difficulty, originality, style and execution.

The third round of the 2019 BMX Freestyle World Cup will be held in China in November, just ahead of the World Championships also in China.

The 2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships will take place in Chengdu, China, from 6-10 November 2019. More → www.urbanworlds.cn

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Logan Martin - Gold Coast: 2017 World Champion; Current leader - 2019 FISE World Cup Standings; Dual gold - 2019 Summer X Games; 2nd - 2019 Urban World Games
Brandon Loupos - Sydney: Gold - 2019 Urban Games winner; Bronze - 2018 World Championships; Gold - 2019 World Cup Round 1, 2018 National Champion
Jake Wallwork - Melbourne: Gold -2018 World Cup Round 3; 4th - 2018 World Championships: 3rd - 2018 National Championships
Jason Watts - Melbourne: 2019 Vans BMX Pro-Skate Park Series: 2nd - 2018 National Championships.

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Natalya Diehm - Gladstone: Winner - 2019 Vans BMX Pro-Skate Park Series; 9th/13th 2019 World Cups

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ROAD WORLDS | Matthews 24th in torrid men's road race

30/9/2019

Matthews was 24th - Photo Casey Gibson

n atrocious conditions that felled the greatest cyclists in the world, Australia's Michael Matthews finished a gallant 24th in the 2019 UCI Road World Championships men's road race in Yorkshire.

‪"It was horrendous, not too many words can describe the day," said Matthews, the 2015 silver and 2017 World Championship bronze medallist who was just one of 45 finishers from 196 starters.

"It was one of those ones that winds you down. I tried to accelerate at the end, but I had nothing.

"In terms of conditions, that was the hardest race I've ever done."

“I knew it was always going to be difficult. A gamble of a race. With 4 laps to go, when a group of 5 went, we didn’t have any guys to go with it. I tried to wait to the last two laps before I moved. But they didn’t come back.” @blingmatthews #AusCyclingTeam #Yorkshire2019 pic.twitter.com/D0zqvEOJ2f
— AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) September 29, 2019

The north of England saved the worst for last with the men's elite race set to live on in history as the definitive example of a “race of attrition".

Heavy rain during the night across the region forced Yorkshire 2019 organisers and the UCI to divert the 280km race away from the flooded northern section of the course.

With the diversion eliminating two key climbs in Buttertubs and Grinton Moor, while seeing an increase in the laps of the technical 14 kilometre Harrogate finishing circuit from seven to nine, pre-race team plans were changed in an instant.

An early breakaway of eleven riders was established inside the first twenty kilometres of the revised 261km battle, with the Australians controlling the pace of the peloton through dual reigning time trial world champion Rohan Dennis.

With team captain Rory Sutherland (UAE-Team Emirates) calling the shots while the entire team surrounded Matthews in an attempt to protect him from the atrocious weather, Dennis drove the pace of the peloton through horizontal rain for the next 120 kilometres.

Dennis' superb efforts reduced the breakaway's margin from two and half minutes down to ninety seconds as the race approached the Harrogate circuit. As they hit the first lap of the circuit, Dennis and Sutherland hung up their bikes for the day after a perfectly delivered team performance.

The race was quickly brought back together on the first lap and the urgent pace setting during the early Harrogate circuit laps saw riders shed from the peloton seemingly at every kilometre.. Riders who ended their race in this phase included Australians Mitchell Docker (EF Education First), Nathan Haas (Team Katusha Alpecin) and Luke Durbridge (Mitchelton-Scott).

Simon Clarke's (EF Education First) efforts came to an end on the third last lap, with Jack Haig (Mitchelton-Scott) the team's only remaining support rider for Matthews until he lost contact on the penultimate lap.

One of the many race favourites Mathieu van der Poel (NED) attacked with two laps to go alongside Matteo Trentin (ITA), Gianni Moscon (Italy), Mads Pedersen (NED), and Stefan Kung (SUI) and while this group appeared cohesive and capable, the main bunch began to fade.

Teams that needed to chase were fast running out of bullets, while mechanicals, exhaustion, hunger flats, hypothermia and old fashioned "getting dropped" had relentlessly whittled the riders from nearly 200 to well below 50.

Despite the lead group being just a tantalising 50 seconds up the road, the bunch struggled to get themselves coordinated, and with Trentin unable to muster a winning sprint, it was the 23-year-old Danish rider Pedersen who held his nerve and watts to take the win from Trentin and Kung.

‪"I knew it was always going to be difficult, a bit of a gamble of a race," Matthews added. "With four laps to go, when a group of five went, we didn't have any guys to go with it.

"I was trying to wait for the last two laps until I moved, but they didn't come back.

"I was wound down too much, the guys were gone, I think there was a sprint for fourth of fifth, but the race was over.

Team Director Brad McGee was proud of the team's overall campaign for the World Championships and in particular their performance on what was the most testing of days.

"One of the toughest! You saw some of the mightiest bike riders on the planet today just stopping suddenly; going from a potential performer to zero," McGee said. "Michael, gallant to the end, but just legless in the last half lap. It happened to Clarkey too; all the boys finished as if it was the hardest race they have ever done.

"I don't know how you prepare for a day like today, physically you can't do anything, mentally you have your strategy, and you are confident with that. At the end of the day, there is an element of being born and made for the mud.

"We didn't have that today. But we gave it everything we could, we stuck to the strategy, stuck together, fought until the end.

"They made the perfect adjustments according to how the race unfolded. In the end, we just didn't have the firepower to make an impact," McGee added.

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By Casey Gibson

Spratt wins World Championship bronze in stunning women's road race

29/9/2019

Australia's Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott) claimed the bronze medal in a stunning women's road race at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire on Saturday.

In one of the most incredible individual rides ever seen World Championship history, Dutch powerhouse Annemiek van Vleuten soloed the final 105 kilometres to claim the world champion's rainbow jersey.

Following an epic battle in the chasing group across a punishing course, Spratt took the bronze behind 2018 world champion Anna Van der Breggen (NED).

"That was epic. It was the hardest race I have ever done. Every part of my body was cramping, my thumb cramping in the end," said Spratt, who became the first Australian woman to claim two World Championships road race medals after winning silver in 2018.

"I am really proud. I really feel like I have won this bronze medal."

□ What a race. What a ride. Congrats to @AmandaSpratt on one epic bronze medal. #auscyclingteam #Yorkshire2019 pic.twitter.com/SCVRJpWSWf
— AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) September 28, 2019

Spratt's team of Brodie Chapman (Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank), Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon–SRAM), Lucy Kennedy (Mitchelton-Scott), Lauren Kitchen (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), Chloe Hosking (Ale-Cipollini) and Jessica Allen (Mitchelton-Scott) joined 152 starters from 49 nations for the 149km race from Bradford to Harrogate.

With the early pace set by the strong eight-rider Dutch outfit, debutant Allen and Kitchen sheltered Spratt over the first 40 kilometres as the peloton approached the first major climb of the race, 'Lofthouse'.

It was here Van Vleuten attacked as the climb further decimated the already dwindling peloton. Spratt took up the chase in a world-class nine-rider breakaway which included 2015 world champion Lizzie Deignan (GBR), reigning Olympic and world champion van der Breggen (NED), recently crowned 2019 time trial world champion Chloé Dygert Owen (USA) and Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA).

With little cohesion in the chasing group, the powerful Dutchwoman established a lead of two minutes as she entered Harrogate for three laps of the challenging 14-kilometre town circuit.

"Suffer suffer suffer. It was about who could suffer the most. I predicted it would be before the race and it was," said Spratt. "The race really opened after only 45 kilometres, and it was full gas racing which doesn't really happen very often.

"I tried to play it smart, I chose to not participate in all the attacks but conserve and save my energy for the circuits, which was the smarter move. You only had some many bullets you could fire on this circuit and be careful how to use them, so I chose to wait to use them until later."

With the chasing group exploding as it approached Harrogate, Dygert launched a solo attack on Van Vleuten's lead. Spratt and Van Der Breggen shook the rest of the peloton including Deignan and Borghini, before absorbing a fading Dygert on the penultimate lap.
With Van Vleuten's spectacular victory nearly complete some two minutes ahead, Van der Breggen attacked Spratt inside the final six kilometres and rode to the silver just seconds ahead of Spratt.

"Once we got to the final circuit, everyone was dropping like flies," Spratt explained. "It was attack, after attack, after attack. One rider was dropped, then the next rider, then the next. It was survival of the fittest.

"When Chloe (Dygert) was away, we weren't sure we could get her back, but once we did, we knew we were racing for a medal. In the end, Anna (van der Breggen) was just a little too strong in those last five kilometres."

"I really feel like I have won this bronze medal. I have hit my stride last two to three years, and it shows that all the hard work is paying off.”@AmandaSpratt, Bronze #Yorkshire2019 pic.twitter.com/araSqNZLah
— AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) September 28, 2019

Following her second straight World Championship medal, Spratt was content with what she considered an exhaustive performance.

"It was a brutal, brutal race and everyone finished with the tank completely empty," said Spratt. "There is not a lot I could have changed. Yes, you come here, and you want to win, but honestly, no one coming here today was going to beat her.

"Sometimes you have to realise when someone is having an exceptional performance as Annemiek did today. Congratulations to her, she is a worthy world champion. She was on another level today."

Moments after crossing the line, Spratt paid tribute to her teammates for delivering her to the crucial part of the race in position.

"Anyone watching the race saw how amazing the team were. We knew that Lofthouse climb would be supercritical and they did a great job of looking after me and protecting to that climb where it all exploded, so I am really grateful to the team," said Spratt.

"I am so proud of this medal, but also of the work the girls, also the staff, put in this week. It has been a really incredible feeling within the group and the whole team, all the staff and the riders, boosted all of us up this week."

Following her second medal at the past two World Championships, Spratt reflected on her performances.

"I have to pinch myself sometimes because I don't think of myself as of one of those riders," Spratt admitted. "But it has happened twice now.

"I have hit my stride last two to three years, and it shows that all the hard work is really paying off. I did put a lot of pressure on myself, but I had excellent preparation.

"I will take a lot of confidence out of this heading towards Tokyo 2020."

U23 men’s road race Recap: kadeN groVes Puts on a gallant display

28/9/2019

Australia’s Kaden Groves finished fourteenth in the under 23 men’s road race at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire on Friday.

Groves (Mitchelton-Scott), Samuel Jenner (Team Wiggins Le Col), Liam Magennis (Drapac-Cannondale Holistic Development Team), Harry Sweeny (EvoPro Racing) and Nicholas White (Team BridgeLane) took on the 173km race which began in Doncaster in dry weather, before strong crosswinds and driving rain took their toll on the peloton across the first 100-kilometres.

A number of attacks and breakaways were mixed with a litany of crashes, before the punishing climb of Greenhow Hill (3.4km at 7.8 per cent) brought the field back together with fifty kilometres remaining.

On the descent, Groves took his position in a breakaway group of 23 riders which remained together for the twenty-five kilometre run into Harrogate.

As the group hit the first of two laps of the 14-kilometre town circuit, two riders broke away, and with Groves forced to do the brunt of the work in the chasing group, a further five riders pounced on the penultimate lap.

The seven riders merged and in a thrilling sprint finish, Nils Eekhoff (Netherlands) took the line honours and celebrated his world title, before sensationally being disqualified an hour later after commissaires deemed the Dutchman had drafted behind his team car following a mid-race crash.

Samuele Battistella (Italy) was then crowned the world champion, with Stefan Bissegger (Switzerland) and Tom Pidcock (Great Britain) elevated to silver and bronze medals, respectively.

Groves contested the bunch sprint for seventh, ultimately finishing 14th some 38 seconds behind the leaders.

“The teams with multiple riders were setting a hard pace, it was pretty relentless pace really,” said Groves of the final thirty kilometres. “It was a hard circuit as it was, and the way it was raced with the attacks the race just split up a lot.

“But the team was great today, all the boys held their positioning. But we had some bad luck with Sam puncturing at the foot of the climb, and then having to use Nick up the climb, and when the group split at the end, it was just hard to come back.”

“It was brutal, you couldn’t relax at any time,” said Liam Magennis post-race. “We kept Kaden up there in pretty good condition all day and stayed away from the crashes coming into the important part of the race- , the climb.

“Kaden climbed really well and was in the final selection heading into the final laps of the circuit. He just missed it, but he rode out of his skin.

“Everyone did their job perfectly, we all gave our all.”

ROAD WORLDS | sufferfest predicted for women's road race

27/9/2019

2019 Australian Women's Team

The Australian women's team is preparing for a sufferfest in Yorkshire when they tackle the 150km women's road race at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships on Saturday 28 September.

Beginning in Bradford, riders will take in the Yorkshire Dales for 108km of testing terrain before hitting the tricky, technical Harrogate finishing circuit for three laps. Race & Course details.

The third longest race on the women's calendar for the season with almost 2,500m of climbing including an uphill run to the finish line, the women's peloton believes there will be nowhere to hide in Saturday's race.

“I think it still just as hard as I remember, we died a thousand deaths up the the Lofthouse Climb on Wednesday in training," Spratt joked. "But that climb will be really critical I comes early so it will be interesting to see how that affects the race as a whole.

“I think it will be on, just be a sufferfest, it’s going to be how much can you suffer on Saturday."

Spratt, the 2018 silver medallist, enters the race in stellar form and will be supported by a strong green and gold outfit of Brodie Chapman (Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank), Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon–SRAM), Lucy Kennedy (Mitchelton-Scott), Lauren Kitchen (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), Chloe Hosking (Ale-Cipollini) and Jessica Allen (Mitchelton-Scott).

“The preparation has gone really well, I am fit, I am strong, targeting this again," Spratt said. "I am excited, I think we have a great Australian team, a lot of depth and experience.

"I think everyone on the team will contribute to a great result and I am really looking forward to it."

Kennedy who was a standout while on her debut at the 2018 World Championships, is nervously excited for the unknown.

“I am preparing for the hardest race I have ever done basically, there are no easy sections on this course whatsoever," said Kennedy who has enjoyed multiple wins in 2019 including Kennedy at Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria and the San Sabastian Classic. “Watching the junior boys on Thursday, they were all on their knees.

“I am less nervous because I have done it once before, but more nervous because the 2018 course suited me better.

"It is a tricky and technical course, and I like that aspect, but there is the unknown of this course."

"It is going to be brutal, super aggressive and hopefully great to watch," said Hosking, who heads into the Championships in hot form after claiming stage wins in Italy and Spain this month.

Team captain Tiffany Cromwell is predicting the mental challenge will prove the decisive factor on Saturday.

"It is definitely tough, we all knew that, we all expected that," Cromwell said. "It is going to be a race of attrition, a real mental race. The person who wins on Saturday will be the strongest mentally."

RACE DETAILS

🏳️‍🌈 Elite Women's Road Race, 150km
🗓 11.40am (8.40pm AEST) Saturday 28 September
💻 LIVE 8.40pm AEST SBS OnDemand and Cycling Central
🇦🇺Brodie Chapman (Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank), Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon–SRAM), Lucy Kennedy (Mitchelton-Scott) ,Lauren Kitchen (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott), Chloe Hosking (Ale-Cipollini), Jessica Allen (Mitchelton-Scott)

ROAD WORLDS | Pat Eddy shines in frenetic junior road race

27/9/2019

Photo © Casey Gibson

Sixteen-year-old debutant Patrick Eddy finished twenty-first in a typically frantic junior men’s road race at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Harrogate on Thursday.

“That was probably the craziest thing I’ve ever done,” said Bendigo’s Eddy, who finished 19th in the junior (under 19) men’s time trial on Monday. “It was on from the start, you had to be focused the entire time.”

The pace was frantic at the start of the 144.5km race, with wind and rain pelting the 120 riders from 41 countries as they wound through the Yorkshire Dales.

The USA, UK and New Zealand outfits set the early tempo, with the race beginning to splinter as the peloton hit the first of three major climbs, with Eddy keeping a close eye on the moves from the main bunch.

The American duo of Quinn Simmons and Magnus Sheffield lead a five-man breakaway to a lead of 35-seconds as the race hit Harrogate for three laps of the 14-kilometre finishing circuit, with Eddy tucked inside the main peloton which had whittled down to just 30 riders.

The Victorian continued his strong ride as the main group kept the lead quintet to within a minute, but with the race exploding across the wet Yorkshire roads, Simmons launched a decisive attack on the penultimate lap of the circuit.

Italian Alessio Martinelli went solo in pursuit of the American on the final lap, with Eddy giving his all in attempt to go with the Italian. However, the punishing race had taken its toll, with Eddy finishing a gallant twenty-first. Martinelli and Sheffield rounded out the podium.

“That was probably the craziest thing I’ve ever done. It was on from the start. When I got over the first climb, I was just hating life, but after that it was the funnest thing I’ve ever done. I’m really happy with how I rode.”
Pat Eddy 19th. #yorkshire2019 #auscyclingteam pic.twitter.com/pGWhMmYJaM
— AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) September 26, 2019

“The first half I was pretty stressed, I am not going to lie, but being in the right spot at the right time was the most important thing,” said Eddy. “When I got over the first climb, I was just hating life, but after that, it was the funnest thing I’ve ever done.

“I was really relaxed that second half. There was a point where I knew there was a major climb coming up and I had to move up.
“And I got there and from there I just felt amazing.”

After the race, Eddy reflected on his World Championship debut. “The guys back at the hotel have been awesome, just to meet all of them and to be around guys like Rohan and Luke after the time trial it was an incredible experience,” Eddy added.

“The staff, the coaches, the mechanics, the soigneurs have all been behind me this week and it really helped out there today.”

“That was the funnest race I’ve ever done.” Pat Eddy with a stunning effort rising solo for Australia to finish 21st after figuring in the leading group for most of the race. #Yorkshire2019 #auscyclingteam pic.twitter.com/JQpYsgSV76
— AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) September 26, 2019

ROAD WORLDS | Kaden keen for brutal under 23 road race

26/9/2019

Twenty-year-old Kaden Groves (Mitchelton-Scott) is looking forward to a 'brutal' under 23 road race at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire.

Groves arrived in Yorkshire on Tuesday ahead of Friday's 173km under 23 road race where he will team with Samuel Jenner (Team Wiggins Le Col), Liam Magennis (Drapac-Cannondale Holistic Development Team), Harry Sweeny (EvoPro Racing) and Nicholas White (Team BridgeLane).

"We have such a strong line up with a bunch of guys who can all play a role to achieve the best possible result," he explained. "We are all mates and have a great relationship having raced together either at the Tour de L’Avenir or as teammates on the past seasons.

"I think the course suits me really well, just the right amount of climbs for me and a somewhat technical finishing circuit. Obviously it's going to be a hectic race, under 23 racing is not controlled and as the biggest race of the year.

"I am expecting it to be brutal."

#Yorkshire2019 We had a quick chat with @kaden_groves at team #AusCyclingTeam camp. Kaden will team with @MagennisLiam @just_nickwhite @SJenner0 & @harry_sweeny in the 173km under 23 road race this Friday. pic.twitter.com/kI8nGWDRbP
— AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) September 26, 2019

A latecomer to cycling in 2014, the Sunshine Coast Cycling Club cyclist claimed an Australian junior road title in less than two years later, before putting himself on the radar of international teams with a stage win in China at the 2017 Tour of Fuzhou.

Joining Mitchelton's development squad in 2018, Groves then switched to join SEG Racing for 2019. Riding under the Team Australia colours at the 2019 Tour de I'Avenir, Groves claimed a podium finish in one of the toughest stages.

"This year's edition of the Tour de L’Avenir was always going to be a hard one, it consisted of many hilltop finishes and stages for the climbers but not so many for the sprinters,” said Groves, who admitted the second place has fuelled his hunger for the top step.

"With breakaways staying away every stage, I needed to go up the road for opportunities, I finished second on stage six which was honestly a huge disappointment and I wanted to win so I’m not satisfied.”

For the latter half of 2019, Groves has joined Mitchelton-Scott’s WorldTour outfit as a stagiaire, and as one of the youngest in the field, he tested himself in three classics in Belgium.

"Both Brussel and Antwerp were great opportunities to race in a new environment with my future teammates. These one-day races will also play an important role in the lead up to the World Championships," Groves added.

2019 UCI Road World Championships - M23 Road Race

Samuel Jenner (Team Wiggins Le Col), Liam Magennis (Drapac-Cannondale Holistic Development Team), Harry Sweeny (EvoPro Racing), Nicholas White (Team BridgeLane), Kaden Groves (Mitchelton-Scott)
Starts 2pm (11pm AEST), Estimated Finish 6.30pm (3.30am AEST)
173km, Doncaster to Harrogate
worlds.yorkshire.com/the-races/men-u23-road-race
Watch live in Australia - Streaming to SBS OnDemand and Cycling Central website

ROAD WORLDS | Dennis dominates to defend world title in Yorkshire

26/9/2019

Photos © Casey Gibson

South Australia's Rohan Dennis emphatically defended his time trial world title in a stunning performance at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old dominated the 54-kilometre individual race against the clock from start to finish, taking the world champion’s rainbow jersey by more than one minute.

"It might have looked easy out there today, but there has been a lot of work off the bike behind the scenes to get myself ready for today," said Dennis. "I am happy that I have been able to produce what I knew I could to get these rainbows back..

“It really shows that I am not going anywhere. That I am here to win, and I am here to continue winning in the future."

Oliver Dennis cheering on Dad □□□ #Yorkshire2019 #auscyclingteam pic.twitter.com/xlVEmkhrit
— AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) September 25, 2019

The final rider of 57 to take to the 54-kilometre course from Northhallerton to Harrogate, Dennis powered to a 19 second advantage over teenage sensation Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) at the first time check at the 16.7 kilometre mark.

Maintaining a steady rhythm and pace set by his coaches, Dennis extended his margin to more than a minute at the 37-kilometre checkpoint.

Dennis continued his momentum through the technical, undulating sections outside of Harrogate before soaring to a second straight rainbow jersey in a time of 1hour 05:05secs, 68-seconds ahead of Evenepoel with Filippo Ganna (Italy) a further 45 seconds back.

"I only saw the course for the first time last Saturday, and we loved it instantly. My coach Brad said I was made for it," remarked Dennis. "I was confident before the race as I knew we had hit all of the numbers in training.

"So today there was nothing left but to let the legs do the talking. I knew I had done all the work and to execute what I could on the road.

"And I was comfortable with my pace from the start. When I saw I was up by 20 seconds, I felt good. Then I was up by 60, so I knew just had to stay calm, keep a good rhythm and don't take risks down the hill.

"It was a really nice course so whoever designed it, thanks for that - good job!"

“It was absolutely perfect today.”□

- Rohan Dennis □□ talks us through his preparation and World Championship title ride. #Yorkshire2019 pic.twitter.com/3Bdox1sMJZ
— UCI (@UCI_cycling) September 25, 2019

Dennis' preparation for his title defence in Yorkshire was remarkably different to that of twelve months ago with a steady diet of training blocks feeding his pursuit for a second rainbow title.

"It has been the toughest period of my career, it was almost breaking," revealed Dennis, who enjoyed an emotional celebration with wife Melissa and eight-month-old son Oliver at the finish. "To have my family here this year was so special. My wife is an angel.

"While I have been home for the last ten weeks, it has been tough for both of us. There have been testing times, with ten weeks between races, there were a couple of times I'd throw in the towel.

"But I have a lot of great people in my corner, pushing me to keep my head on. So thank you to my wife, my coach, my psychologist.

"It was a team effort, and that's really why I was so emotional. A lot of people helped me get here, so it's great to repay them."

Dennis' considerable winning margin allowed time for a victory salute as he crossed the line, with the Adelaide cyclist pointing to his head as a reminder about what lead him to the victory.

"I was reminding myself today was all in my head," Dennis said. "It was the work I did off the bike on my mental state to make sure I am strong mentally, and that is what got me through today.

"I've done a lot of work with my sports psychologist David Spindler. I mean physically I have always had it, but it was always the negativity in my head thinking not the positive things.

"And out there today I didn't waiver once which I had struggled with all year up until today. That work has been super important, and today, we nailed it."

That’s how you do it. #Yorkshire2019 □EPA pic.twitter.com/k68PFmDIWL
— Melissa Dennis (@MelissaMHoskins) September 25, 2019

In what was his thirteenth consecutive year representing the green and gold, a journey which began with ninth in the junior time trial at the 2007 World Championships, Dennis thanked his supporters in Australia.

"Australia is always backing me through the tough times and the good times," he added. "It is good to have that support from the national body Cycling Australia.

"I have been a part of this team at every World Championships since 2007. It has been a good, long-lasting relationship, so let's keep it going."

Reigning Australian champion Luke Durbridge, the 2009 junior and 2011 under 23 world champion, finished thirteenth, three minutes behind Dennis.

Dennis and Durbridge will now switch the focus to Sunday's 280km road race where they will team with 2015 world championship silver medallist Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb), Simon Clarke (EF Education First), Mitchell Docker (EF Education First), Nathan Haas (Team Katusha Alpecin), Jack Haig (Mitchelton-Scott) and Rory Sutherland (UAE-Team Emirates).

Photos © Casey Gibson

ROAD WORLDS | Spratt eleventh in rain-soaked time trial; Magennis 29th

25/9/2019

Photo Casey Gibson

Amanda Spratt finished just outside the top ten in eleventh in a rain-soaked elite women's time trial at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire, England, on Tuesday.

The torrential rain that had earlier caused havoc in the under 23 race, forced a forty-minute delay to the start of the women's 30.3-kilometre race from Ripon to Harrogate.

The twenty-second of 53 riders to set out on the course, Spratt powered across the longest time trial of her professional career in a time of 46mins 09.09secs.

“It was really hard, a challenging course, I think they threw everything at us with the rain, flooding, ups and downs, flats, it had everything to it,”@AmandaSpratt after finishing 11th in a rain-soaked time trial. #yorkshire2019 #AusCyclingTeam pic.twitter.com/O1tB01i0OB
— AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) September 24, 2019

With the second-fastest time of the day to that point, Spratt found herself in the hot seat and it was a nervous wait to see if she could hold on to the medal position. However, nine riders would better her time to the line pushing her to eleventh overall.

"It was really hard, a challenging course, I think they threw everything at us with the rain, flooding, ups and downs, flats, it had everything to it," said Spratt. "I hadn't started my warm-up, so the delay wasn't too much of a stress for me. And it helped to watch the 23s to see how they took the corners and how the roads were.

"Obviously the 23s had horrendous weather as we did. It was sketchy out there, you had to take a bit of caution, but at the same time, you still wanted to keep the pace as much as you could."

The time trial continues the recent expansion of the thirty-two-year-old Spratt's repertoire ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in addition to the looming home Road World Championships in Wollongong in 2022.

"It was a challenge my coach Gene Bates set for me a year and a half ago to put more effort into the time trial, and I accepted that challenge," said Spratt, who last raced a time trial at a World Championships as a 17-year-old in 2004. "And I am happy with the way it has progressed.

"I can't sit here and compare myself with everyone else too much. We had a plan, in terms of power and how I wanted to pace it so in terms of the plan, we have to be happy with that.

"I gave everything I could out there."

Spratt also revealed encouragement from her Mitchelton-Scott teammate Annemiek van Vleuten, a two-time time trial world champion, has inspired her in her return to the time trial.

"She really started focusing on that only three or four years ago, and look where she is now, and I really draw inspiration on that," Spratt said adding. "For me, it is a long term project. I was excited to get here and have my first time trial race and I hope to improve on that."

"I think this is something that you have to put the time and effort into. It doesn't happen overnight and I am willing to put that effort into it."
In one of the most stunning performances ever seen at a Road World Championships, Chloé Dygert Owen (USA) became the youngest person to win a road time trial world title after obliterating the course and her rivals to win by 1 minute and 32 seconds over two-time defending champion Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) and Anna van der Breggen (NED).

Liam magennis gives it everything in u23 tt

Earlier in utterly treacherous conditions, Liam Magennis (Drapac-Cannondale Holistic Development Team) finished 29th in the under 23 men's time trial at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire.

Persistent rain throughout the night and early morning meant the race became a battle not just to the Harrogate finish line, but to stay upright. Riders were forced to negotiate a number of puddles, including one which stretched the width of the road, with many crashing when navigating through the ankle-deep water.

Reigning Oceania and National champion Magennis delivered a superb effort and remain unscathed across the 30.3km course, clocking a time of 43mins 11.03seconds.

In what he described as the toughest, and wettest time trial of his career, Magennis later admitted the tricky conditions almost got the better of him.

"I started off pretty well until I got to the puddles across the road in the first ten kilometres," said Magennis. "They slowed me down and put me on edge a little.

#Yorkshire2019 “I tried my best out there, kept it upright, so I’m happy.” @MagennisLiam battled hard to finish in 29th place, 2:50 off Danish winner Bjerg. #AusCyclingTeam pic.twitter.com/0Gfwf0kfGG
— AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) September 24, 2019

"But I tried my best out there. Kept it upright so I'm happy.

"I'm happy to be in one piece and look forward to Friday now."

Magennis will now have a few days to dry out and recover ahead of Friday's Under 23 road race where he will team with Kaden Groves (SEG Racing Academy), Samuel Jenner (Team Wiggins Le Col), Harry Sweeny (EvoPro Racing), Nicholas White (Team BridgeLane).

The event was won by Dane Mikkel Bjerg who powered to an extraordinary third straight rainbow jersey.

ROAD WORLDS | Debutant Eddy grabs top twenty in TT

24/9/2019

Photo © Casey Gibson

A superb effort from sixteen-year-old debutant Patrick Eddy has seen him place inside the top twenty in the junior (under 19) men’s time trial at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Harrogate.

The 47th of 63 riders to set off down the ramp on Monday, reigning Australian champion Eddy powered over two laps of a 13.7km circuit around the town of Harrogate to sit eighth after completing his ride.

Eddy’s time of 40mins 30.40secs ultimately placed him nineteenth in the world after the remaining sixteen riders had completed their runs over the course.

“Tough, really tough, pretty long and I was happy to get it done,” said Bendigo’s Eddy. “It was awesome, had a lot of people cheering, it was so cool to be out there wearing the Aussie colours.

“Those last two kilometres I tried switching on the jets as much as I could, you have to give it all.
“I was happy to be that cooked at the end.”

In stunning scenes, Italian Antonio Tiberi won the event despite suffering a mechanical just moments after leaving the start ramp which forced him to change his bike. The Netherlands’ Enzo Leijnse and German Marco Brenner completed the podium.

Eddy will now turn his attention to Thursday’s 144.5km junior road race from Richmond in the Yorkshire Dales to Harrogate.

“A couple of easy days and reassess for the road race, it will be a good opportunity. I am really keen.”

#Yorkshire2019 “Those last two kilometres I tried switching on the jets as much as I could, you have to give it all. I was happy to be that cooked at the end.” Patrick Eddy, 19th Junior TT. #AusCyclingTeam pic.twitter.com/f8NIZXamYG
— AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) September 23, 2019

ROAD WORLDS | Dennis confident ahead of title defence

24/9/2019

Dennis is confident of defending his rainbows (Photo John Veage)

2019 UCI Road World Championships - Elite Men's Time Trial

Wednesday 25 September
Luke Durbridge - Start time 1.59pm (10.59pm AEST)
Rohan Dennis - Start Time 2.42pm (11.42pm AEST)
Course 54km https://worlds.yorkshire.com/the-races/men-elite-individual-time-trial/
Live broadcast via SBS OnDemand / Cycling Central

On the eve of his world title defence, Rohan Dennis is backing himself for victory in the men’s time trial at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire on Wednesday.

“My expectations are to back up and win again,” said Dennis. “Worst case scenario it will be a podium, but if things go smoothly and I get the performance out of myself I know I really can, there is no reason why I can’t win.”

In 2018, Rohan Dennis claimed his maiden time trial rainbow jersey with a resounding win at the World Championships in Austria, capping a superb season for the South Australian which included multiple victories in the individual race against the clock.

Dennis’ preparation for Yorkshire 2019 has been remarkably different to that of twelve months ago with a steady diet of training blocks feeding his pursuit for a second rainbow title. Yet despite the lack of racing in his legs, twenty-nine-year-old is buoyed by his performances.

“It has been different lead in to a World Championships than I ever had before, and at times it has been unnerving, but I have had plenty of time to get dialled in,” said Dennis. “But a good ten weeks is a good amount of time to get things ready for a 54-kilometre time trial.

“With ten weeks between races, you don’t know where you are actually at and I haven’t had that exact results-based preparation. So you have to go off feelings, feelings on the bike, numbers on the bike.

“And they are right up there with the best I have ever done in training, so I can’t go off anything but that, but things are looking really positive.

“That’s why I am quite confident that Wednesday will be good.”

The 54-kilometre course from Northallerton to the Harrogate circuit will test the 56 competitors with a fast start, tough early climb and undulating finish.

“There are a lot of things to do, there are a lot of things that Brad has to tell me during the race,” said Dennis, who will be the final rider to leave the start ramp. “It is quite a busy course but I really think it will be a nice one and I am really looking forward to it.

“Not one that will suit a lot of people but I think it will play to my strengths.”

Reigning Australian ITT champion Luke Durbridge is no stranger to the World Championship podium having claimed the crown as a junior in 2009 and under 23 in 2011.

“I really like the course, it is a long challenging course and is going to be very much so about how you pace your effort and will be a course of three parts,” said Durbridge, who will line up for his third career World Championship time trial. “We had a good (time trial course) recon on Saturday, it was the first time we got to see it.

“I am looking forward to seeing it again over the next few days and getting into it on Wednesday.”

Following the time trial, Dennis and Durbridge will team with 2015 world championship silver medallist Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb), Simon Clarke (EF Education First), Mitchell Docker (EF Education First), Nathan Haas (Team Katusha Alpecin), Jack Haig (Mitchelton-Scott) and Rory Sutherland (UAE-Team Emirates) for the punishing 280km men’s road race on Sunday.

#Yorkshire2019
“I really like it. It is a long challenging course, it is going to be about how you pace your effort & will be a course of three parts. I am looking forward to getting into it on Wednesday.”@luke_durbridge1 on the @Yorkshire2019 TT course #auscyclingteam pic.twitter.com/MVAuQb3F30
— AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) September 22, 2019

ROAD WORLDS | Spratt ready for TT challenge; Eddy & Magennis set to debut

23/9/2019

Spratt in action at 2018 Worlds - Photo Casey Gibson

Preview for women's, under 23 and junior time trials at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire.

WOMEN'S

Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott)
Tuesday 24 September - Start Time 3:21.30pm (12:21.30am AEST)
Women's Course - 32km - worlds.yorkshire.com/women-elite-individual-time-trial
Live broadcast via SBS OnDemand / Cycling Central from 2340 AEST

In 2004, a seventeen-year-old debutant from the Blue Mountains found the podium of the UCI Road World Championships in Italy with bronze in the junior women’s time trial.

Almost 15 years later to the day, the now 32-year-old Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott) will have another crack at a World Championship time trial podium when she lines up in the women’s race on Tuesday.

"This will be my first time trial at the World Championships since being a junior in 2004, and I have great memories of that, I got the bronze medal,” said Spratt. "This is one event I get really nervous about, but I think it is a good challenge for me. I think I am ready for it, I wouldn’t have put my hand up for it if I didn’t think it was the right time."

Spratt will tackle a 32.5km course from Ripon to Harrogate on Tuesday afternoon, with Spratt’s Mitchelton-Scott teammate Annemiek van Vleuten a hot favourite as the two-time reigning world champion.

"I have nothing to lose, I am not putting a number on the result, I just want to have a really good performance and I will be happy with that,” said Spratt who arrived in Yorkshire on Saturday to prepare for the varying course. “The first twelve kilometres is not super interesting, but after that, it gets quite up and down and a bit technical, so it has been good to see it and get a good feel for it.”

Following the time trial, 2018 World Championship silver medallist Spratt will spearhead a superb women’s outfit on Saturday seeking to win Australia’s first ever women’s road world title. Spratt will line up with Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon-SRAM), Lucy Kennedy (Mitchelton-Scott), Lauren Kitchen (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), Brodie Chapman (Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank), Chloe Hosking (Ale-Cipollini) and Jessica Allen (Mitchelton-Scott) in the 150km race.

"I love being back in the green and gold, and being in the Aussie team environment is great, you always feel so supported. And you kind of get that extra buzz when you’re out riding in this kit," Spratt said. "I look forward to when the other Aussie girls get here and we can start looking forward to the road race on Saturday."

#Yorkshire2019 “This is one event I get really nervous for, but I think it is a really good challenge for me. I think I am ready for it, I wouldn’t have put my hand up for it if I didn’t think it was the right time.“ @AmandaSpratt on the @Yorkshire2019 ITT. #auscyclingteam pic.twitter.com/e1luqiELUi
— AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) September 22, 2019

UNDER 23

Liam Magennis (Drapac-Cannondale Holistic Development Team)
Tuesday 24 September - Start Time 11.29am (8.29pm AEST)
Under 23 Course - 32km - worlds.yorkshire.com/men-u23-individual-time-trial/
Live broadcast via SBS OnDemand / Cycling Central from 1910 AEST

Reigning Australian & Oceania champion Liam Magennis (Drapac-Cannondale Holistic Development Team) will make his Australian team debut in Tuesday’s under 23 time trial.

"The course is good, it looks fast, pretty flat, a little bit technical, will be interested to see how it rides in the wet,” said Magennis, referring to the wet weather which is forecast for the region. “I am really keen to race."

JUNIOR

Patrick Eddy
Monday 23 September @ 3.22pm
Junior Course - 27.6km - worlds.yorkshire.com/men-junior-individual-time-trial

Debutant Patrick Eddy, the reigning Australian champion, will be the first Australian rider on course when he takes on the 27.6km junior time trial on Monday.

"I had a pretty nice recon of the course on Saturday," said Eddy. "I was a bit worried about a few of those corners, but I am now more confident with the course. And that is probably going to be one of the main factors in doing well on Monday."

#Yorkshire2019 Reigning Australian champion in the time trial and the road race Patrick Eddy chats ahead of his Australian Team debut. Eddy will be the first rider out on course at the World Champs for Australia when he takes on the TT on Monday. #AusCyclingTeam pic.twitter.com/VUqhDAm3e0
— AusCyclingTeam (@AusCyclingTeam) September 21, 2019

ROAD WORLDS | GUIDE - 2019 UCI Road World Championships

21/9/2019

Australian athletes have started to arrive in Yorkshire ahead of the 2019 UCI Road World Championships to be held 21-29 September 2019.

In all, twenty-one Australian athletes will feature in eight events in seven days in the time trial and road races in the under 19, under 23 and elite categories.

ABOUT #YORKSHIRE2019

🏳️‍🌈 2019 UCI Road World Championships
🏢 Yorkshire, England
🗓 21-29 September 2019
💻 Live broadcast via SBS OnDemand / Cycling Central
💻 Schedule worlds.yorkshire.com
🇦🇺 Australian Team australiancyclingteam.com/roadworlds19
#Yorkshire2019 #AusCyclingTeam

PREVIEW

Challenging time trials will push the world's best to the limit, with the course offering a fast and open start before undulating gradually on the approach to Harrogate.

For the Australian Team, Patrick Eddy (VIC) will line up in the Junior (Under 19) final, Liam Magennis (Drapac-Cannondale Holistic Development Team) in the Under 23, Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott) in the women's, while reigning champion Rohan Dennis (Bahrain Merida) and Luke Durbridge (Mitchelton-Scott) will contest the men's.

"The time trials present a very good blend for the Australian Team with athletes at a different point in their approach in the discipline," said Brad McGee, Cycling Australia Technical Director – Road. "Rohan (Dennis) is focused on defending his world title, Amanda (Spratt) has recently expanded her repertoire, while it is pleasing to see Luke (Durbridge) back."

The punishing road races (U19 148km/U23 192km/Men's 280km/Women's 150km) will feature climbs through the Yorkshire Dales before culminating with laps of a tough and technical Harrogate circuit.

The Under 23 team features Kaden Groves (SEG Racing Academy), Samuel Jenner (Team Wiggins Le Col), Liam Magennis (Drapac-Cannondale Holistic Development Team), Harry Sweeney (EvoPro Racing), Nicholas White (Team BridgeLane).

Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott), the 2018 world championship silver medallist, will team with Brodie Chapman (Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank), Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon–SRAM), Lucy Kennedy (Mitchelton-Scott), Lauren Kitchen (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), Chloe Hosking (Ale-Cipollini) and Jessica Allen (Mitchelton-Scott).

The men's team is highlighted by 2015 world championship silver medallist Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb), Simon Clarke (EF Education First), Rohan Dennis (Bahrain Merida), Mitchell Docker (EF Education First), Luke Durbridge (Mitchelton-Scott), Nathan Haas (Team Katusha Alpecin), Jack Haig (Mitchelton-Scott) and Rory Sutherland (UAE-Team Emirates).

"The commitment to the green and gold jersey from the riders, and their willingness to deliver on their appointed roles has been tremendous," said McGee. "Our key leaders appointed across all teams have the aspirations and ability to medal, and in order to achieve this, we have selected our best-supporting athletes.

"The key now is how those athletes combine and play out the strategy on a very tough course and potentially tough conditions."

Following the late withdrawal of Grace Brown (Mitchelton-Scott) and Sarah Roy (Mitchelton-Scott) due to injury and illness, an Australian Team will not line up in the Teams Time Trial event.

"Of course, it is disappointing for Australia and the riders, that we won't be lining up in the teams time trial," McGee said. "But when faced with the reality of losing two key riders to injuries on the eve of the Championships, we needed to keep the focus on the main objectives of the individual time trial and road races."

TEAM AUSTRALIA SCHEDULE

Monday 23 September - Men Junior Individual Time Trial - from 10pm AEST

Patrick Eddy (VIC)

Tuesday 24 September - Men U23 Individual Time Trial - from 7pm AEST

Liam Magennis (Drapac-Cannondale Holistic Development Team)

Tuesday 24 September - Women Elite Individual Time Trial - from 11.40pm AEST

Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott)

Wednesday 25 September - Men Elite Individual Time Trial - From 10.10pm AEST

Rohan Dennis (Bahrain Merida) & Luke Durbridge (Mitchelton-Scott)

Thursday 26 September - Men Junior Road Race - From 9.10pm AEST

Patrick Eddy (VIC)

Friday 27 September - Men U23 Road Race - From 11.10pm AEST

Kaden Groves (SEG Racing Academy)
Samuel Jenner (Team Wiggins Le Col)
Liam Magennis (Drapac-Cannondale Holistic Development Team)
Harry Sweeney (EvoPro Racing)
Nicholas White (Team BridgeLane)

Saturday 28 September - Women Elite Road Race - From 8.40pm AEST

Brodie Chapman (Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank)
Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon–SRAM)
Lucy Kennedy (Mitchelton-Scott)
Lauren Kitchen (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope)
Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott)
Chloe Hosking (Ale-Cipollini)*
Jessica Allen (Mitchelton-Scott)*

Sunday 29 September - Men Elite Road Race - From 5.40pm AEST

Simon Clarke (EF Education First)
Rohan Dennis (Bahrain Merida)
Mitchell Docker (EF Education First)
Luke Durbridge (Mitchelton-Scott)
Nathan Haas (Team Katusha Alpecin)
Jack Haig (Mitchelton-Scott)
Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb)
Rory Sutherland (UAE-Team Emirates)

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ROAD WORLDS | Chapman motivated ahead of Worlds

19/9/2019

Chapman in action at the 2018 Herald Sun Tour - Photo Con Chronis.

Less than five years ago, Brodie Chapman (Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank) paid the bills as a bike courier for nine hours a day and her holidays included bike-packing around Japan. Fast forward to 2019 and bikes are still all of Chapman's world as one of the leading riders on one of the toughest international sporting circuits.

Chapman first turned heads in 2018 when she soared to the overall victory at the Women's Herald Sun Tour. Continuing her brilliant form in 2019, Chapman claimed the overall victory plus two stage wins in the Tour of the Gila.

"Enjoying cycling creates good form," remarked Chapman. "Of course, I feel strong and capable and I always train with racing in mind. I don't get driven by meticulous training programs or power PB's as much as I do by the thought that this session might help get a teammate or myself to the podium at the end of the race," Chapman said.

A latecomer to the sport, Chapman revealed she has learned on the job by absorbing as much knowledge and skill from her teammates and rivals.

"I observe other riders who I aspire to, I follow them in the peloton and try and mimic how they move, especially some of the other more experienced Australian riders because I have followed their progression and subconsciously trust them a lot," she said.

"I am constantly working on how to improve my approach to racing, I am totally consumed by the task at hand and I do what needs to be done in the moment and I make that my prerogative.

"I have worked very hard to get a grasp of road racing, constantly putting myself in situations where I feel scared and uncomfortable and knowing this is exactly what is necessary to improve. There is no sidestepping it."

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Very excited to announce that I have been named as a part of the @australiancyclingteam for the 2019 Road World Championships - we have a very strong shot at the rainbow jersey with this team! @yorkshire2019 â–¡ â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ #australiancyclingteam #yorkshire2019 #ucicycling #innsbrucktirol2018 #weraceshimano @scienceinsport @cyclingaustralia

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Along with her amazing talent and athletic ability, it is her love of racing that has really made Chapman one of the strongest riders in Australia and it is the progression and thrill of the sport that has propelled her to the top.

"I love road racing because of the constant progression, I don't envision this special moment where I have totally 'nailed it' or 'made it' because I feel my entire career will just be showing up and giving it a go with some occasional trips to the top step of the podium.

"I truly enjoy the thrill of racing so I will keep seeking that."

Chapman will form a strong Australian women's team that will take on the world in Yorkshire at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships on Saturday 28 September. Chapman will line up with Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon-SRAM), Lucy Kennedy (Mitchelton-Scott), Lauren Kitchen (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott), Chloe Hosking (Ale-Cipollini) and Jessica Allen (Mitchelton-Scott).

"I have expressed over and over to anyone who will listen that I am incredibly inspired and motivated by the professionalism and drive of the Australian Team," Chapman said. "In my experience last year, and in the lead up to Yorkshire, the entire team is 100% committed to a team objective and more or less have clear goals for themselves to be a crucial part of the strategy towards the rainbow stripes.

"I think it's obvious we have a great team leader in Amanda Spratt, with her consistent form, her years of experience as both a lead and a support rider, not to mention a silver at the worlds last year!

"I think we have a really diverse team in terms of strength and experience, so it should all come together nicely."

The Elite Women's Road Race is LIVE from 2040 AEST-0115 AEST on SBS OnDemand and Cycling Central website.

Team Australia Hub

ROAD WORLDS | SBS to bring 2019 Road Worlds to Australia

18/9/2019

SBS OnDemand and Cycling Central will bring the 2019 Road Worlds from Yorkshire into the homes of Australians all week!

SCHEDULE

Tuesday 24 September 2019

Men's U23 Time Trial LIVE
1910 AEST - 2155 AEST
Streaming to SBS OnDemand and Cycling Central website

Liam Magennis (Drapac-Cannondale Holistic Development Team)

Tuesday 24 September 2019

Women's Elite Time Trial LIVE
2340 AEST - 0215 AEST
Streaming to SBS OnDemand and Cycling Central website

Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott)

Wednesday 25 September 2019

Men's Elite Time Trial LIVE
2210 AEST - 0115 AEST
Streaming to SBS OnDemand and Cycling Central website

Rohan Dennis (Bahrain Merida)
Luke Durbridge (Mitchelton-Scott)

Friday 27 September 2019

Men's U23 Road Race LIVE
2310 AEST - 0425 AEST
Streaming to SBS OnDemand and Cycling Central website

Team Australia

Kaden Groves (SEG Racing Academy)
Samuel Jenner (Team Wiggins Le Col)
Liam Magennis (Drapac-Cannondale Holistic Development Team)
Harry Sweeny (EvoPro Racing)
Nicholas White (Team BridgeLane)

Saturday 28 September

Elite Women's Road Race LIVE
2040 AEST – 0115 AEST
SBS OnDemand and Cycling Central website before SBS Viceland at 2245 AEST

Team Australia

Brodie Chapman (Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank)
Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon–SRAM)
Lucy Kennedy (Mitchelton-Scott)
Lauren Kitchen (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope)
Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott)
Chloe Hosking (Ale-Cipollini)*
Jessica Allen (Mitchelton-Scott)

Sunday 29 September

Men's Road Race LIVE
1740 AEST – 0115 AEST
SBS OnDemand and Cycling Central website before SBS Viceland at 2255 AEST

Team Australia

Simon Clarke (EF Education First)
Rohan Dennis (Bahrain Merida)
Mitchell Docker (EF Education First)
Luke Durbridge (Mitchelton-Scott)
Nathan Haas (Team Katusha Alpecin)
Jack Haig (Mitchelton-Scott)
Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb)
Rory Sutherland (UAE-Team Emirates)

BMX SX | Saya grabs fourth; Dean & Kai OK after crashing in USA World Cup

18/9/2019

Photo - Craig Dutton

In her fourth UCI BMX SX World Cup final of 2019, Saya Sakakibara has finished fourth in the eighth World Cup round held in Rock Hill, USA.

"I had a good day today," Sakakibara said. "I went through all the motos in first and second and I had a really good lap in my semi-final. I even had the second fastest lap for the day.

"It's really exciting to come away with the fourth and there are a lot of positives to come away from this weekend. I'm really looking forward to training again and ready to do it all again in Argentina."

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Heyyy â–¡ look at that. A crash free weekend, faced some of my personal mental fears and found myself in 2 finals at Rounds 7 + 8 @ucibmxsx World Cup! #yessss Day 1 - #5 Day 2 - one place better #4 So next time be ... #3? Haha kidding â–¡Weâ€™ll see in 2 weeks in Argentina â–¡â–¡! As always thanks for the support! â¤ï¸ æ€ªæˆ‘ã‚‚ãªãã€å¤§ä¼šãŒçµ‚ã‚ã£ãŸï¼ 2æ—¥ã¨ã‚‚æ±ºå‹ã«é€²å‡ºã—ã€1æ—¥ç›®ã¯ï¼•ä½ã§ã€2æ—¥ç›®ã¯ä¸€æ©ä¸ŠãŒã£ã¦ï¼”ä½ã§ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒ‹ãƒƒã‚·ãƒ¥ã™ã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒå‡ºæ¥ãŸï¼å¬‰ã—ã„ï¼æ¬¡ã¯ï¼“ä½ã‹ãªï¼Ÿï¼Ÿï¼Ÿãªã‚“ã¡ã‚ƒã£ã¦ã€‚ æ¬¡ã¯ã‚¢ãƒ«ã‚¼ãƒ³ãƒãƒ³ï¼ã“ã‚Œã‹ã‚‰ã‚‚é ‘å¼µã‚ã†ï¼ã„ã¤ã‚‚å¿œæ´ã‚ã‚ŠãŒã¨ã†ã”ã–ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚ #worldcup #bmx #racing #shaka

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Two crashes ended Kai Sakakibara's runs in the 1/8 finals in both rounds, while Anthony Dean suffered a dramatic crash in round seven and was forced out of round eight.

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Not photoshopped ??â€â™‚ï¸??? Still canâ€™t believe I walked away from this without any major injuries! Thank you to everyone for the messages in my last post, if you havenâ€™t seen it go watch ?????? #BMX #SoreAnkles ? by @navadanet

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I donâ€™t know what to say about this weekend. A collision & crash ended both of my days in the 1/8 Final. Honestly Iâ€™m pretty gutted as I came into the event in great form, but thatâ€™s racing sometimes. Luckily the body is okay. I have to say a big congrats to @izaackennedy on a stellar performance on Friday and taking one for Team Aus this weekend. Iâ€™ll be ready to go again in Argentina for the next World Cup. ãƒ¯ãƒ¼ãƒ«ãƒ‰ã‚«ãƒƒãƒ—ç¬¬7ã€8æˆ¦ã¯2æ—¥ã¨ã‚‚1/8æ±ºå‹ã§ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼ã¨æŽ¥è§¦ã—ã€è»¢å€’ã—ã¦ã—ã¾ã„ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚ä»Šå¹´æœ€æ‚ªã®çµæžœã¨ãªã£ã¦ã—ã¾ã„ã€æ£ç›´ã‚·ãƒ§ãƒƒã‚¯ã§ã™ã€‚ã“ã†ã„ã†äº‹ã‚‚ã‚ã‚‹ã‚“ã ãªã€‚ã‚ã¾ã‚Šè‡ªåˆ†ã‚’è²¬ã‚ã™ãŽãšã€ã„ã„æ„Ÿã˜ã«ä»•ä¸ŠãŒã£ã¦ã„ãŸèª¿åã‚’æ¬¡ã«ç¹‹ã’ã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒèª²é¡Œã§ã™ã€‚å¼•ãç¶šãå¿œæ´ã‚ˆã‚ã—ããŠé¡˜ã„ã—ã¾ã™ï¼#sakakibarabmx

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UCI Rankings after Rd8:

Men

Kai Sakakibara: 13th 380 points
Anthony Dean: 23rd 245 points

Women

Saya Sakakibara: 8th 515 points

Para | Australia finishes on top with nine gold at 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships

16/9/2019

Photo - Casey Gibson

The Australian Cycling Team is celebrating after finishing on top of the gold medal tally at the 2019 UCI Para Road World Championships in the Netherlands.

Australia won nine gold to finish one ahead of Germany and Italy, while the team’s fifteen medal haul ranked third on the nation’s ranking behind the USA (21) and Germany (19).

>>> Photo Gallery - Check out all the photos from Para Road Worlds courtesy of Casey Gibson.

The team’s performances were highlighted by dual world titles to Carol Cooke (T2) and Emilie Miller (H1), while Darren Hicks (C2), Emily Petricola (C4), Paige Greco (C3), Alistair Donohoe (C5) and David Nicholas (C3) now boast dual road and track world crowns in 2019.

Victoria's Cooke claimed her eighth and ninth career world titles as she raced to win the T2 (tricycle) time trial and road races. Read recap.

Dual 2018 world champion Miller defended her H1 (handcycle) crowns in the time trial and the road race. Read recap.

Kaitlyn Schurmann (VIC) and Meg Lemon (SA) claimed dual bronze in the C1 and C4 events respectively, while Stuart Jones (NSW) claimed silver in the T2 time trial.

In a sign of the consistency of the entire team, Stuart Tripp (VIC) H5 and Hannah Macdougall (VIC) C4 finished inside the top five in both of their finals.

It has been a stellar 2019 international season for Australian para-cyclists which began with a 17-medal haul at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in March which saw them finish second overall.

On the road, the team claimed 29 medals across the three rounds of the 2019 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup season.

“We have had great success at these championships,” said Australian Cycling Team Para-cycling Technical Director Warren McDonald. “Athletes, Coaches and support staff have worked incredibly hard together as a team to produce personal best performances.

“The year ahead to Tokyo will be challenging in the planning and timing to repeat the success of both our Track and Road World Championships of this year.”

Medal Tally

Emilie Miller (NSW) H1 - TT Gold, RR ️‍Gold
Stuart Tripp (VIC) H5 - TT 5th, RR 5th
Kaitlyn Schurmann (VIC) C1 - TT🥉, RR🥉
Darren Hicks (SA) C2 - TT ️‍Gold, RR DNF
Paige Greco (SA) C3 - TT ️‍Gold, RR 5th
David Nicholas (QLD) C3 - TT Gold, RR 10th
Emily Petricola (VIC) C4 - ️‍TT Gold, RR 5th
Meg Lemon (SA) C4 - TT🥉, RR 🥉
Hannah Macdougall (VIC) C4 - TT 4th, RR 5th
Alistair Donohoe (VIC) C5 - TT Gold ️, RR 🥉
Carol Cooke (VIC) T2 - TT ️‍Gold, RR ️‍Gold
Stuart Jones (NSW) T2 - TT🥈, RR DNF
Alex Welsh (VIC) H3 - TT 18th, RR 20th

TT=Time Trial; RR=Road Race

PARA | Cooke claims ninth world title

16/9/2019

Photo - Casey Gibson

Victoria's Cooke claimed her eighth and ninth career world titles as she raced to win the T2 (tricycle) time trial and road races.

“I can’t believe that I’ve done the double. But I came into this year with no expectations, to enjoy racing and have fun. It’s turned out to be the best year ever,” said Cooke, who won four gold and two silver during the 2019 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup to be crowned series champion.

“I’ve learned a lot this year in regards to tactics and learning how to race (yes even after doing this for eight years) and that all comes from being open to trying new things with my coach Rebecca DiCello and my sports scientist Nick Owen. Those tactics certainly came into play today and helped me win this race.”

Cooke will head to the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire this week to contest a UCI Para road race before the triple Paralympic champion takes a well-earned break.

“For the first time at the able-bodied World Championships there will be a para race, so I am looking forward to helping make history by racing there! Then it’s home to have a short break, re-connect with my husband, dog and family as it has been such a big year.

“But I’ll be back in training soon as 2020 is a big one with the Tokyo Paralympics. So I’ll have to pick it up, even more, to firstly make the team and then if I do try and replicate Rio,” Cooke added.

The Australian Cycling Team finished on top of the gold medal tally with nine gold to finish one ahead of Germany and Italy, while the team’s fifteen medal haul ranked third on the nation’s ranking behind the USA (21) and Germany (19).

PHOTOS CASEY GIBSON

PARA | Miller does the double

16/9/2019

Photo - Casey Gibson

Dual 2018 world champion Miller defended her H1 (handcycle) crowns in the time trial and the road race.

“Getting to stand on the podium wearing the green and gold is always a proud moment, so it was exciting to be able to do that twice this week in what has been an incredible week for the whole team,” said Bathurst's Miller, who like Cooke, was crowned World Cup series winner in 2019.

“Winning dual rainbows and the World Cup series in 2019 sums up the hard work both myself and my support team have put in this year. I showed some good form at the World Cup in Belgium, and we built on it again this week at Worlds, so it’s a great feeling knowing I’m continually improving and becoming a better athlete.”

Miller will take an extended break before embarking on her 2020 campaign which begins with the 2020 Federation University Road National Championships in Ballarat.

“I’ll have a few weeks off before I turn my attention to the Federation University Road National Championships in January. I'm looking forward to racing on the new time trial course in rainbows to see what I can produce there.”

The Australian Cycling Team finished on top of the gold medal tally with nine gold to finish one ahead of Germany and Italy, while the team’s fifteen medal haul ranked third on the nation’s ranking behind the USA (21) and Germany (19).

"I would like to take the opportunity to thank my huge support network. The Australian Cycling Team staff have been incredible over the past few weeks as always, my home coaches who keep me going in the right direction, and my amazing family and friends."

PHOTOS - CASEY GIBSON

PARA | Miller goes back to back

14/9/2019

Photo - Casey Gibson

Following a five-world title haul on day one, Australia has added more rainbows at the 2019 UCI Para Road World Championships in the Netherlands with Carol Cooke (VIC) and Emilie Miller (NSW) winning the time trial.

Dual 2018 world champion Miller defended her H1 (handcycle) crown to claim her third career rainbow jersey.

"I’m very proud to have won back to back world Championships in the ITT," said Bathurst's Miller. "I believe it reflects the consistency, improvements and good form I’ve shown over the past twelve months.

Miller averaged 14km/hour over the 10.4-kilometre course, clocking a winning time of 43mins 42secs.

"I was very happy with my ride, we set a plan to build into it and I feel like I did that really well. I was fast in the first half and stayed strong through the wind to finish well."

Miller's win was Team Australia's seventh in two days after Darren Hicks (C2), Emily Petricola (C4), Paige Greco (C3) Alistair Donohoe (C5) and David Nicholas (C3) won the time trial on Thursday and Cooke and Miller on Friday.

"The team has been incredibly successful on both days of the ITT so the atmosphere within the team is really positive. Everyone is able to celebrate each other success, which makes us stronger as a team," Miller said.

Miller and Team Australia will look to add more medals in the road races on Saturday and Sunday.

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🏳️‍🌈 2019 UCI Para Cycling Road Worlds
🌍 Netherlands
🗓 11-15 September 2019
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