Perkins, who turned 22 yesterday, won the same event at the Latrobe and Launceston carnivals, but won't try for the quadrella at Burnie tomorrow.

"Unfortunately I won't be riding at Burnie because I want to spend the New Year at home with my family," Perkins said after his victory.

"I've really enjoyed coming to Tasmania for the series and three from three is pretty good," he said.

"My form's been pretty good and the racing here has been just what I need this time of year - there's lots of good riders here."

Perkins is currently leading the sprint event in the UCI World Cup, having won his home town round in Melbourne earlier this month and will head to Beijing for the next round in a few weeks time.

In other UCI international events last night, New South Wales defeated Malaysia in the final of the team sprint event in a close race.

Meanwhile, Malaysian female rider Fatehah Mustapa continued her impressive carnivals form with a solid victory in the final of the 4000m A grade women's scratch race in a powerful Ride to hold out Victorian Tess Downing and West Pine's Amy Cure in the home straight.

Mustapa also won the A grade scratch race on Monday night from Downing and American Cari Higgins.

Downing was able to Turn the tables in the UCI International women's point score race to win from Isabella King, from Western Australia, with Amy Cure third.

The first race on the program, which was postponed from Monday night after a crash in which three cyclists were injured and two taken to hospital, started at a slow pace with Downing, King and Cure part of a four-rider breakaway.

The injured cyclists Laura McCaughey and Katie Mullarkey did not compete yesterday.

The pack allowed the leading quartet to stay away by about a third of a lap and seemed disinterested in the chase, with Downing amassing enough points in the intermediate sprints to place herself in an unbeatable position to have the race won with the final sprint still to come.

Hong Kong rider Xiao Juan Diao, who was the other rider injured in Monday night's crash, was back in action for last night's event.

Victorian sensation Glenn O'Shea won the Mersey Wheel and the A grade scratch race. It was the first time in more than 10 years the scratch race had gone under 19 minutes.

O'Shea was the lone scratchman to qualify for the final of the 2000m handicap, but was unable to bridge the gap when the middle group including winner Clay Murfet, of Launceston, set a hot pace at the front, NSW rider Samuel Spokes finished second ahead of Peter Loft, of Launceston.

Source: http://www.theadvocate.com.au/news/local/sport/cycling/perkins-makes-it-a-clean-sweep/1397143.aspx?storypage=0