2011 Australian Masters Cycling Championships ITT Results

Ballarat put on a much better day than last year with a warm sunny day in the morning but became slightly overcast in the afternoon. There was also only a slight breeze blowing for most of the day. This set up the day for some fast times with a classic out and back course that would be considered flat. The course drops slightly down towards the turnaround then climbs back up to the finish. There was a slight tailwind on the way out, head wind on the way back.

First off were the women, youngest to oldest. Cycling-Inform riders were well represented in most of the age groups and placed well.

WMAS2 CI rider Lisa Hanley (above) placed sixth. CI rider Carly Williams picked up a bronze behind Melina Bernecker with gold and Susan Henry with silver.

CI rider Jodie Batchelor pick up a silver behind team mate Alison Raaymakers taking the gold and bronze going to Melissa McKinlay in WMAS3.

WMAS4 saw regular Bright Boot Camp rider Elizabeth Hall take out bronze behind Linda White securing a gold and Linda O’Conner with silver.

WMAS5 had Stephanie Frawley took out the gold in front of CI rider Heather Hamling, silver and CI rider Susan Tierney with bronze.

CI Rider Philippa Reid took gold in MWAS5 with second place getter at the UCI World Masters Championships CI rider Jennifer Sammons getting another second and Deborah Visentin taking bronze.

With the men Cycling-Inform riders represented across various age group  - Dan Ives a regular on the CI training rides placed eleventh in the MMA8. Graham Tierney placed fifteenth in MMAS6. David Fairburn (back from the World’s) placed fifth in MMAS5. Andrew Weightman (mail article image) placed fourth in the MMAS4. Finally Heath Jackson placed ninth in MMAS1.

It was a great start to the three days of competition. Logistics were run very smoothly by Cycling Australia.