The fastest legs in Oz!
DUBBO'S domination of the 2021 Australian Elite and Under 19 Track Cycling Championships continued in Brisbane recently.
The local riders returned with gold and silver and bronze after stunning the rest of Australia on the steep indoor velodrome.
Danny Barber ensured his last titles as an U19 rider were never to be forgotten, going back-to-back in the Time Trial and Kieran after breakthrough wins in the age group in 2020. Danny's win gave NSW a trifecta on the podium.
The enormously strong sprinter broke the Australian Championship record on his way to achieving a rare winning treble. Danny
was unbeaten throughout the Flying 200 Sprint preliminaries before taking his third gold medal after head-to-head rides in the finals.
For good measure, Danny rode second wheel for NSW in the Team Sprint, missing a fourth gold by just.01 sec to South Australia.
Dylan Eather was back to his best after a fall in the Road Titles, powering to first place in the Scratch Race on day 1 and following up with a gritty second to Danny Barber in the Time Trial. Both riders stopped the clock under 1.03, a pivotal time for U19s according to officials.
Dylan finished his rides just off the podium after a close loss to Cameron Rogers in the Individual
Pursuit.
Tyler Puzicha rode with Team Dubbo at the Championships. Riding in her first year in the 19s, the Bathurst cyclist chalked up some valuable experience for next year. The strong all-rounder took her chances to bring home four medals – gold in the Team Sprint and bronze medals in the Team Pursuit
as well as Individual Sprint and Time Trial events.
Haylee Fuller's jam-packed year that included competing as the only Under 19 rider in the Tour Down Under as well as state and national road championships anchored the Blues' Team Pursuit which finished third. She was sixth in the individual pursuit and also her favoured Poins Races.
Kurt Eather won a bronze medal with the NSW Elite men's Team Pursuit on the opening night then went close to claiming the 160 lap Points Race, finishing with a gutsy final sprint to get a silver.