Australian MTB Championships - Eagle Park - SA

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Caroline Buchanan (ACT) claimed her fifth 4X Australian Title.
Claire Whiteman 3rd Elite Women down hill (1st Aussie). Local rumor is Aussie DH chicks don't beat overseas girls due to some girls agreement.
Heather Logie 2nd in the Elite Womens XC

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Bec Henderson also won U23's in XC and 2nd overall in shortcourse XC

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AAAAr yes and as you can see she raced at the same time as the elite women and came 5th overall.
Other ACT results are:
Henderson, Karuna 2nd U17 XCO
Douglass, Peggy 3rd Super Masters Women XCO
Team Relay XC 1st CORC
There were some other ACT DHers but the results don't list states only sponsors.

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Chain Reaction sponsors winner

[milto]

So is Nathan Haas road only now?

[dadcram]

I think so.
CA dropped funding on the High Performance MTB Program for 2010. So the DH coach has gone to Yeti and Lachlan Norris and Braunie have joined the Drapac-Porsche Cycling Team:
To ease the impact of the decision Cycling Australia has put in place a transition plan which is as follows:

Head Coach Neil Ross will remain in our High Performance network and potentially oversee training programs for MTB XC athletes. He will also be involved in additional duties to be confirmed in coming weeks.
Three athletes have been identified to receive assistance from the Cycling Australia High Performance Program in 2010 (Rowena Fry, Gracie Elvin and Paul Van der Ploeg). Beyond 2010 an assessment will be made as to continued support.

That has left Nathan with possibly only ACTAS help. (unknown) He has been sighted working in ONYA Civic and didn't contest the Aussie Champs.

[SimonD]

2010 u23 Aus ITT Champs:

1 Rohan Dennis (SA) 0:36:13
2 Luke Durbridge (WA) 0:00:10
3 Michael Matthews (ACT) 0:01:22
4 Nathan Haas (MTB) 0:01:42
5 Adam Phelan (ACT) 0:01:51
6 Michael Freiberg (WA) 0:02:03
7 Nick Aitken (VIC)
8 Benjamin King (WA) 0:02:15
9 Ben Grenda (TAS) 0:02:31
10 Alastair Loutit (ACT) 0:02:32

[SimonD]

He's with a National road team too. Praties?? So bonus for us roadies! Except when he rocks up to SuperCrits.

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Good to see he's not lost to the cycling world. I did see him on a Malvern Star Oppy the other day as well.
Isn't Praties a take away food place in Mexico and Tasmania?

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AAAAr yes and as you can see she raced at the same time as the elite women and came 5th overall.
Other ACT results are:
Henderson, Karuna 2nd U17 XCO
Douglass, Peggy 3rd Super Masters Women XCO
Team Relay XC 1st CORC
There were some other ACT DHers but the results don't list states only sponsors.

I see that Bean corrected the error here - Daz - that is a results posting FAIL for you!