After rain forced the rescheduling of Mackay Cycling Club’s track championships three times, the eventual winners were crowned on a Monday night at Walkerston’s velodrome just under a fortnight ago.
The future of the sport is strong in Mackay, with a large number of juniors keen to strap on their helmets and race around the bitumen track at speed, with many of them transforming from timid to tenacious in mere weeks of competition.
The championships are run in age groups and consist of individually timed events. The flying 200m is a sprint event for the fast and furious, while the individual time trial suits well-rounded riders who have both sprint and endurance qualities.
Hamish Wright was the fastest overall in the flying 200m, taking the championship title in the M3 masters category. An up-and-coming junior to watch is 8-year-old Scott Bennett, who was the fastest junior overall in the flying 200m.
RESULTS
Eli Thomsett (10-year-boys) 1st flying 200m, 1st 400m time trial.
Jack Bennett (9-year-boys) 1st flying 200m, 1st 400m time trial.
Scott Bennett (8-year-boys) 1st flying 200m, 1st 400m time trial.
Oaklan Marwood (7-year-boys) 1st flying 200m, 2nd 400m time trial.
Rowdy Brennan (7-year-boys) 2nd flying 200m, 1st 400m time trial.
Alexia Single (10-year-girls) 1st flying 200m, 1st 400m time trial.
Adele Single (9-year-girls) 1st flying 200m, 1st 400m time trial.
Millie Thomsett (7-year-girls) 1st flying 200m, 1st 400m time trial.
Seniors
Kyle Marwood (Masters M2 and Elite Men) 1st flying 200m, 1st 1km time trial.
Hamish Wright (Masters M3) 1st flying 200m, 1st 750m time trial.
Greg Shaw (Masters M4) 1st flying 200m, 1st 750m time trial.
Shaun Brennen (Masters M4) 2nd flying 200m, 3rd 750m time trial.
Geoffrey Bennett (Masters M4) 3rd flying 200m, 2nd 750m time trial.
Shane Edwards (Masters M5) 1st flying 200m, 1st 750m time trial.
1: Hamish Wright
2: Kyle Marwood
3: Greg Shaw
4: Shane Edwards
5: Millie Thomsett
6: Oaklan Marwood
7: Alexia Single
8: Scott Bennett
9: Rowdy Brennan. Photo credits: Amanda Wright
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