Mackay Riders Show Their Sprinting Mettle

Mackay Cycling Club was well represented at Queensland’s first track carnival for 2022, the Rockhampton Cup on Wheels.

Four local riders rode in three different grades across a fast weekend of racing last weekend, with events going well into the evenings after three separate crashes resulted in two calls to the Ambulance service.

Thankfully all four Mackay riders remained unscathed, with one of the crashes happening on Friday night in the Men’s A Grade. Mackay’s Hamish Wright managed to ride around the riders who collided, where a Victorian rider had to be transported to hospital to treat severe grazes to the face.

Wright held his own amongst the elite riders in the top racing category, coming fourth in the feature race, the Rockhampton Cup on Wheels. He also won the division two keirin.

The Mackay riders proved their mettle in sprinting, with all four claiming podium positions in the keirin races. Tamlin Giles came second in the division four keirin, while in division five, Kiah Dumigan won and Greg Shaw wasn’t far behind in third.

Dumigan’s return to track racing after some time off the bike was rewarded with a bundle of results across the weekend, winning the 3-lap handicap, placing second in the elimination and third in the points race as well as in the 20-lap scratch.

Hamish Wright came fourth in the feature race, the Rockhampton Cup on Wheels

Greg Shaw (top) and Kiah Dumigan both had excellent results in the C Grade Men

(L-R) Greg Shaw, Kiah Dumigan, Hamish Wright and Tamlin Giles represented Mackay at the Rockhampton Cup on Wheels

Hamish Wright was among a class field of statewide, national and international riders in the Men’s A Grade

Tamlin Giles rode in a strong Men’s B Grade field. Photos: Amanda Wright

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