Running the washed-out Rosebery Carnival cycling events at the Silverdome on Thursday proved popular with Launceston’s next generation of riders.
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Launceston City Cycling Club members won each of the junior handicaps on their home track as Lacey Adams, Reuben Wood and Ryan Lawson took out the under-13, under-15 and under-17 races respectively.
Mersey Valley’s Gigi O’Rourke prevented the club completing a clean sweep in the wheel races by claiming the under-15 race as Matthew Duffy and Amy Wright won the under-13 and under-17 events.
City of Burnie CC’s Benjamin Thompson (under-13) and Lachlan Spurr (under-15) won their scratch races before Lawson completed an under-17 double.
Wheel placegetters were Tyler Lindorf, Michael Astell and Riley Hart plus Morgan Gillon, Sophie Leigh-Bloxham and Madeleine Fasnacht.
Gillon added the women’s scratch race before Craig Wiggins claimed the men’s.
Rob Shaw
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
