Launceston Mountain Bike Club members figured prominently among the winners at the Tasmanian Cross-Country Mountain Bike Championships.
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Fresh from his win at the Trevallyn four-hour enduro, multiple world championship representative Sam Fox took out the elite men's race in one of the strongest fields in years.
Fox's winning time was 1:21:34.867 as another former Trevallyn enduro winner, Hobart's multiple national champion Ben Bradley came in second, just under a minute later with Tom Cheesman five minutes further back in third.
Izzy Flint claimed the female under-19 crown with a time of 1:07:32.058. Sam Jesney won the elite female race in 1:32:50.802.
Organisers said an impressive field of riders completed laps of the gruelling Maydena Bike Park course with all categories highly contested.
Hobart Wheelers / Dirt Devils Cycling Club staged the hugely successful event with assistance from the Maydena staff and a team of dedicated volunteers.
LMBC's next event will be a youth skills challenge at Lion Park, off Pitt Avenue, Trevallyn, from 10am on Sunday.
RESULTS
Men
Elite: Sam Fox (1:21:34.867), Ben Bradley (1:22:27.094), Tom Cheesman (1:27:30.852)
Under-19: Brayden Martin, Caleb Dodds, Tobi Thompson
Under-17: Joel Dodds, Thomas Clayton, Tom Russell
Under-15: Vinnie Manion, Oliver Sims, Reuben Page-Brown
Under-13: Monty Manion, Michael Rossiter, Ethan Howard
Masters 1/2: Aidan Lewis, Benjamin Gooley, Kai Chmielewski
Masters 3/4: Joe Quarmby, Mark Leis, Kurt Arnold
Masters 5/6: Scott Russell, Andrew Cathcart, Nelson Clark
Masters 7+: David Danks, Darryl Smith, Michael Eastwood
Women
Elite: Sam Jesney (1:32:50.802)
Under-19: Isabella Flint
Under-17: Hayley Oakes
Under-15: Maya Martin, Rachel Horsham
Under-13: Ellissia Valenta, Lucie Johnston
Masters 1/2: Sorcha Flett, Brooke Lendvay, Anna Kallonen
Masters 3/4: Anne-Marie Kehres
Masters 5/6: Sharon Locke, Astrid Ketelaar
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.
