Launceston mountain bike couple Cam Ivory and Izzy Flint shared victories at the Tasmanian cross-country championships on Sunday.
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A field of 103 completed laps of a sweeping five-kilometre circuit featuring 150m elevation lovingly created by Chris Grantham at his Osmaston property.
This included multiple national champions, several with extensive international experience including Ivory.
Hailing from NSW, previously based in Adelaide and now living in Launceston, the 29-year-old is a veteran of world cups, world championships and came eighth at the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
"It was a lot of fun," he said after spending a couple of hours in a dusty duel with Launceston training partners Alex Lack and Sam Fox.
"We were all together early and swapped positions a bit and played some tactics. I think Alex burnt a few too many matches on the first lap and then Sam on the second and I just pushed on from there.
"I felt really good. I've been in a bit of a hole with training and racing so it was nice to freshen up."
A perennial winner of the Tour of Tasmania prologue up the Brisbane Street zigzag, Ivory divides his time between two riding disciplines. He hopes to contest road nationals and potentially Tour Down Under then mountain bike nationals at Maydena before heading overseas in May for world cups as both he and Flint seek to qualify for the Commonwealth Games.
Flint, 19, was delighted to add another state title to her ever-expanding resume.
"It feels pretty good," she said.
"It was a really good course. I think I've ridden every race they've had here and I really like it. I kept trying to piece together the boys' race to see where Cam was."
Lack, originally of Wyena and now living in Launceston, was the first Tasmanian elite male, 2:12 minutes behind Ivory and three-and-a-half minutes ahead of Fox.
"That was really good fun," said the 24-year-old.
"It was a pretty flowy course. I probably went out a little bit hard but then backed off and got into a rhythm."
The event was hosted by Launceston Mountain Bike Club and organisers were delighted with the venue.
"It's an awesome location," said race director Jamie Wise. "It's just perfect for this sort of racing."