|
 Port
Macquarie
rider,
Lauren
Kitchen,
has
pulled
off
the
biggest
win
of
her
short
career,
by taking out the U19 Women’s Australian Road Race Championships at Murrwillumbah.
The
win
was
also
a
triumph
for
her
team
Real
Aussie
Kids.
Photo: Hugs all round at Murwillumbah
Copyright Peter Ford (CSN)
Kitchen
looked
very
much
in
control
yesterday,
and
easily
got
the
better
of
Megan
Dunn
in
the
sprint
home.
“It
was
really
tough
out
there
today”
Kitchen
explained
to
CSN
after
the
race,
“but
Megan
and
I
were
able
to
pull
it
together.
We
knew
what
we
had
to
do
and
we
worked
together
and
it
came
through
for
us”.
Kitchen
and
Dunn
managed
to
break
away
on
the
third
climb
part
way
through
the
first
lap
and
from
this
point
they
maintained
their
advantage
over
the
peloton
which
quickly
began
to
disintegrate
as
the
climbs
took
their
toll.
Photo: There was great determination from all the girls in the race
Copyright Peter Ford (CSN)
“I
was
going
into
the
race
to
race
the
girls
and
give
my
best
shot,
and
I
wanted
to
hurt
everyone
on
the
hills
because
this
is
where
I
knew
my
strength
lay,
and
whatever
came
from
that
I
was
going
to
be
happy
with”.
Going
into
the
race
yesterday,
Kitchen’s
form
was
very
strong,
partly
due
to
the
excellent
guidance
of
her
coach,
Graham
Seers,
and
the
Real
Aussie
Kids
Program.
 Just
like
the
winner
of
the
Elite
Women’s
race,
Kristy
Brown,
Kitchen
has
been
forced
to
do
most
of
her
racing
against
the
men,
but
that
turned
out
to
be a
real
advantage.
Photo: Elation as Lauren Kitchen crosses the line for a great victory in the Road Race Championship of Australia
Copyright Peter Ford (CSN)
“I’ve
been
training
with
the
boys
so I
was
feeling
pretty
much
in
form
and
hoping
to
do
well
here
today”.
Lauren
Kitchen
will
now
be
looking
towards
the
Junior
Worlds
in
South
Africa
where
she
hopes
to
better
her
7th
place
in
the
Road
Race
in
Mexico
in
2007.
“I
do
better
on
the
hills”
she
added,
“And
maybe
this
will
be a
big
advantage
in
South
Africa”.
Photo: Podium pride for the U19 placegetters (l-r) Megan Dunn,
Lauren Kitchen and Ashlee Ankudinoff
Copyright Peter Ford (CSN)
Results:
W19
Road
Race
Championship
of
Australia
3rd
May
| Distance 60km Average Speed 28.41km/h |
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| 1 |
84 |
KITCHEN, |
Lauren |
Port Macquarie CC |
|
2:06:43 |
| 2 |
90 |
DUNN, |
Megan |
Dubbo CC |
|
s.t |
| 3 |
85 |
ANKUDINOFF, |
Ashlee |
St George CC |
+ |
1:54 |
| 4 |
81 |
HOSKING, |
Chloe |
Canberra CC |
|
s.t |
| 5 |
80 |
APPEL, |
Zoe |
Balmoral Cycle Club |
+ |
2:04 |
| 6 |
91 |
GALLOWAY, |
Myfanwy |
Canberra CC |
+ |
2:17 |
| 7 |
92 |
HARRIS, |
Jodie |
Sunshine Coast CC |
+ |
3:29 |
| 8 |
98 |
MCCLURE, |
Angela |
Ballarat Sebastopol CC |
+ |
4:24 |
| 9 |
94 |
HURIKINO, |
Jasmin |
Lifecycle CC |
+ |
5:35 |
| 10 |
93 |
HODGES, |
Kendelle |
Brunswick CC |
+ |
7:16 |
| 11 |
83 |
HOSKINS, |
Melissa |
Northern Districts WA |
+ |
11:26 |
| DNF |
100 |
MCINTOSH, |
Chloe |
Ballarat Sebastopol CC |
|
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| DNF |
101 |
O'NEALE, |
Nicola |
Cyclosport |
|
|
| DNF |
102 |
OOTES, |
Sophie |
Norwood CC |
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| DNF |
103 |
PALLETT, |
Camille |
Midland CC |
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| DNF |
104 |
SMITH, |
Emma |
Mersey Valley Devonport CC |
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| DNF |
82 |
BYRNES, |
Jessy |
Kangaroo Point CC |
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| DNF |
86 |
BURGESS, |
Gillian |
Tableland Cycle Sports |
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| DNF |
87 |
COLEMAN, |
Bethany |
Launceston City CC |
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| DNF |
88 |
CURE, |
Sarah |
Mersey Valley Devonport CC |
|
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| DNF |
89 |
DUDDERIDGE, |
Veronica |
Tuggeranong Vikings CC |
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| DNF |
95 |
JOLLY, |
Jessica |
Cyclosport |
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| DNF |
96 |
KENT, |
Sarah |
Midland CC |
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| DNF |
99 |
MCFEETER, |
Claire |
C.A.T.S. |
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