A STRONG representation of Dubbo Cycle Club riders joined some of the nation's best track cycling stars at the NSW Country Championships and Bathurst 200 Track Open on Saturday.
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Held at the newly constructed 333-metre track at Perthville, a host of Dubbo Cycle Club riders joined talented riders Scott Law, Mitch Bullen, Nick Yallouris and Jackson Law for the event, which included the McDonald's Bathurst 200 Wheelrace and Elders Insurance 60-lap Madison.
Law was the winner of the 34th Clarence Street Cyclery Cup at Dunc Gray Velodrome and recently contested the British Cycling Revolution Series, which also drew professionals Peter Kennaugh, Geraint Thomas and Iljo Keisse, while Yallouris and Jackson Law are the reigning elite men's National Madison champions.
Adam Mitchell was second in the Elite Men's Scratch race in the Country Championships and 12th in the warm-up scratch race, fifth in heat two of the McDonald's Bathurst 200 Wheelrace and fifth in the combined division one and two scratch race.
Darrell Wheeler finished second in the MMAS6+ scratch race, Tim Dawson was fifth in the MMAS1-3 scratch race and finished third overall in the MMAS1 division for that event, while Jason Canobie was competitive in the division five events.
Ever-consistent twins Imogen and Makayla Fuller again returned some sound results in the under-11 girls division against talented opposition, while Brodie Wheeler and Zac Fuller, who rode up in the under-13 boys division, both registered top-10 finishes across a number of events.
Zara Fuller's strong club form helped her to some favourable results in the under-13 girls division, finishing second in the three-lap handicap, fourth in the five-lap scratch race and fifth in the time trial.
Haylee Fuller again finished with a number of top-10 results in the under-15 women's division - her best results being third in the nine lap scratch race, third in the eight lap tempo race, and second in the invitational Keirin.
Under-15 men's representatives Dylan Eather and Danny Barber finished the day with a host of fine results, with Eather finished second in the time trial, third in the nine lap scratch race, third in the 10-lap scratch race, third in the invitational Keirin and first in the eight-lap tempo race, while Barber was fifth in the nine-lap scratch race,10-lap scratch race, three-lap handicap and invitational Keirin, and fourth in the eight-lap tempo race.
Luke Ensor and Kurt Eather enhanced their reputations as two of the state's best young riders, finishing third and fourth in the time trial, third and ninth in the 15-lap scratch race, third and sixth in the 12-lap scratch race, third and fifth in the 10-lap tempo race and fourth and fifth in the second 15-lap scratch race, while Ensor was second in the under-17 men's invitational Keirin.
A handful of Dubbo Cycle Club rider's contested the Bathurst Cycle Club's Hurt on the Dirt event on Sunday.
Luke Ensor upstaged the locals in taking out the A grade (62km) event over club mate Kurt Eather (second) and Mudgee Cycle Club's Joel Burke in third, while Haylee and Catherine Fuller finished second and third respectively in the 23-kilometre D-grade race.