Competitors faced tough conditions at the Goulburn Junior Two Day Tour held over the weekend. Saturday’s conditions were ideal but the strong winds on Sunday were very testing.
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Young Goulburn rider Elsie Apps handled the conditions well to finish second in the under 11 division. She had a battle all weekend with Dubbo’s Emily Hines who won the day but Elsie got stronger as the tour went on and is looking forward to their next clash.
Although lacking experience at this level, Katelyn Rawlinson (under -1) and Caitlin Bensley (under -5) battled hard and, although lacking in experience, put in a great effort.
Tamika Wallace had a tough assignment in the Under 17 division. After a strong showing in Saturday’s prologue and road race, then Sunday’s time trial, she succumbed to the flu and stood out the final road race.
The Under 17 men put on a great show of racing. The Stage One prologue was won by Lidcombe Auburn’s Alex Micallef, Stage Two road race by Parramatta’s Josh Brodie, while Stage Three time trial and Stage Four road race were taken out by Dubbo’s Dylan Eather.
In the the general classification, consistency over the four stages saw Micallef celebrate his final Goulburn tour with a narrow four second win over Brodie with Eather 18 seconds down in third.
New Zealanders Henri Lehrke, fourth, and Guy Yarrell, fifth, were a further three seconds behind.
The Under-17 women’s was dominated by Dubbo’s Haylee Fuller who won all four stages and finished a clear three minutes, eight seconds clear of New Zealand’s Lara Hopkins with Olivia Saunders, St George, in third, Tahlia Dole, Illawarra, fourth and Jacinta Cliff, Illawarra, fifth.