Australian National Series Round 1

The first round of the Australian Mountain Bike Series took place in Glenorchy, AUS on December 12-13. Leigh Douglas took the win in downhill and Sarsha Huntington won the mountaincross. The next race in the series is the Australian National Championships in Adelaide January 12-17, 2010.

Downhill
Elite
1. Leigh Douglas
2. Ema Lews
3. Sarah Booth
4. Leonie Picton
5. Sarsha Huntington
6. Joanne Fox
7. Shannon Chugg

Under 19 Women
1. Emily Hockey
2. Holly Baarspul
3. Christie Batt
4. Katelyn Humphris

Master Women
1. Jillian Brady

4X
1. Sarsha Huntington
2. Jayne Rutter

Emmeline Ragot Wins DH World Championship

Emmeline Ragot took her first downhill World Championship title this weekend. She bested Tracy Moseley by two seconds. Ragot's been having a banner year, and this win doesn't come as a surprise. Kathy Pruitt had a great race as well, earning the USA a podium position. What was surprising was a crash and subsequent flat tire from Sabrina Jonnier, which put her in last place.

1. Emmeline Ragot
2. Tracy Moseley
3. Kathy Pruitt
4. Fionn Griffiths
5. Floriane Pugin
6. Claire Buchar
7. Micayla Gatto
8. Mio Suemasa
9. Melissa Buhl
10. Joanna Petterson
11. Celine Gros
12. Anita Molcik
13. Miranda Miller
14. Emilie Siegenthaler
15. Claire Whiteman
16. Harriet Harper
17. Julia Boer
18. Gabrielle Molloy
19. Cara Smith
20. Amy Laird
21. Sarah Booth
22. Tomoko Iizuka
23. Anka Martin
24. Olivia Johnston
25. Sabrina Jonnier

Caroline Buchanan Wins World Championship 4X

Caroline Buchanan took the World Championship 4X win in Canberra, Australia last night with a solid gate start that surprised Jill Kintner. Jill couldn't close the gap, and Caroline snagged the world champ's jersey in her home country.

4X
1. Caroline Buchanan
2. Jill Kintner
3. Melissa Buhl
4. Anita Molcik
5. Anneke Beerten
6. Mio Suemasa
7. Sarsha Huntington
8. Julia Boer
9. Romana Labounkova
10. Joanna Petterson
11. Fionn Griffiths

World Championships 4X Qualifying

The racing has begun at the 2009 Mountain Bike World Championships in Canberra, Australia. 4X qualifying was held today, and Jill Kintner snagged the top spot over Caroline Buchanan who's racing in her home country. Racing promises to be exciting with Anneke Beerten looking for the win as well. And don't count out Fionn Griffiths. She qualified low, but has been racing well all season. The finals are tomorrow!

Qualifying

1	Jill Kintner (United States Of America)	0:00:52.73
2	Caroline Buchanan (Australia)	0:00:00.35
3	Anneke Beerten (Netherlands)	0:00:00.50
4	Romana Labounkova (Czech Republic)	0:00:01.20
5	Anita Molcik (Austria)	0:00:02.16
6	Melissa Buhl (United States Of America)	0:00:03.08
7	Sarsha Huntington (Australia)	0:00:03.31
8	Mio Suemasa (Japan)	0:00:04.70
9	Diana Marggraff (Ecuador)	0:00:07.38
10	Joanna Petterson (South Africa)	0:00:07.56
11	Fionn Griffiths (Great Britain)	0:00:08.58
12	Julia Boer (Hungary)

Oceania Championships Results

The Oceania Championships were held at Thredbo in New South Wales, Australia this weekend. Claire Whiteman continues her regional domination with the downhill win. And Caroline Buchanan remains untouchable in 4X, taking the win there.

Downhill
Elite Women
1. Claire Whiteman
2. Caroline Buchanan
3. Amy Laird
4. Sarah Booth
5. Sarsha Huntington
6. Cara Smith

4X
1. Caroline Buchanan
2. Sarsha Huntington
3. Cherie Simpson
4. Vanessa Thompson

We found these results on CyclingNews.com.

Australian National Downhill Series Finals

The final race of the Australian National Downhill Series was held last weekend at Glenorchy MTB Park in Tasmania. Leigh Douglas took the downhill win and clinched the overall series title. Sarsha Huntington took win in 4X.

Downhill
Elite Women
1. Leigh Douglas
2. Emma Lewis
3. Claire Whiteman
4. Cara Smith
5. Leoni Picton
6. Sara Booth
7. Jayne Rutter
8. Rebecca Foxen

Under 19 Women
1. Jasmin Rosa
2. Emily Hockey

Under 17 Women
1. Katelyn Humphris
2. Christie Batt

4X
Elite Women
1. Sarsha Huntington
2. Cherie Simpson
3. Julia Boer
4. Vanessa Thompson
5. Jayne Rutter

Under 19 Women
1. Emily Hockey
2. Katelyn Humphris
3. Jasmin Rosa
4. Emma Vejvoda

We found these results on CyclingNews.com.

More Results from Australia and New Zealand

It's the middle of the racing season in Australia and New Zealand. Here are some results from the past few weeks.

Australian National Series #4
Mt. Buller, AUS
February 1

Downhill
Elite Women
1. Leigh Douglas
2. Claire Whiteman
3. Emma Lewis
4. Cara Smith
5. Leonie Picton
6. Sarah Booth

Women Under 19
1. Holly Baarspul
2. Em Hockey
3. Bec Kirss
4. Jasmin Rosa

Women Under 17
1. Katelyn Humphris
2. Christie Batt

Sport Women
1. Jacqui Lovett
2. Kerrie Sercombe


South Island Cup #1
Dunedin, NZ
January 30-31

Downhill
Elite Women
1. Emmeline Ragot
2. Harriet Harper
3. Harriet Ruecknagel
4. Rita Langley

Open Women
1. Madeline Taylor
2. Dominique Doyan
3. Amanda Pearce


North Island Cup #3
Levin, NZ
January 24-25, 2008

Downhill
Elite Women
1. Harriet Harper

Open Women
1. Madeline Taylor
2. Sophie Tyas
3. SophieMarie Bethell
4. Veronique Sandler
5. Kaytee Campbell
6. Sarah Atkin
7. Baylee Jackson

Australian National Downhill and 4X Championships

The Australian National Mountain Bike Championship races were held in Canberra January 23-26. Emmeline Ragot won the downhill race, but Julia Boer takes the title of the 2009 Australian National Downhill Champion since Ragot is French. Caroline Buchanan won her fourth Australian National 4X Champion title on the same track where she took her first World Cup win.

We found these results on the Australian National Series website.

Downhill
Elite Women
1. Emmeline Ragot
2. Julia Boer
3. Claire Whateman
4. Leigh Douglas
5. Cara Smith
6. Sarah Booth
7. Sarsha Huntington
8. Joanne Fox
9. Shannon Chugg
10. Emma Lewis

Women Under 19
1. Holly Baarspul
2. Natasha Bonney

Women Under 15
1. Danielle Beecroft
2. Harriet Burbidge-Smith
3. Tegan Molloy

Women Under 17
1. Alice Minahan
2. Em Hockey
3. Katelyn Humphris
4. Bec Kirss
5. Jasmin Rosa
6. Danielle Acunzo
7. Christie Batt

Sport Women
1. Petra Tesarova

Masters Women
1. Jillian Brady

4X
Open Women
1. Caroline Buchanan
2. Lauren Reynolds
3. Rachel Bracken
4. Sarsha Huntington
5. Cherie Simpson
6. Shannon Jobson
7. Julia Boer
8. Vanessa Thompson

Under 19 Women
1. Harriet Burbidge-Smith
2. Natasha Bonney
3. Paige Barcroft
4. Danielle Beecroft

Australian National Series #2 Results

The downhill and 4x crew came together in Illinbah, Australia this weekend for the second stop of the Australian National Series. Claire Buchar has moved her winter training from SoCal to Down Under, and took the downhill win in super muddy conditions. Caroline Buchanan continues to rule 4x, taking her second win in the series.

Downhill
Elite Women
1. Claire Buchar
2. Leigh Douglas
3. Caroline Buchanan
4. Claire Whiteman
5. Sarah Booth
6. Cara Smith
7. Emma Lewis
8. Shannon Chugg
9. Jayne Rutter
10. Samantha Gambrill
11. Leonie Picton

Women Under 19
1. Emily Hockey
2. Danielle Beecroft
3. Bec Kirss
4. Jaz Rosa

4x
Elite Women
1. Caroline Buchanan
2. Sarsha Huntington
3. Kylie Maduna
4. Cherie Simpson
5. Tanya Bailey
6. Vanessa Thompson
7. Danielle Beecroft
8. Shannon Jobson

We found these results on CyclingNews.com.

Australian National Series Downhill #1 Results

Claire Whiteman won the first downhill race of the Australian National Series, which was held in Adelaide, South Australia on November 1st and 2nd. The next round of the Series takes place November 29-30 and includes 4x and downhill. More information on the series can be found at NationalSeries.com.au.

Elite Women
1. Claire Whiteman
2. Leigh Douglas
3. Sarah Booth
4. Cara Smith
5. Emma Lewis
6. Leonie Picton
7. Lea Harley
8. Joanne Fox
9. Jayne Rutter
10. Shannon Chugg

Women Under 17
1. Em Hockey
2. Bec Kriss
3. Jaz Rosa
4. Christie Batt

Women Under 19
1. Shelly Flood

Masters Women
1. Carol Moore

Veteran Women
1. Julie Harris
2. Melanie Spurling

Australian 4X Series

While the North American racing season winds down, the Australians and New Zealanders are just starting theirs. The first race of the Australian National 4x Series was held at the Sydney Olympic Park this weekend. Caroline Buchanan won the first race of the year for the Elite Women. Remember, she won a World Cup earlier this year, so she'll definitely be hard to beat.

Elite Women
1. Caroline Buchanan
2. Shannon Jobson
3. Danielle Beecroft
4. Sarsha Huntington
5. Vanessa Thompson

U19 Women
1. Tayla Barnes
2. Emma Tatum

U17 Women
1. Alice Minahan

We found these results on CyclingNews.com.

Tracy Moseley Bests Rachel Atherton in Canberra

Tracy Moseley powered her way through a mucky course to take the win at the Canberra, AUS World Cup downhill. She won both the qualifying and final runs over Rachel and Sabrina Jonnier, who took third overall. Rachel holds onto her UCI downhill points lead.

1. Tracy Moseley
2. Rachel Atherton
3. Sabrina Jonnier
4. Fionn Griffiths
5. Emmeline Ragot
6. Sheryl MacLeod
7. Mio Suemasa
8. Helen Gaskell
9. Floriane Pugin
10. Anita Molcik
11. Scarlett Hagen
12. Diana Marggraff
13. Caroline Buchanan
14. Helene Valerie Fruhwirth
15. Claire Whiteman
16. Leigh Douglas
17. Cara Smith
18. Amy Laird
19. Joanne Fox

Caroline Buchanan Gets Her First World Cup Win

Australia's Caroline Buchanan took the hole shot out of the gate and led Anneke Beerten for the entire run in the Women's Mountaincross Final at the Canberra, AUS World Cup. She took the win on her home turf, making it even more significant for the 17-year-old. Click here to read her Cyclingnews.com interivew.

1. Caroline Buchanan
2. Anneke Beerten
3. Julia Boer
4. Anita Molcik
5. Fionn Griffiths
6. Mio Suemasa
7. Diana Marggraff
8. Sarsha Huntington

Oceania Mountain Bike Championships

Great Britain's Tracy Moseley dominated the Oceania Mountain Bike Championships held in Nelson, New Zealand this weekend. She won the downhill and mountaincross races over a field of predominantly New Zealander riders.

Downhill
Elite Women
1 Tracy Moseley (GBr) 3.32.48
2 Scarlett Hagen (NZl) 3.36.30
3 Harriet Harper (NZl) 3.55.40
4 Sheryl Macleod (NZl) 4.00.20
5 Amy Laird (NZl) 4.01.20
6 Olivia Johnston (NZl) 4.08.50
7 Sarsha Huntington (Aus) 4.34.50

Senior Women
1 Rita Langley (NZl) 4.28.10
2 Amanda Pearce (NZl) 4.36.10
3 Dawn Daley-Coers (NZl) 6.38.90

Junior Women
1 Caroline Buchanan (Aus) 4.29.80

U17 Women
1 Charlotte Clouston (NZl) 5.04.80

Mountaincross
Elite Women
1 Tracy Moseley (Great Britain) 0.30.43
2 Caroline Buchanan (Australia) 0.00.26
3 Sarsha Huntington (Australia) 0.00.40
4 Tania Carson (New Zealand) 0.02.46
5 Olivia Johnaton (New Zealand) 0.03.69
6 Harriet Harper (New Zealand) 0.04.36
7 Amanda Pearce (New Zealand) 0.05.61

We found our results on http://www.cyclingnews.com/.

More Downhill Results from Australia

These results come from the Australian Mountain Bike Series, where several World Cup pros have been making appearances this season. The latest race happened at Mt. Beauty, Australia on February 2 and 3.

Elite Women
Tracy Moseley 3.43
Tracey Hannah 0.09
Caroline Buchanan 0.29
Jayne Rutter 0.33
Claire Whiteman 0.41
Leigh Douglas 0.43
Cara Smith 0.54
Shannon Chugg 1.39
Edwina Hughes 1.54
Kathleen Beggs 2.05

Caroline Buchanan Takes 2nd Australian National 4X Title

Caroline Buchanan took her second Australian National 4X title in 2 years--and she's just 17! She held off the champion of the downhill race, Great Britain's Tracy Moseley for the win. Moseley bested Australia's Tracey Hannah for the downhill win by just .06 seconds. Hannah takes the Australian National Downhill title Ironically, Buchanan's time puts her in 3rd place before Julia Boer in the Elite Women's Downhill, but since she's 17, Buchanan raced the Under 19 category and took the National title there too.

Australian National MTB Championships
Mount Stromlo, Australia, January 25-28, 2008

Downhill

Elite Women

1 Tracy Moseley (GBr) Kona Factory Team 3.01.12

2 Tracey Hannah (Aus) Raw NRG, Shimano -> your name here just ask! 0.00.06

3 Julia Boer (Aus) Onya Bike Tuggeragong, Intense, Fox 0.20.71

4 Claire Whiteman (Aus) KonaMtBullerFacoryDHTeamACTASMal Adjusted Bicycles 0.25.24

5 Leigh Douglas (Aus) 4Shaw Agencies, Treadlies Bike Shop, Bling Industries 0.27.51

6 Sarsha Huntington (Aus) For The Riders.com, Norco 0.32.47

7 Cara Smith (Aus) ONYA BIKE Belconnen, Paton Performance 0.34.95

8 Joanne Fox (Aus) pylet.com, ufo mtb imports, Cell bikes 0.37.72

9 Jayne Rutter (Aus) Biomechanics Cycles And Repairsgold Credit Card 0.39.17

10 Shannon Chugg (Aus) 0.50.77

11 Rosemary Barnes (Aus) Giant Bicycles 0.52.44

12 Edwina Hughes (Aus) 1.00.30
13 Vanessa Thompson (Aus) Pioneer Floorsanding 1.07.54

Under 19 Women
1 Caroline Buchanan (Aus) KHS Bicycles,Unit Clothing 3.18.75

Veteran Women

1 Samantha Thompson (Aus) 3.45.70

Under 17 Women

1 Alice Minahan (Aus) PYLET.COM.Gateshead Cycles.Mum & Dad 3.43.68

2 Emily Hockey (Aus) Dad, Mitcham cycles, Maxxis tyres 0.01.32

3 Jasmin Rosa (Aus) metro car detailers 0.12.07

4 Holly Baarspul (Aus) Kalamunda Cycles 0.14.41

5 Bec Kirss (Aus) MAXXIS Tyres, Mum and Dad 0.21.08

Under 15 Women

1 Harriet Burbidge-Smith (Aus) trek/Bike Culture/Crupi 4.14.01

4X

Elite Women

1 Caroline Buchanan

2 Tracey Moseley

3 Grace Ireland

4 Sarsha Huntington
5 Julia Boer

Junior Women

1 Courtney Taylor

2 Harriet Burbidge-Smith

3 Alice Minahan

4 Danielle Beecroft

5 Emily Hockey

6 Jasmin Rosa

7 Bec Kirss
8 Emma Tatum

We found our results on CyclingNews.com.