Last weekend, the Australian National Championships took place, with Lisa Jacobs defending her unbeaten title and plenty of drama surrounding the finish of the Men’s Elite Race.
In the past week, Gillogical of YouTube compiled a wide reach of on board camera footage from five separate riders over the Men’s and Women’s Races. Although the park in Melbourne didn’t allow for an expansive use of land, the race designers were able to pull together a course that had quite a bit of impressive features, including sizable berms, dedicated sandpits and a rather technical climb.
We’ve posted both races below, which show the battle for the holeshot as well as the length of the full course. For full results of the Australian National Championships, see the tables below the videos:
Men’s Race:
2015 Australian National Championships Women's Elite Race
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result | PaR | PcR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa JACOBS | AUS | 34 | 49:08:00 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | Melissa ANSET | AUS | 40 | 50:26:00 | 60 | 60 |
| 3 | Therese RHODES | AUS | 27 | 51:26:00 | 40 | 40 |
| 4 | Josie Simpson | AUS | 41 | 52:17:00 | 30 | 30 |
| 5 | Rebecca LOCKE | AUS | 35 | 52:46:00 | 25 | 25 |
| 6 | Penny HOSKEN | AUS | 28 | 53:29:00 | 20 | 20 |
| 7 | Tessa Fabry | AUS | 27 | 54:40:00 | 15 | 15 |
| 8 | Jenny MACPHERSON | AUS | 38 | 55:15:00 | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | Oenone WOOD | AUS | 35 | 55:21:00 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Natalie REDMOND | AUS | 24 | 55:51:00 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Erica GURNER | AUS | 40 | 56:10:00 | ||
| 12 | Stacey RIEDEL | AUS | 20 | 58:39:00 |
2015 Australian National Championships Men's Elite Race
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result | PaR | PcR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul VAN DER PLOEG | AUS | 26 | 1:01:57 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | Chris JONGEWAARD | AUS | 36 | 1:02:10 | 60 | 60 |
| 3 | Garry MILLBURN | AUS | 28 | 1:02:18 | 40 | 40 |
| 4 | Shaun LEWIS | AUS | 29 | 1:02:43 | 30 | 30 |
| 5 | Adrian JACKSON | AUS | 32 | 1:04:21 | 25 | 25 |
| 6 | Lewis RATTRAY | AUS | 26 | 1:05:17 | 20 | 20 |
| 7 | Paul REDENBACH | AUS | 37 | 1:05:39 | 15 | 15 |
| 8 | Warrack LEACH | AUS | 38 | 1:06:00 | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | Tom OVENS | AUS | 29 | 1:06:36 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | David RANSOM | AUS | 26 | 1:07:00 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Jay CALLAGHAN | AUS | 29 | 1:07:24 | ||
| 12 | Alan IACUONE | AUS | 42 | 1:08:36 | ||
| 13 | Rohin ADAMS | AUS | 37 | 1:09:06 | ||
| 14 | Joshua SEK | AUS | 22 | |||
| 15 | John GROVES | AUS | 29 | |||
| 16 | Andrew SLOMAN | AUS | 31 | |||
| 17 | Mark CHADWICK | AUS | 33 | |||
| 18 | Aaron BATCHELOR | AUS | 35 |
