Three NCC members went on adventure up North at the Anna Meares Velodrome to represent Victoria at Nationals Championships Master’s Track.
Amy Benham competed Master 5 in the Time Trial 500 metres (2 Laps), Individual Pursuit 8 laps, Scratch 40 laps and Team Pursuit 16 laps coming home with a sliver in her team. Extraordinary effort by Amy.
Tanya Simpson Master 6 competed in the Sprint which consist of qualifying and then sprint match best of 3. Unfortunately, Tanya was taken out over the line for a win by another rider in the sprint lane which caused a massive fall with bad board burns and splinters. Winning her grade coming home with a gold and a green and gold jersey. Time trial Second place, Keirin is 3 laps of motor pacing starting at 30km-50km and racing the last 3 laps with high-speed Tanya came second place, and Individual Pursuit 8 laps third place with a PB.
Trevor Rim Master 7 competed in the Sprint qualifying and sprint match to race for third place, Keirin, and Time trail. However poor Trev had World champions Geoff Stoker, Gary Mandy, and Gerard O’Connell all his events and came a close fourth in each of his events. Amazing efforts.
Track Events Explained Each lap consists of 250 metres.
Individual Sprint – Qualification 200m Time trials are followed by knockout heats of 3 laps that select the best two riders to line up against each other in the final. Riders sometimes come to a standstill to make their opponent take the lead – the least advantageous position before the final sprint to the finish line.
Time Trial – Two athletes ride simultaneously during straight out Final. The finals are raced as an individual time trial from a standing start. The competitor with the fastest time is the winner.
Keirin – Riders follow in the slipstream of a pacing motorbike for 750m before undertaking a three-lap sprint to the end. The motorbike gradually increases the speed from 30 to 50 km/h before pulling off the track to allow the sprint to begin.
Individual Pursuit – Two riders start on opposite sides of the track and compete over 2000m. The winner is the rider who manages to catch his/her opponent or who records the fastest time.
Team Pursuit – Two teams of four riders start on opposite sides of the track and compete over 4km. The winning team is the one that manages to catch its opponents or that records the fastest time.
Go Vics.
Good luck riders for the Benghazi.
