As Inside Line is well and truly into its 20th race season for round 3 we found ourselves at the familiar track of Eagle Mountain Bike Park. With weather once again playing a key role in practice and racing. The forecast leading up to the race was showing showers with brief periods of sunshine, this saw everyone brace for another wet and wild race in Adelaide! Unfortunately the forecasters were correct, with miserable conditions for the majority of the weekend – but we are mountain bikers so it would take a bit more than just some rain to put us off (Chuck Norris ain’t got nothing!). By racing some riders were holding onto dry tyres and hoping for the best, while others were seen with a mud or two!
Racing was tight in all categories, some familiar names were coming out on top in the hotly contested elite and under 19 fields, with Moira Love getting the win in elite womens’ with a 2:52.879, Showing consistency throughout the 2014 season. In the under 19s category we saw Darcy Grooby take the win with a 2:05.910. With James Chambers only .76 back in second place and Drew Gartery not far behind, the under 19s category is looking like it will be close in the overall at the end of the season, leading up to some exciting races left to come!
With Troy Brosnan and Connor Fearon both racing overseas the elite men’s category was well and truly an open affair. After Angus Maddern took out seeding he was the man to beat down the mountain at the end of the day. With other Heavy hitters trying to stay of the brakes and knock Angus down, he once again came down with a smoking time of 1:59.520 to push Dave West out of the hot seat by 2.77 seconds to take a convincing win and to extend his lead of the overall.
After a wet and cold weekend of racing and ruining bikes, the inside line state series will next visit an old favourite of Fox Creek- Long, hopefully in nicer conditions so we can all go faster!! Thanks to inside line for putting on another awesome event, see you next time!
Results:
Elite Mens
AngusA�MaddernA�0:01:59.520
DaveA�WestA�0:02:02.290A�+2.77
ConorA�ClancyA�0:02:04.130A�+4.61
LukeA�ReynoldsA�0:02:05.010+5.49
SteveA�GebertA�0:02:05.320A�+5.80
Elite Womens
MoiraA�Love
0:02:52.879
CamiA�MillerA�0:02:57.045A�+4.17
LauraA�KellyA�0:03:45.260A�+52.38
Under 19s
DarcyA�GroobyA�0:02:05.910
JamesA�ChambersA�0:02:06.670A�+0.76
DrewA�GarteryA�0:02:09.080A�+3.17
CameronA�HeadingA�0:02:17.000A�+11.09
HenryA�HuntA�0:02:18.340A�DNCA�+12.43
JackA�StewartA�0:02:18.990A�+13.08
Full results can be seen here.
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