Despite heatwave conditions off the mountain, Sunday had great racing conditions aside from medium gusting winds. Riders had a 2 hour open practice to dial in their lines, before back to back seeding and racing. With a small race group of less than 150 riders, bikes flowed on the trail like a dripping tap; and Connor Fearson seeded first ahead of Troy Brosnan and Dean Lucas; building anticipation for the early afternoon. As the weekend’s largest crowd gathered at hotspots on the trail, battling flies up to 10 at a time, racing got underway.
Michelle Crisp, who seeded first comfortably in the Elite Womens class with a 4:19, had a heavy fall during her race run on “International” trail’s known rock G out. Crisp finished 4.5 seconds behind Sarah Booth, who claimed fastest with a 4:22.The other half of every competitor, spectator and staff member at Mt Buller this weekend….David McMillan at race pace through the rock-strewn, loose top wood section. On his way to 4th place!Connor Fearon on his race run, before suffering a front flat which took him out of contention. After a knockout run in Adelaide and a strong weekend of practice, Fearon took this reality of racing in his stride.Remy Morton took this line higher and faster than many of the elites, securing himself the U17 Male win and series leader jersey with a time of 3:27:63.Andrew Crimmins had blistering pace all weekend, until a nasty over-the-bars left him with a DNF for the first time at a National Series in 4 years.It was Troy Brosnan, in his captivating green and gold race colours that claimed the win – leaving the series standings at Brosnan 1, Fearon 1 as the third round in Thredbo approaches…
Elite Mens Podium – Australian National Series Rd 2, Mt Buller 2014.
Final Results as Follows:
Elite Men:
Troy Brosnan: 3:18:55
Dean Lucas +2.03
Joshua Button: +2.83
