Australian National Series Archives

downhill247com-Team — The number 1 plate for a reason, a successful weekend for Monster Specialized, both riders' results must make them hungrier for the next round though... Photo: Sean Anderson

A dry dusty track greeted riders for racing, this year the track followed the ‘old’ line, featuring a wooden wall ride to drop, rather than the switchbacks used last season when conditions were wet and slippery!

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downhill247com-Buller — Mount Buller is always a good addition to the racing calendar.

Round 2 of the Australian National Series in Mount Buller has just wrapped up a good weekend or week of racing (depending if you raced the Vic DH Series there last weekend). This weekends’ race saw the succesful debut of Bryn Atkinson who finished 2ndA�and Jill KintnerA�3rd on their new Norco bikes. Full report and pictures to come, results below:

Elite Men:

1. Troy Brosnan 3.14.14

2. Sam Hill 3.19.49 + 5.35

3. Bryn Atkinson 3.20.36 + 6.22

4. Ricky Boyer 3.22.31 + 8.17

5. Rhys Atkinson 3.22.99 + 8.85

Elite Women:

1. Tracey Hannah 3.48.04

2. Jill Kintner 3.55.69 + 7.65

3. Shelly Flood 4.06.91 + 18.87

4. Madeline Taylor 4.18.86 + 30.82

5. Trudy Nicholas 4.29.56 + 41.52

Under 19 Men:

1. Connor Fearon 3.20.68

2.A�Tom Crimmins 3.24.59 + 3.91

3. Jack Moir 3.24.69 + 4.01

4. Dean Lucas 3.26.80A�+ 6.12

5. Henry Blake 3.27.97 + 7.29

Under 19 Women:

1. Danielle Beecroft 7.18.49
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downhill247com-7 — Phil Piazza brought it home in eleventh place, a solid result considering he has just come back from a head injury that has seen him spending time off the bike.

To finish off our coverage from the first National Round of the new series, we have put up a ‘Pick of the Pics’ special from the race, click ‘read more’,A�enjoy.
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downhill247.com-Brosnan-Finals1 — Who else? No surprises, at his first National race as an Elite rider, Troy took the win, early days but at this rate Troy is going to blow up overseas next year.

What a race! The top four positions were taken out by current or former World Champions and fifth place went to the reigning Australian National series, wow! Sure Graves maybe former Four Cross World Champion but he is no slouch on a downhill bike!
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Troy may have looked surprised but we weren't. first place at his first National race as an Elite, well done Troy. — Troy may have looked surprised but we weren't, first place at his first National race as an Elite, well done Troy.

The rain started to come down at the begining of the Junior categories but then suddenly stopped. It did start for Elite but stopped again. Full report soon, results below:

Elite Men:

1. Troy Brosnan 5:31.54

2. Sam Hill 5:33.87 + 2.33

3. Jared Graves 5:34.63 + 3.09

4. Ben Cory 5:38.76A�+ 7.22

5. Rhys Atkinson 5:42.15A�+ 10.61

Elite Female:

1. Tracey Hannah 6:15.73

2. Claire Whiteman 6:56.24 + 40.51

3. A�Michelle Crisp 6:59.05 + 43.32A�A�

4. Holly Baarspul 7:25.46 + 1:09.73

5.A� Trudy Nicholas 7:27.98 + 1:12.25A�

Under 19 Men:

1. A�Joey VejvodaA� 5:44.66A�A�A�

2. Tom CrimminsA� 5:45.34 + 0.68A�

3. Connor FearonA� 5:49.13 + 4.47A�

4. Jack MoirA� 5:53.69 + 9.03A�

5. Henry BlakeA� 5:55.05 + 10.39A�

Under 19 Women:

1. Danielle BeecroftA� 6:54.70A�

2. Ella Scanlan-BloorA� 8:21.03 + 1:26.33A�A�

3. Gemma GreentreeA� 10:32.41 + 3:37.71A�

Full report to come.
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