Oley Valley Road Race Sunday 13th July
July 13 10:20pm
Location: Oley Valley, PA
Aussie Junior - USA Success
It was another day in the office for the riders in the Team Budget Forklift as they forge a name for themselves during the hot American summer as they competed in the Combined Pennsylvania & New Jersey State Junior Championships today.
Again our riders raced very professionally and the results were outstanding. We sent Peter Johnstone to a Criterium which he also won so it was a huge day for the Team here in the US. And after hearing that Sarah Kent and Luke Durbridge had both medalled at the Junior Worlds – Team Budget FL members were ecstatic. With young Aussies like Megan Dunn, Ashley Ankudinoff and the TP & TS boys winning World Medals it has been a great day all round.
TodayR17;s race was organised by our host Coach – May Britt Hartwell’s Club - Young Medallists. May Britt is a World and Olympic medallist and has been a great help coordinating her club as they look after our needs here in US.
Patty Lane and Brodie Stewart had the 1st taste of success here in the US with Patty winning the 17-18 Men RR and Brodie the 15-16 Women’s RR. Miff Galloway continued her dominance with a solid win in the 17-18 Women RR as well as QOM prize.
Lara Freiberg must be the most improved cyclist on this trip with a very strong 2nd place in the 15-16 Women’s along with Gus Tobin taking 2nd in the 16-17 Men RR.
Thomo Richards took 2nd in the 17-18 Men’s while Mitch Mulhern was 3rd.
Aussie Results:
15-16 Women
1st Brodie Stewart
2nd Lara Freiberg
15-16 Men
2nd Gus Tobin
17-18 Women
1st Miff Galloway
17-18 Men
1st Patrick Lane
2nd Thomas Richards
3rd Mitchell Mulhern
The trip raps up in another week and I am sure the riders will have many stories of their time in the USA.
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Rick Lee
‘Cyclewest’
0413 867 440
lee57@optusnet.com.au
http://www.cyclewestcoach.com
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Genge Wins in USA Share
July 13 10:12pm
Location: Pieffer Hill, PA
ACT cyclist riding for Team Budget Forklifts won the Cat 1/2/3 Pfeiffer Hill Classic in Pennsylvania USA today in sizzling heat. As the temperature gauge approached 100F the plan today was for the team to ride for Sam and give him the responsibility to finish off the bike race, he did this in great style.
From the start the Team Budget FL riders showed absolute dominance sending Patty Lane and Gus Tobin away and putting the others under pressure to chase, this break came back and then we had Peter Johnstone, Mitchell Mulhern & Patty Lane in a very serious break. Gus abandoned this race as we hope for better things for him in the PA/New Jersey State Championships tomorrow.
Thomas Richards and Sam Genge attacked the bunch taking 2 riders with them and in the last half of the race Sam moved across to the break, shortly after Thomo took care of the remaining 2 riders and we had all of our 5 riders away and the bunch shattered.
Sam who had saved his legs [as per the plan] went on to record a solo victory with consistent Patty Lane 2nd, Thomo Richards 3rd, Mitchell Mulhern 4th and Peter Johnstone 5th.
After the finish Sam said “it is a really strange feeling to have 5 guys working for you so my legs felt great, at one stage I went to the front of the bunch and was about to pull a turn and “Thomo” told me to get to the back and rest It was a great team race and I really know that the guys did it for me today”
We rested Michaela Anderson, Lara Freiberg and Brodie Stewart and gave Miff Galloway a ride in the Cat 4 Men’s, Miff raced very well and looked like running 3rd until she got a huge “chop” in the finish and came home in 5th place.
We now move to the State Pennsylvania/New Jersey Road Championships tomorrow and Peter Johnstone will race a Criterium in Bethlehem PA
Rick Lee
‘Cyclewest’
0413 867 440
lee57@optusnet.com.au
http://www.cyclewestcoach.com
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