Glen Charlton picked for second MTBO WOC

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Last Updated: Thursday, 29 March 2018 10:51

Newcastle's Glen Charlton has been named in the Australian MTBO team for the world championships for the second year in a row.

Glen had a strong second placing in the Victorian MTBO Sprint champs earlier this month, after the Middle and Long Champs were cancelled due to a fire risk. The weekend was to be the selection trials.

He'll be hoping for better luck than his WOC debut in Lithuania last year when he suffered multiple mechanical problems in often muddy conditions.

Sydney teenagers Lucy (injury) and Fergus Mackie (HSC year), who excelled last year, decided not to nominate. 

The Australian MTBO WOC team to compete in Austria in August is Glen Charlton (NSW), Ricky Thackray (WA), Joel Young (Qld) and Angus Robinson (Vic). Coach: Kay Haarsma (SA), manager: Natasha Sparg (WA).

Angus won the junior world MTBO Sprint title in 2015 and is a provisional selection dependent upon overseas results. You can follow the riders' progress via the event website.