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A small contingent of NSW riders has taken out six age classes in the first two races of the Australian mountain bike orienteering champs in Ballarat.
Alon Gudes (M14, Uringa), Pressley Scouller-Evans (M20, Newcastle) and Michael Ridley-Smith (M50, Garingal) won Friday's Mass Start events while Pressley, Greg Barbour (M60, Big Foot) and Carolyn Matthews (W60, Newcastle) won Saturday morning's Middle Distance race.
Along with some minor placings, that puts NSW second (48) behind host state Victoria (87) in the standings for the OA MTBO Plaque.
Events to come are Saturday afternoon's Sprint and Sunday's Long Distance.
Entry to the Sydney City Race has been extended until Sun Oct 11.
The second instalment of the SCR will be in the North Sydney area - with more sensational harbour and CBD views from many scenic control locations such as this one.
Our inaugural 15km men's winner Julian Dent said: "This is a race all Australian orienteers should compete in!"
Enter via Eventor (for orienteering club members) or for non-members via the SCR website.
Erika Enderby (Newcastle) saved the best for last in winning the junior women's elite Long distance title at the Oceania champs on Saturday.
Starts were delayed due to a storm and many competitors later waded through deep water as Rory Shedden (SHOO) continued his incredible week with a win in the elite junior men at Mt Stromlo.
Nea Shingler (Big Foot) was third fastest Australian in Senior Women.
The carnival wrapped up on Sunday with the Australian Sprint champs at ANU and it was a NSW double in the Seniors with Nea and JWOC silver medallist Cooper Horley (Garingal) enjoying comfortable victories. Rory was third in Junior Men.
Other impressive wins were by WHO rookie Ho Lam Marcus Cheung in M18A (by a full minute!) and Julia Prudhoe (Central Coast) in W70A by 1m40s.
Our Senior Boys and Junior Boys teams have claimed silver as the annual Australian schools champs would up with the traditional relays.
Alton Freeman (BF), Ho Lam Marcus Cheung (WH) and Rory Shedden (SH) finished 14 minutes behind the powerful ACT team running on home turf.
The junior team of Euan Shedden (SH), Baxter Peel (NC) and Harrison Grubits (UR) were four minutes adrift of the Tasmanians.
UPDATE 1: Congratulations to Alton, Rory and Euan who were later named in the Australian Honour Team.
UPDATE 2: Congrats also to Harrison Grubits (UR) who was awarded the Rob Simson Memorial Shield for the best-performing "first-timer" at the champs.
