McConnell starts off Olympic year with victory

Dan McConnell, an Olympian from Beijing in 2008, started off this Olympic year in outstanding form by winning the Australian All Mountain Cup Olympic distance cross country race at Mt Buller ahead of Paul Van Der Ploeg and Andrew Blair. In the elite women's race, Jenni King continued her outright dominance of the 2011-2012 season with a confident win over Rebecca Henderson and Jenny Fay.

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Elite men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Daniel McConnell (Aus) Anytime Fitness, Shimano, Fox, Adidas Eye1:38:17
2Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Otztal, X-bionic, World Cup Team0:00:29
3Andrew Blair (Aus) Swell Redshift MTB Team, Felt, FRM, SRAM0:02:08
4Sid Taberlay (Aus) Kenda / H20 Overdrive0:03:53
5Joshua Carlson (Aus) Australian Giant Factory team, ftptraining0:04:06
6Adrian Jackson (Aus) Merida Flight Centre MTB Team0:05:18
7Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Search2Retain - Felt0:06:22
8Matthew Fleming (Aus) Clarence St Cyclery, Shimano, Trek0:06:31
9Peter Kutschera (Aus)0:08:55
10Shaun Lewis (Aus)0:09:10
11Chad Gossert (Aus)0:09:15
12James Kennedy (Aus) Kalamunda Cycles0:09:48
13Michael Vanos (Aus)0:10:16
14Scott Liston (Aus) Search2Retain - Felt0:12:04
15Nick Both (Aus) Swell-Redshift Racing0:12:45
16Jarrod Hughes (Aus)0:14:10
17Jarrad Burrell (Aus)0:14:25
18Jack Lamshed (Aus) Felt Bicycles0:14:54
19Ben Hogarth (Aus) Giant Exact MTB Team0:15:29
20Michael Illing (Aus) Cycle Now,0:16:03
21Grant Lebbink (Aus)0:16:49
22Travis Frisby (Aus)0:19:08
-1lapAnthony Shippard (Aus)Row 22 - Cell 2
-1lapMatthew Zagurski (Aus)Row 23 - Cell 2
-1lapEvan Jeffery (Aus)Row 24 - Cell 2
DNFAndrew Arthur (Aus) Endeavour CyclesRow 25 - Cell 2
DNSEric Conliffe (Aus)Row 26 - Cell 2
DNSDylan Cooper (Aus) Trek Concepts.com.au Fictive.com.auRow 27 - Cell 2
DNSJohn Groves (Aus) Apollo BikesRow 28 - Cell 2
DNSOndrej Slezak (Aus) Bernard BeerRow 29 - Cell 2
DNSMurray Spink (Aus) Giant BicyclesRow 30 - Cell 2
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Elite women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jenni King (Aus) torq nutrition1:37:33
2Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Anytime Fitness, Shimano, Trek, FOX0:02:08
3Jenny Fay (Aus) Team Rockstar Racing0:02:47
4Jodie Willett (Aus) For The Riders0:03:30
5Peta Mullens (Aus) Team Merida Moronis Bikes Bendigo0:04:09
6Tory Thomas (Aus) The Bicyle Superstore Albury0:08:16
7Jessica Douglas (Aus) Torquay Cycling Factory/Giant Bikes0:13:06
8Lindsay Gorrell (Aus)0:14:51
9Kelly Bartlett (Aus)0:16:00
10Felicity Wardlaw (Aus) only my partner0:18:03
11Rosemary Barnes (Aus) Swell-Redshift0:23:32
12Jaclyn Schapel (Aus) Giant Australia0:24:12
-1lapSarah Holmes (Aus) Cycleworx AvantiplusRow 12 - Cell 2
DNFKatherine O'Shea (Aus) Torq NutritionRow 13 - Cell 2
DNSTrudy Nicholas (Aus)Row 14 - Cell 2
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Under 23 men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jack Haig1:23:25
2Trenton Day (Scott Bikes, Breakaway Cycles)0:00:18
3Robbie Hucker0:03:11
4Kyle Ward (Jet Racing, Specialized Bikes)0:05:27
5Luke Fetch (Search2Retain - Felt)0:06:26
6Alexander Meyland (Rock and Road Cycles/Giant Bicycles Aust)0:06:35
7Robbie Rhodes0:07:24
8Blake Polverino0:07:45
9Tom Goddard0:10:39
10Sebastian Jayne (Bikeminded)0:13:30
-2lapsBen MarshallRow 10 - Cell 2
DNSMichael CrosbieRow 11 - Cell 2
DNSCameron IvoryRow 12 - Cell 2
DNSRowan BrownRow 13 - Cell 2
DNSJames Hanus (Scott Australia, Mitcham Cycle Centre, SASI)Row 14 - Cell 2
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Under 23 women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jess Wigan (Sealy's Cycles)1:48:15
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Under 19 men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Billy Sewell0:51:29
2Ben Bradley0:00:31
3Benjamin Forbes0:01:19
4Ben Comfort0:01:24
5Christopher Aitken0:01:38
6Scott Bowden0:02:45
7Chris Hamilton0:03:03
8Jack Lavis0:03:49
9Toby Stewart0:04:02
10Tasman Nankervis0:04:04
11Cameron Prosser0:05:47
12Rodger Pogson-Manning0:05:50
13Jason Lowndes0:06:56
14Peter McKellar Stewart0:07:05
15Harry Lindsay0:10:03
16Joel Rogers0:10:21
17Jordan Butler0:13:42
-2lapsHarry HerneRow 17 - Cell 2
DNSMichael HayashiRow 18 - Cell 2
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Under 19 women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Holly Harris1:09:13
2Emily Parkes0:00:10
3Kyna Millan0:01:30
4Karuna Henderson0:02:06
DNFElla Scanlan-BloorRow 4 - Cell 2
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Under 15 men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Liam Jeffries0:39:34
2Declan Prosser0:14:30
3Zale Ross-Willmore0:20:02
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Under 15 women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Sarah Tucknott0:48:44
2Gabrielle Millan0:34:57
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Under 17 men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Reece Tucknott0:35:21
2Simon Harrington0:00:35
3Hamish Prosser0:01:39
4Benjamin Green0:03:18
5Jack Jude0:03:23
6Mitchell Greenway0:04:06
7Jayden Ward0:04:26
8Dean Madden0:04:52
9Ben Lack0:05:13
10Roly Stewart0:05:43
11Foley Lachal0:06:21
12Jet Turner0:08:11
13Tom Green0:10:43
14Daniel Dowling0:13:44
15Malte Adebahr0:17:22
16Jack Gardner0:21:09
DNFCallum CarsonRow 16 - Cell 2
DNFJack BoothRow 17 - Cell 2
DNFJosh AbbeyRow 18 - Cell 2
DNFStefan CotroneoRow 19 - Cell 2
DNSDru BerrymanRow 20 - Cell 2
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Under 17 women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Ellie Wale0:56:28
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Expert men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Landon Arthur0:59:49
2Jan Francke0:02:10
3Phillip Bardsley-Smith0:03:54
4Gregory Ellis0:08:58
5Tim Rowe0:21:31
DNSShannon RademakerRow 5 - Cell 2
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Veteran men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jarrod Moroni0:56:34
2Gavin Burland0:01:56
3Damien Enderby0:02:21
4Dion Blair0:05:06
5Andrew Low0:07:09
6Daniel Gossert0:16:08
DNSCon MavroudakisRow 6 - Cell 2
DNSTrevor ArnoldRow 7 - Cell 2
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Veteran women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rhianna Farrell1:16:14
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Master men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Mark Fenner0:37:08
2Damon Willmore0:00:01
3Daniel Skerry0:00:25
4Richard Peil0:02:08
5David Harris0:04:43
6Rob Davis0:08:37
7Keith Hamilton0:22:28
DNSMicheal ChanceRow 7 - Cell 2
DNSAndrew RemelyRow 8 - Cell 2
DNSMichael ChanceRow 9 - Cell 2
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Master women
#Rider Name (Country) Team
DNSSally Fenner
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Super master men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Craig Peacock0:38:33
2John Henderson0:00:05
3Kevin Jones0:02:38
4Paul Verheijden0:07:50
5John Harvey0:09:02
6Nathan Carroll0:10:08
7Keith McKellar Stewart0:10:40
8Bruce Pain0:16:44
DNSRoger CampbellRow 8 - Cell 2
DNSScott CarsonRow 9 - Cell 2
DNSDavid DanksRow 10 - Cell 2
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Super master women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peggy Douglass0:55:43
2Jenny Tucknott0:01:35
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Sport men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Daniel Van Der Ploeg0:43:11
2Jason Head0:00:53
3Lucas Sproson0:01:03
DNFSteffan VaivarsRow 3 - Cell 2
DNSTim Bardsley - SmithRow 4 - Cell 2

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