Brosnan and Crisp win final round of Australian downhill series
Both riders claim overall series title
The 2014 Australian National Mountain Bike Series concluded in Thredbo on Sunday afternoon with Troy Brosnan and Michelle Crisp were crowned downhill series winners in Thredbo. Downhill racers battled it out on the iconic Cannonball Run track.
Elite men
In the elite men's action, the former two-time junior world champion Brosnan came into the round with an almost unassailable lead, but that didn't stop him from delivering on the day.
Close racing saw the fastest time fall repeatedly as the top 10 riders arrived at the finish, and Thomas Crimmins was second last down the hill, posting the then fastest time of the day for the elite field of 4:54.77.
Brosnan was last, and he didn't disappoint the massive crowd at Thredbo. He finished in 4:46.25, the fastest time of the weekend for the final race run of the series, a massive 8.52 seconds faster than Crimmins and the field, to give him both the race win and the national downhill series title.
"I'm really happy with the win, I just pedalled as much as I could and barely had any mistakes. I was a little bit surprised at how fast I actually went," said Brosnan.
Thinking about the series, Brosnan said, "It feels pretty good. I was taking it race by race, and I've come out with the win, another one to tick off and heading into the national champs."
Crimmins would ultimately finish second and David McMillanwould take third
Elite women
In the elite women's race, Michelle Crisp was third last down the track and set a great time of 5:59.22. She would face a nervous wait, with Kellie Weinert and favourite Danielle Beecroft left to finish.
Ultimately neither Beecroft or Weinert would manage to unseat Crisp, although it was Weinert that went frighteningly close to finish second by only 0.1s. Beecroft took the bronze.
Crisp was equal parts relieved and excited. "It's great - after such a terrible year last year with injuries. I still can't quite believe it - I'm so stoked to take out the race and the series in the one day."
Other categories
Tegan Molloy in the under 19s was yet again the fastest female rider of the day by over 12 seconds, an amazing achievement from the junior rider.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Troy Brosnan (Specialized Racing) | 0:04:46.25 |
2 | Thomas Crimmins (Giant Bicycles Australia) | 0:00:08.52 |
3 | David McMillan (Swell-Specialized Team Thredbo ) | 0:00:10.39 |
4 | Graeme Mudd (Lusty Industries - Orange ) | 0:00:14.73 |
5 | Rhys Atkinson (Specialized) | 0:00:15.53 |
6 | Brendan Moon (Bilt Factory Racing) | 0:00:15.80 |
7 | Todd Madsen (Drift Helmet Cam's) | 0:00:16.19 |
8 | Timothy Eaton (Giant Bikes) | 0:00:16.42 |
9 | Ben Cory | 0:00:16.76 |
10 | Brent Smith (TWE Wheels/Endeavour Cycles) | 0:00:17.91 |
11 | Luke Ellison (Bilt Bikes) | 0:00:19.87 |
12 | Luke Garnham (Thredbo MTB Petri) | 0:00:20.11 |
13 | Ben Power (Ben Power Racing) | 0:00:20.40 |
14 | Rick Boyer (Lusty Industries - Orange ) | 0:00:21.20 |
15 | Matt Hardwick | 0:00:21.52 |
16 | Oliver Zwar (Pinner Designs, Yale Australia) | 0:00:22.60 |
17 | Mark Conliffe | 0:00:24.44 |
18 | Tim Windshuttle (Thredbo MTB, Trek) | 0:00:25.09 |
19 | Angus Maddern | 0:00:25.46 |
20 | Richard Kreuzer | 0:00:25.69 |
21 | Regan Arthur | 0:00:25.75 |
22 | Michael Willis | 0:00:28.50 |
23 | Blake Nielsen | 0:00:29.05 |
24 | Chris Barlin | 0:00:31.43 |
25 | Kyle Bishop | 0:00:36.94 |
26 | Murray Stephens | 0:00:40.29 |
27 | Mathew Dodd (NSDynamics) | 0:00:41.18 |
28 | Pedr Lapp | 0:00:48.10 |
29 | Elliot Ried | 0:01:59.84 |
30 | Joshua Button (GIANT Bicycles) | 0:02:08.77 |
31 | Daniel Hallam | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Conor Bullard (Bilt Bikes) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Kent Hamilton (Lusty Industries) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Dean Lucas (Rowny Sports) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Geoff Wilson | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Tan Hong Chun | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Michelle Crisp (Norco Bicycles) | 0:05:59.22 |
2 | Kellie Weinert | 0:00:00.10 |
3 | Danielle Beecroft (JetBlack) | 0:00:03.14 |
4 | Victoria Armstrong | 0:00:10.84 |
5 | Brodie Chapman | 0:00:22.85 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Andrew Crimmins (Kona Factory) | 0:04:54.03 |
2 | Matthew McCorkell (Cycles Devinci) | 0:00:07.71 |
3 | Aiden Varley (YVC/Giant Race Team) | 0:00:10.12 |
4 | Max Warshawsky (Planet Cycles) | 0:00:11.70 |
5 | Joel Willis (Fox Suspension) | 0:00:12.80 |
6 | Benjamin Dengate (Bilt bikes) | 0:00:13.83 |
7 | Ben Hill (Swift Rocky Mountain) | 0:00:16.80 |
8 | Jackson Davis (FJC) | 0:00:19.08 |
9 | Alec Reid | 0:00:20.17 |
10 | David Maggs (Deubel Bikes) | 0:00:26.85 |
11 | Cody Love (DSW Designs) | 0:00:27.21 |
12 | Dan Booker (Track X, Ride Bellerive) | 0:00:28.18 |
13 | Darcy Day (POC) | 0:00:32.56 |
14 | Timothy Kmetyk | 0:00:33.30 |
15 | Brandon Maxwell | 0:00:35.32 |
16 | Darcy Grooby | 0:00:36.24 |
17 | Cosi Hofman | 0:00:36.43 |
18 | Connor Mackne (Alltrack Bicycles) | 0:00:38.73 |
19 | Connor Surgeoner | 0:00:39.03 |
20 | Luke Donnelly | 0:00:39.86 |
21 | Jarrod Wynn (Avanti Plus Wollongong) | 0:00:43.52 |
22 | Callum Saxby | 0:00:46.29 |
23 | Kieran Osborne | 0:00:48.22 |
24 | Mathias Butcher (Dentbiz) | 0:00:56.15 |
25 | Christopher Green | 0:01:00.07 |
26 | Michael Roberts (Blonde Bikes) | 0:01:00.63 |
27 | Jack Haugen | 0:01:00.65 |
28 | Ryan O'Linn | 0:01:19.03 |
29 | Jack McInnes | 0:01:36.20 |
30 | Ryan Plunkett (Pushys Fyshwick) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Tegan Molloy (Kona, Thredbo MTB) | 0:05:46.31 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Patrick Butler | 0:05:43.37 |
2 | James Findlay | 0:00:00.14 |
3 | Troy Weinert (Thredbo MTB) | 0:00:11.48 |
4 | Bryce Heathcote | 0:00:11.52 |
5 | Dylan Fraser | 0:00:11.77 |
6 | Jackson Connelly | 0:00:22.07 |
7 | Matthew Dinham | 0:00:22.23 |
8 | Christopher Palser | 0:00:27.91 |
9 | Tom Hansen | 0:00:48.16 |
10 | Andy Beer | 0:01:51.90 |
DNS | Mitchell Wynn (Avanti Plus Wollongong) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Remy Morton | 0:05:00.86 |
2 | Jackson Frew (Giant Bikes) | 0:00:03.01 |
3 | Harry Parsons (Red Hub) | 0:00:25.44 |
4 | Harri Jones (Planet Cycles) | 0:00:26.93 |
5 | Luke Butcher (Dentbiz) | 0:00:27.66 |
6 | Jacob Mossner | 0:00:28.98 |
7 | Jack Lumb | 0:00:31.51 |
8 | Alex Dickson (Sacred Ride) | 0:00:31.68 |
9 | Christopher Findlay | 0:00:35.23 |
10 | Henry Hunt (Adelaide Independent Racing) | 0:00:36.76 |
11 | Matt Kelly (Aldgate Bike Shop) | 0:00:37.20 |
12 | Jarrod Murphy | 0:00:37.47 |
13 | Riley Horsman (Sacred Ride) | 0:00:38.61 |
14 | Lachlan Gibson | 0:00:39.58 |
15 | Patrick O'Connor (O'Connor Civil Construction) | 0:00:40.08 |
16 | Aidan Wynn (Avanti Plus Wollongong) | 0:00:42.35 |
17 | Matt Ellison | 0:00:46.58 |
18 | Harry Ewings | 0:00:49.06 |
19 | Grant Christesen | 0:01:00.02 |
20 | Logan Quinn | 0:01:17.29 |
21 | Harry Donald (planet cycles) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sheldon George | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Olly Moeller | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Rachel Weinert | 0:07:02.14 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Troy Brosnan | 330 | pts |
2 | David McMillan | 211 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Thomas Crimmins | 204 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Dean Lucas | 171 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Joshua Button | 170 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Connor Fearon | 165 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Graeme Mudd | 158 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Rhys Atkinson | 132 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Brendan Moon | 114 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Luke Ellison | 108 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Timothy Eaton | 105 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Brent Smith | 83 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Mathew Dodd | 64 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Ben Cory | 63 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Matt Hardwick | 62 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Oliver Zwar | 58 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Todd Madsen | 55 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Liam Panozzo | 53 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Rick Boyer | 50 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Richard Kreuzer | 49 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Chris Barlin | 43 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Peter Knott | 39 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Ben Power | 37 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Henry Blake | 35 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Angus Maddern | 34 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Mark Conliffe | 29 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Luke Garnham | 28 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Luke Ball | 26 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Tim Windshuttle | 23 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | William Rischbieth | 23 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Alex Swann | 21 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Ben Crundwell | 19 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Phillip Piazza | 19 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Conor Clancy | 18 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Kent Hamilton | 15 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Regan Arthur | 14 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Michael Willis | 14 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Luke Reynolds | 14 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | James Maltman | 13 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Brad McDonnell | 13 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Blake Nielsen | 12 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Ngari Jenkins | 10 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Mikael Amberntsson | 10 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Kyle Bishop | 9 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Jared Rando | 9 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Murray Stephens | 8 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Angus Jackson | 8 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
47 | Steven Hauck | 8 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Joel Barrington | 8 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
49 | Kieran Jenkins | 8 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Elliot Ried | 7 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
51 | Pedr Lapp | 7 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Daniel Hallam | 7 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Conor Bullard | 7 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michelle Crisp | 295 | pts |
2 | Danielle Beecroft | 215 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Sarah Booth | 210 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Victoria Armstrong | 183 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Kellie Weinert | 165 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Shelly Flood | 140 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Brodie Chapman | 124 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Carrie McLachlan | 79 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Philippa Rostan | 50 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ben Hill | 256 | pts |
2 | Andrew Crimmins | 253 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Max Warshawsky | 247 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Aiden Varley | 218 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Matthew McCorkell | 208 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Joel Willis | 175 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Benjamin Dengate | 152 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Dan Booker | 138 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Jackson Davis | 133 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Darcy Grooby | 83 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Dru Berryman | 80 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Connor Mackne | 79 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Matthew Taylor | 79 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Cody Love | 72 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Ryan O'Linn | 59 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Alec Reid | 58 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | David Maggs | 53 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Luke Donnelly | 43 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Darcy Day | 42 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Jarrod Wynn | 40 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Ryan Plunkett | 38 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Josh Lea | 36 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Hayden Stead | 33 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Cody Barker | 27 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Drew Gartery | 24 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Cosi Hofman | 21 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Connor O'Dwyer | 20 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Benjamin Kelaart | 20 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Timothy Kmetyk | 20 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Connor Surgeoner | 19 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Brandon Maxwell | 16 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Tim Black | 16 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Joshua Dierickx | 15 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Callum Saxby | 13 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Kelcie Howie | 13 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Nick Bussmann | 13 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Corey Booth | 13 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Rong Min | 12 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Kieran Osborne | 11 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Mathias Butcher | 11 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Christopher Green | 11 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Jack Haugen | 10 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Brad Greenham | 9 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Jack McInnes | 8 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
44 | Michael Roberts | 8 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Jack Parsons | 8 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
46 | Jack Stewart | 8 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
46 | Wade D'arcy | 8 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Joshua Hughes | 6 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tegan Molloy | 360 | pts |
2 | Ellie Wale | 163 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Remy Morton | 338 | pts |
2 | Jackson Frew | 315 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Harry Parsons | 219 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Harri Jones | 169 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Jacob Mossner | 155 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jarrod Murphy | 114 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Harry Donald | 113 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Lachlan Gibson | 106 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Henry Hunt | 100 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Logan Quinn | 98 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Riley Horsman | 91 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Matt Kelly | 90 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Christopher Findlay | 80 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Jackson White | 79 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Harry Ewings | 73 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Alex Dickson | 67 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Luke Butcher | 65 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Aidan Wynn | 52 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Jack Lumb | 50 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Ben Silkstone | 48 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Matt Ellison | 44 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Ben Zwar | 34 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Max Heizer | 30 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Leyton Barker | 28 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Jackson Howie | 26 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Patrick O'Connor | 25 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Cameron Wale | 21 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Sheldon George | 20 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Grant Christesen | 17 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Sebastian Barbour | 17 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Kyle Longmore | 16 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Louis Stevens | 15 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Callum Dawes | 13 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Harry Lukasz | 13 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Samuel McNaughton | 12 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rachel Weinert | 120 | pts |
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