Both riders lead Australian MTB Series standings after first round
Chris Jongewaard (BH Jet Black Cycling) and Peta Mullens (Target-Trek) sealed their leads in the Subaru All Mountain Cup after the pair took out the elite men and women's categories at round one of the Australian Mountain Bike National Series at Mount Buller over the weekend.
Both Jongewaard and Mullens claimed victories in the cross country race held on Saturday and the point-to-point race, which concluded round one of the All Mountain Cup discipline on Sunday.
Jongewaard said his AMC lead over Jack Haig (Team Torq) and Andrew Blair (Swell Specialized MTB Team) is a great personal achievement and has put him in good stead for the season of mountain biking ahead.
"It is really important to me to know the work I have put in can be transferred into the race to get results," the South Australian said. "It's going to be tough holding onto the leader's jersey."
A carpenter by trade, Jongewaard described his 2012 season as far from his best form with the 33-year-old vying to take a different approach to the sport for 2013.
"2012 wasn't a good year," Jongewaard said. "I went back to work full time, so when you're working 48 hours a week it's hard to fit in any mountain biking.
"This year I have taken a different approach and won't be going back to work full time until March, and it seems to be paying off - no pies for lunch is also helping," Jongewaard joked.
Jongewaard won the point-to-point over Haig and Blair - the veteran rider saying once he and Haig had gained a gap on the field he allowed the 19-year-old to lead.
"Jack set the pace and I followed, he suffered there for a little bit and I could see that but there is so much singletrack that you can't really pass. I let Jack do his job and when the time came, I attacked and managed to come away with the win."
After placing second in both the cross country and the point-to-point, Haig - who elected to race in the elite category rather than under 23 - said his weekend had given him more incentive to claim top spot on the podium.
"It's good to be able to mix it up with the elite riders and I want to be able to beat Chris so it's more motivation to train a little bit harder," Haig said.
Women
In the women's All Mountain Cup, Mullens leads the rankings over Tory Thomas and Nathalie Schneitter.
The win comes as the 24-year-old prepares to tackle one of the world's most prestigious mountain bike races - the Cape Epic in South Africa.
"I'm a bit devastated that I don't think I can defend the jersey the whole way through the series," Mullens said of her impending absence from round three in Bright.
A former triathlete, road and track cyclists, Mullens says she has found her niche within the mountain biking community. "I've spent years overseas with the AIS road team and Cycling Australia have some great programs in cycling, I only hope that Mountain Biking can go that way," the Bendigo local said.
Mullens' sealed her overall win when she took out the XCP over teammate and defending series champion Jenni King (Target Trek) and Tory Thomas.
"I wanted to lead into the singletrack to calm my nerves and Jenni and I just kept yo-yo-ing for the lead all day," Mullens said of her race tactics.
"I'm a better climber than Jenni and she's a better descender - Jenni let me pass her on one of the climbs so I was able to lead down on the major descent before I gassed it up the next climb. I was just praying I could hold her off on the final descent.
"It's great for Target-Trek to go one-two today," Mullens said.
King lamented her mechanical in Saturday's cross country race has all but ended her chances in the general classification for the series, yet the defending Australian cross country champion will target the national championships in Canberra from February 20 - 24.
Full Results
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Elite men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Chris Jongewaard
1:34:10
2
Jack Haig
0:00:45
3
Andrew Blair
0:02:53
4
Shaun Lewis
0:05:25
5
Adrian Jackson
0:05:40
6
Andrew Fellows
0:06:01
7
Mark Tupalski
0:06:47
8
Sam Chancellor
0:06:47
9
Sid Taberlay
0:09:47
10
Nick Both
0:10:28
11
Michael Illing
0:12:21
12
Nicholas Morgan
0:12:29
13
Luke Fetch
0:14:44
14
Jarrod Quinn
0:38:06
DNS
Andrew Arthur
Row 14 - Cell 2
DNS
Scott Needham
Row 15 - Cell 2
DNS
Joel Tracksdorf
Row 16 - Cell 2
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Elite women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Peta Mullens
1:54:01
2
Jenni King
0:00:59
3
Tory Thomas
0:03:56
4
Nathalie Schneitter
0:08:20
5
Katherine O'Shea
0:11:10
6
Melissa Anset
0:15:07
7
Jaclyn Schapel
0:21:20
8
Therese Rhodes
0:24:10
9
Katie Chancellor
0:39:53
DNF
Lindsay Gorrell
Row 9 - Cell 2
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U23 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Benjamin Forbes
1:39:37
2
Brendan Johnston
0:03:13
3
Michael Crosbie
0:03:51
4
Sebastian Jayne
0:05:05
5
Jason Lowndes
0:08:48
6
Tom Goddard
0:09:51
7
Russell Nankervis
0:10:28
8
Brendan Adair
0:10:29
9
Tane Crosby
0:12:40
10
Ben Comfort
0:16:04
11
Rodger Pogson-Manning
0:16:40
12
Casper Oxlee
0:16:57
13
Jack Steele
0:21:34
14
Zack Agius
0:25:46
15
Alexander Meyland
0:27:07
16
Lachlan Bakewell
0:31:01
DNF
Harry Herne
Row 16 - Cell 2
DNF
Torren Lamont
Row 17 - Cell 2
DNS
Cameron Ivory
Row 18 - Cell 2
DNS
Billy Sewell
Row 19 - Cell 2
DNS
Travis Parkley-Simpson
Row 20 - Cell 2
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U23 women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Clea O'Brien
2:15:04
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U19 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Scott Bowden
1:41:51
2
Chris Hamilton
0:00:50
3
Ben Bradley
0:02:08
4
Mitchell Greenway
0:06:12
5
Ethan Kelly
0:06:52
6
Felix Smalley
0:07:12
7
Tristan Ward
0:10:25
8
Cameron Prosser
0:14:14
9
Simon Harrington
0:15:02
10
Dean Madden
0:15:55
11
Hamish Prosser
0:17:31
12
Alexander Yallouris
0:20:51
13
David Bleakley
0:27:46
14
Tasman Nankervis
0:28:55
15
Samuel Barnden
0:29:42
16
Jordan Butler
0:30:07
17
Jack Lavis
0:30:32
18
Jack Gardner
0:39:20
19
Josh Abbey
0:42:57
DNS
Jack Jude
Row 19 - Cell 2
DNS
Malte Adebahr
Row 20 - Cell 2
DNS
Austen Hawkins
Row 21 - Cell 2
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U19 women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Emily Parkes
2:12:05
2
Holly Harris
0:00:07
3
Ella Scanlan-Bloor
0:28:39
4
Karlee Gibson
0:42:05
DNS
Sophie Weston
Row 4 - Cell 2
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U17 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Liam Jeffries
1:02:53
2
Luke Brame
0:01:08
3
Callum Carson
0:02:08
4
Foley Lachal
0:05:14
5
Guy Frail
0:05:16
6
Tom Green
0:07:34
7
Jack Booth
0:11:40
8
Dylan McKenna
0:12:47
9
Michael Potter
0:18:40
10
Mitchell Dosser
0:22:32
11
Ben Read
0:22:37
12
Declan Prosser
0:26:52
13
Jet Turner
0:28:42
DNF
Ben Walkerden
Row 13 - Cell 2
DNF
Oliver Armstrong
Row 14 - Cell 2
DNS
Alex Lack
Row 15 - Cell 2
DNS
Joshua Sullivan
Row 16 - Cell 2
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U15 men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Kian Lerch-Mackinnon
1:08:12
2
Charlie Brodie
0:05:49
3
Cameron Wright
0:07:07
4
Jasper Albrecht
0:08:19
5
Josh Battye
0:17:28
6
Matthew Dinham
0:22:45
7
Callum Inglis
0:30:16
8
Tristan Miller
0:30:16
9
Oliver Gibson
0:35:34
DNF
Joseph Simpson
Row 9 - Cell 2
DNS
Piper Albrecht
Row 10 - Cell 2
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U15 women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Zoe Cuthbert
1:57:03
2
Sally Potter
0:18:00
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Veteran men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Lucas Sproson
1:53:03
2
Jarrod Moroni
0:02:22
3
Brad Clarke
0:03:55
4
Damien Enderby
0:07:57
5
Andrew low
0:14:09
6
Tim Ferres
0:18:32
DNS
Glen Cunial
Row 6 - Cell 2
DNS
Colin Balk
Row 7 - Cell 2
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Veteran women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Philippa Rostan
2:34:18
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Master men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Brett Kellett
1:55:55
DNS
Chris Gumley
Row 1 - Cell 2
DNS
Evan Jeffery
Row 2 - Cell 2
DNS
Pete Smith
Row 3 - Cell 2
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Master women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Justine Leahy
1:30:50
DNS
Jennifer Enderby
Row 1 - Cell 2
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Super master men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Craig Peacock
2:00:36
2
Paul Darvodelsky
0:16:38
3
Martin Keir
0:24:16
4
Simon Ronalds
0:48:43
DNS
David Danks
Row 4 - Cell 2
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Super master women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Sharon Prutton
1:27:18
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Ultra master men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Nicholas Bird
2:06:21
2
Myles Higgins
0:41:59
Standings
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Elite men standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Chris Jongewaard
3:15:19
2
Jack Haig
0:01:07
3
Andrew Blair
0:06:08
4
Shaun Lewis
0:08:40
5
Mark Tupalski
0:11:59
6
Adrian Jackson
0:12:24
7
Andrew Fellows
0:13:28
8
Sid Taberlay
0:17:16
9
Luke Fetch
0:18:53
10
Nick Both
0:19:43
11
Michael Illing
0:23:33
12
Nicholas Morgan
0:26:37
13
Sam Chancellor
0:36:50
14
Jarrod Quinn
1:10:04
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Elite women standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Peta Mullens
3:39:42
2
Tory Thomas
0:08:31
3
Nathalie Schneitter
0:12:25
4
Katherine O'Shea
0:16:37
5
Melissa Anset
0:26:36
6
Jaclyn Schapel
0:37:40
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U23 men standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Benjamin Forbes
3:13:14
2
Brendan Johnston
0:01:36
3
Jason Lowndes
0:07:47
4
Tom Goddard
0:14:32
5
Russell Nankervis
0:17:08
6
Brendan Adair
0:19:28
7
Ben Comfort
0:20:08
8
Jack Steele
0:33:41
9
Alexander Meyland
0:41:41
10
Rodger Pogson-Manning
0:44:57
11
Zack Agius
1:08:15
12
Lachlan Bakewell
1:15:30
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U19 men standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Ben Bradley
2:59:35
2
Chris Hamilton
0:00:30
3
Tristan Ward
0:09:56
4
Felix Smalley
0:10:39
5
Ethan Kelly
0:11:14
6
Mitchell Greenway
0:11:30
7
Simon Harrington
0:21:03
8
Cameron Prosser
0:21:16
9
Dean Madden
0:25:01
10
Tasman Nankervis
0:30:38
11
Jack Lavis
0:31:00
12
Hamish Prosser
0:33:06
13
David Bleakley
0:35:25
14
Jordan Butler
0:45:56
15
Alexander Yallouris
0:48:08
16
Samuel Barnden
0:56:59
17
Josh Abbey
0:58:16
18
Jack Gardner
1:06:37
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U19 women standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
2
Emily Parkes
3:31:13
1
Holly Harris
3:29:43
3
Ella Scanlan-Bloor
4:06:34
4
Karlee Gibson
4:27:14
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U17 men standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Liam Jeffries
1:50:35
2
Callum Carson
0:03:51
3
Luke Brame
0:04:42
4
Foley Lachal
0:09:34
5
Guy Frail
0:11:42
6
Tom Green
0:11:47
7
Jack Booth
0:21:04
8
Michael Potter
0:22:25
9
Mitchell Dosser
0:40:38
10
Jet Turner
0:44:53
11
Declan Prosser
0:47:50
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U15 men standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Kian Lerch-Mackinnon
1:43:06
2
Charlie Brodie
0:07:08
3
Cameron Wright
0:08:50
4
Jasper Albrecht
0:11:51
5
Josh Battye
0:21:26
6
Matthew Dinham
0:25:52
7
Callum Inglis
0:44:19
8
Tristan Miller
0:44:19
9
Oliver Gibson
0:48:00
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U15 women standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Zoe Cuthbert
2:48:55
2
Sally Potter
0:25:58
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Veteran men standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Lucas Sproson
3:17:41
2
Jarrod Moroni
0:01:36
3
Brad Clarke
0:05:02
4
Damien Enderby
0:14:10
5
Andrew Low
0:26:47
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Veteran women standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Philippa Rostrum
3:55:51
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Masters women standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Justine Leahy
2:36:49
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Super masters men standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Craig Peacock
2:54:20
2
Martin Keir
0:31:15
3
Simon Ronalds
1:04:02
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Super masters women standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Sharon Prutton
2:29:53
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Ultra masters men standings after one round
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Myles Higgins
3:56:11
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