WomensCycling.net - race coverage, Preview - Australian Open Road Championships 2007

The National Championships return to Buninyong in Victoria after 2 years in the Adelaide South Australia region. With the time trial taking place on Thursday and the road race on Saturday, there is enough recovery time that several riders are doubling up and riding both events.

The only starter from the 2006 time trial podium is defending Champion, Kathy Watt, who is also on the road race start list. Her nearest competition in the time trial comes from Amanda Spratt (NSWIS), Candice Sullivan (QLD) and Toireasa Gallagher, who achieved top ten placings in 2006. Sara Carrigan and Natalie Bates, who were second and third respectively last year are opting to only ride the road race this year.

The time trial takes place over a 28km circuit.

The circuit for the road race is considered so tough that the men's event has been cut from 18 laps 183.6km to 16 laps 163.2km after consultation by the organisers with Cycling Australia, National Head Coach, Shane Bannon and ex-Champion, Robbie McEwen. “You will still get the same result,” McEwen said. “This Buninyong course is so hard you won’t miss a couple of laps.”

The road race is missing last year's Champion, Kate Bates and also bronze medallist and previous Champion, Oenone Wood. The pair are away from Australia on team duties at their T-Mobile team's training camp in Majorca. Silver medallist from 2006, Sara Carrigan, the reigning Olympic road race Champion and Amanda Spratt, who was in the winning break until a few kilometres before the finish will start on Saturday. So too will Katie Mactier 4th in 2006, as long as her injuries sustained in Race 1 at the Jayco Bay Series have calmed down in time (click here for Bay Series coverage.) Other riders possibly in contention are Emma Rickards, Natalie Bates and Olivia Gollan, whilst Jenny Macpherson has been sprinting well recently, but may struggle on the climb. Kate Nichols will open her 2007 campaign in Buninyong, so too will Lorian Graham.

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Start List TT

Start Time	Number	Name	Surname	State
13:30	252	Rachel	Rayner	VIC
13:31	263	Louise	Nicholson	VIC
13:32	262	Nina	Buxton	NSW
13:33	261	Joanne	Bennett	WA
13:34	248	Freya	Scollay	NSW
13:35	245	Nicole	Whitburn	VIC
13:36	207	Kerry	Knowler	ACT
13:37	260	Clare	Vlahopoulos	VIC
13:38	243	Simone	Spykers	VIC
13:39	227	Amy	Schramm	QLD
13:40	240	Bridie	O'Donnell	VIC
13:41	259	Sarah	Roy	NSW
13:42	238	Lorraine	Meinke	VIC
13:43	258	Marilyn	Macdonald	VIC
13:44	257	Suzanne	Alway	VIC
13:45	256	Dana	Faletic	TAS
13:46	231	Tiffany	Cromwell	SA
13:47	230	Liz	Young	QLD
13:48	255	Rachel	Rademaker	VIC
13:49	226	Carla	Ryan	QLD
13:50	239	Peta	Mullens	VIC
13:51	223	Louise	Kerr	QLD
13:52	222	Helen	Griffiths	QLD
13:53	224	Kate	Mercer	QLD
13:54	216	Kate	Nichols	NSW
13:55	254	Judith	May	ACT
13:56	213	Toireasa	Gallagher	NSW
13:57	208	Vicki	Whitelaw	ACT
13:58	228	Candice	Sullivan	QLD
13:59	219	Amanda	Spratt	NSW
14:00	205	Kathryn	Watt	VIC

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Start List RR

Number	Name	Surname	State	Number	Name	Surname	State
200	Katie	Mactier	VIC	227	Amy	Schramm	QLD
201	Natalie	Bates	NSW	228	Candice	Sullivan	QLD
202	Sara	Carrigan	QLD	229	Linda	White	QLD
203	Bridget	Evans	QLD	230	Liz	Young	QLD
204	Jocelyn	Loane	QLD	231	Tiffany	Cromwell	SA
205	Kathryn	Watt	VIC	232	Stephanie	Frawley	SA
206	Jenny	Macpherson	VIC	233	Naomi	Williams	TAS
207	Kerry	Knowler	ACT	234	Emma	Colson	VIC
208	Vicki	Whitelaw	ACT	235	Jessica	Berry	VIC
209	Jenni	King	VIC	236	Deborah	Fagg	VIC
210	Erin	Chamberlen	NSW	237	Emma	Gaul	VIC
211	Sallyanne	Cowman	NSW	238	Lorraine	Meinke	VIC
212	Kate	Finegan	NSW	239	Peta	Mullens	VIC
213	Toireasa	Gallagher	NSW	240	Bridie	O'Donnell	VIC
214	Olivia	Gollan	NSW	241	Emma	Rickards	VIC
215	Vanessa	McDonald	NSW	242	Maryam	Rogers	VIC
216	Kate	Nichols	NSW	243	Simone	Spykers	VIC
217	Jemma	O'Brien	NSW	244	Tory	Thomas	VIC
218	Joanna	Somerville	NSW	245	Nicole	Whitburn	VIC
219	Amanda	Spratt	NSW	246	Lorian	Graham	QLD
220	Sarah	White	NSW	247	Briana	James	VIC
221	Nikki	Egyed	QLD	248	Freya	Scollay	NSW
222	Helen	Griffiths	QLD	249	Claire	Stevens	QLD
223	Louise	Kerr	QLD	250	Kate	Warren	TAS
224	Kate	Mercer	QLD	251	Amber	Jenkins	NSW
225	Patricia	Palmer	QLD	252	Rachel	Rayner	VIC
226	Carla	Ryan	QLD	253	Emma	Mackie	QLD

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Previous Winners

TimeTrial				Road Race
Year	Name	Surname	State	Year	Name	Surname	State
2006	Kate	Bates	NSW	2006	Kathy	Watt	Vic
2005	Oenone	Wood	ACT	2005	Lorian	Graham	Qld
2004	Oenone	Wood	ACT	2004	Oenone	Wood	ACT
2003	Sara	Carrigan	Qld	2003	Olivia	Gollan	NSW
2002	Sara	Carrigan	Qld	2002	Margaret	Hemsley	NSW
2001	Anna	Millward	Vic	2001	Katie	Mactier	Vic
2000	Tracey	Gaudry	ACT	2000	Anna	Wilson	Vic

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