Squidly Didly
16-03-2008, 12:14 AM
Kawerau’s Matt Walker gave the Kiwis something to shout about when he took out the Four Cross title at the UCI Oceania Mountainbike Championships in Nelson today.
Walker produced a superb run in the final to edge out compatriot and dual slalom winner Edward Masters (New Plymouth) in the final.
The Australians, who dominated yesterday’s cross country, had to be content for the final placings with Ryan Hunt third and Terry Scarr fourth in a closely fought final with only two seconds covering the four riders.
Visiting Great Britain rider Tracy Moseley won the women’s final, following on from her second placing in the dual slalom.
Moseley edged out Australian Caroline Buchanan, reversing the result of the dual slalom.
Australia’s Sarsha Huntington was third and Nelson’s Harriet Carson fourth.
It proved an exciting final with only 4/10ths of a second separating the top three in a blanket finish.
Four Cross is similar to the dual slalom competition but with four riders in each wave in an elimination format.
The Oceania championship finishes with the downhill tomorrow.
Ian Hepenstall
Sports Media NZ Ltd
E: ian@sportsmedianz.com
Walker produced a superb run in the final to edge out compatriot and dual slalom winner Edward Masters (New Plymouth) in the final.
The Australians, who dominated yesterday’s cross country, had to be content for the final placings with Ryan Hunt third and Terry Scarr fourth in a closely fought final with only two seconds covering the four riders.
Visiting Great Britain rider Tracy Moseley won the women’s final, following on from her second placing in the dual slalom.
Moseley edged out Australian Caroline Buchanan, reversing the result of the dual slalom.
Australia’s Sarsha Huntington was third and Nelson’s Harriet Carson fourth.
It proved an exciting final with only 4/10ths of a second separating the top three in a blanket finish.
Four Cross is similar to the dual slalom competition but with four riders in each wave in an elimination format.
The Oceania championship finishes with the downhill tomorrow.
Ian Hepenstall
Sports Media NZ Ltd
E: ian@sportsmedianz.com