Jared Graves takes Top Spot in Oceania UCI Points Clash

[Scott]

San Marcos, California (March 4, 2006) Utopia Optics’ Jared Graves (Toowoomba), got a clear run this last weekend in the BMX UCI Oceania Round #7 in Canberra to win the most recent UCI Oceania Region Points Race. The 24 year old used his early lead to stay out of trouble and win his second UCI race this year. Graves lead in the first straight and with a long track by BMX standards he managed to retain the lead from Billy Joliffe (Tamworth). Joliffe is coming back to form after being the highest placed Australian at the World Championships last year. Graves' win now elevates him to the top of the Oceania Ranking with New Zealander, Matthew Cameron just one point behind. Second placed, Billy Joliffe now moves up in rankings into a close third just one point behind Cameron.

With an Australian National Title just last month at the Downhill Mountain Bike Championships in Canberra. Graves has turned his attention to BMX in an attempt to make the Australian World Championship team in BMX and then perhaps an Olympic berth in Beijing.



Riders line up next week in Papakura, New Zealand for the 8th UCI Oceania Round.



UCI Oceania Round #7 & Probikx National Series #7

Saturday, 4 March 2007 - Tuggeranong, Canberra - Australia



Elite Men

1 Jared Graves [UTOPIA]

2 Billy Jolliffe

3 Khalen Young

4 Daniel Johnstone

5 Jamie Gray

6 Wade Bootes

7 Alexander Cameron

8 Kamakazi



story & photo from BMXmania.com

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Jeremiah Dylan Dean

Bike Team Manager


Utopia Optics International