Masters champions crowned in Wollongong

Fifty-five masters national champions have been crowned at the 2022 AusCycling Masters and Junior Road National Championships in Wollongong.

The combined masters and junior event was run over four days and featured an individual time trial atop Mount Keira, a criterium at the Illawarra Criterium Track, and two days of road races at Marshall Mount.

Local riders from Illawarra Cycle Club collected three gold medals: David Deitz took out the Masters 5 Men criterium before Angela Gates and Luke Meers enjoyed success in their road races.

Two riders enjoyed a perfect week with triple national titles. Nicole Oh (Sydney Uni VC) and Clare Johnston (Gold Coast CC) both achieved a hat-trick of victories across the three disciplines.

It meant that Oh, who has previously spent time racing in the United Kingdom, added her first, second and third green-and-gold jerseys to her collection.

“I’ve got a couple of British ones (jerseys). I hadn’t got an Australia one yet,” said Oh.

“The TT was a bonus, but I really wanted to win the crit, because I’ve got a crit British jersey. So now I’m happy.”

Nicole Oh won all three events in her category at the 2022 AusCycling Masters Road National Championships.

These championships brought together the best of Australia’s masters and junior competitors into one place. The events had previously been held separately.

“It’s been great, there’s so many people here,” Oh said. “The feeling that there’s a big event here, you can feel it.

“It’s great to see there’s so many juniors. I didn’t know there were that many junior riders in Australia, it’s really good.”

The AusCycling Masters and Junior Road National Championships were a curtain-raiser to the UCI Road World Championships, which begin tomorrow in Wollongong.

2022 AusCycling National Champions

Masters 1 Women

• Time trial: Jessica MACKILLOP (Randwick CC)
• Criterium: Jessica MACKILLOP (Randwick CC)
• Road race: Nicole WILSON (Sydney Uni VC)

Masters 2 Women

• Time trial: Kim PEDERSEN (Port Adelaide CC)
• Criterium: Bree PLAYEL (Manly Warringah CC)
• Road race: Bree PLAYEL (Manly Warringah CC)

Masters 3 Women

• Time trial: Elly WARREN (Central Coast CC)
• Criterium: Laurelea MOSS (Coffs Harbour CC)
• Road race: Angela GATES (Illawarra CC)

Masters 4 Women

• Time trial: Nicole OH (Sydney Uni VC)
• Criterium: Nicole OH (Sydney Uni VC)
• Road race: Nicole OH (Sydney Uni VC)

Masters 5 Women

• Time trial: Kelly PHUAH (Redlands CMC)
• Criterium: Nicky ROLLS (Brisbane CC)
• Road race: Nicky ROLLS (Brisbane CC)

Masters 6 Women

• Time trial: Anna DAVIS (Coburg CC)
• Criterium: Annie BRAMLEY (Roues Chaudes CC)
• Road race: Kate OLGERS (Peloton Sports)

Masters 7 Women

• Time trial: Sue TIERNEY (Alpine CC)
• Criterium: Gabrielle HOWARD (Waratah Masters CC)
• Road race: Maria NASH (Waratah Masters CC)

Masters 8 Women

• Time trial: Clare JOHNSTON (Gold Coast CC)
• Criterium: Clare JOHNSTON (Gold Coast CC)
• Road race: Clare JOHNSTON (Gold Coast CC)

Masters 9 Women

• Road race: Annie SIMMONS (Waratah Masters CC)

Masters 1 Men

• Time trial: James BARTLETT (Uni of QLD CC)
• Criterium: Jonathon CRIDLAND (Southern Cross CC)
• Road race: James BARTLETT (Uni of QLD CC)

Masters 2 Men

• Time trial: Brad NORTON (Shepparton CC)
• Criterium: Phillip LUCAS (Randwick CC)
• Road race: Luke MEERS (Illawarra CC)

Masters 3 Men

• Time trial: Rod HUTCHINSON (Penrith CC)
• Criterium: Kevin BERKELEY (Parramatta CC)
• Road race: Ben MORRISON (Canberra CC)

Masters 4 Men

• Time trial: Chris LING (Randwick CC)
• Criterium: Chris LING (Randwick CC)
• Road race: Peter WAKEFIELD (Penrith CC)

Masters 5 Men

• Time trial: Steve CRISPIN (Canberra CC)
• Criterium: David DEITZ (Illawarra CC)
• Road race: Arlen VARTAZARIAN (Manly Warringah CC)

Masters 6 Men

• Time trial: Joe SPANO (Carnegie Caulfield CC)
• Criterium: Robert YOUNG (Albury Wodonga CC)
• Road race: Robert YOUNG (Albury Wodonga CC)

Masters 7 Men

• Time trial: Steven KNIGHT (Peel District CC)
• Criterium: Russell NEWNHAM (Carnegie Caulfield CC)
• Road race: Russell NEWNHAM (Carnegie Caulfield CC)

Masters 8 Men

• Time trial: Trevor COULTER (Carnegie Caulfied CC)
• Criterium: Ivan COLIG (St George CC)
• Road race: Wayne HILDRED (Alpine CC)

Masters 9 Men

• Time trial: Malcolm LYNN (Sutherland Shire CC)
• Criterium: Edward YOUNGER (Waratah Masters CC)
• Road race: Ron HEWES (Murwillumbah CC)

Masters 10 Men

• Time trial: Myles HIGGINS (Shepparton CC)
• Criterium: Darrell WHEELER (Dubbo CC)
• Road race: Darrell WHEELER (Dubbo CC)

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Photos: John Veage