National Club Esports Series: Canberrans in command after Round 2

The ACT has seized control of the AusCycling National Club Esports Series, with Canberra Cycling Club joining Vikings Cycling Club at the top of the standings after Round 2.

Vikings has extended its lead to over 100 points and now sits in first place with 582 points.

Canberra has moved up to second spot with 461 points, leapfrogging reigning premiers Waratah Masters and eRANDWICK.

Held on Wednesday evening, Round 2 was raced on the hilly Knickerbocker course in Zwift’s futuristic version of New York. Again, the events attracted massive turnouts, with over 700 riders signing up to race on Zwift. The 23-kilometre race began with tricky undulations through Central Park, before the steep climb to the New York KOM sorted out the strongest in each grade.

For Vikings, Kirsty Lower made it two wins from two starts in Women’s C Grade. Katie Gregory, Sophie Chapman and Cat Riley continued the theme of Vikings women picking up solid points.

Men’s D Grade was particularly profitable for the club, with Jonathan Lowe, Rob Fisher and Carl Linkenbagh all finishing in the top four.

Canberra rocketed into second place on the back of Vicki Whitelaw’s back-to-back victories in Women’s A Grade, paired with a top-two lockout for Ben Hill and Brayden Clews-Proctor in Men’s A Grade. Liam O’Dea, Nathan Schubert, Josie Pepper and Inez Cashman were also among the Canberrans who scored highly.

Looking beyond the podium, Victoria’s Knox BMX Club is holding its own among the track and road clubs, sitting on a respectable 125 points in 22nd place. Geelong Mountain Bike Club, Warrandyte MTB Club and Sydney BMX Club are the other off-road clubs represented in the standings.

The AusCycling National Club Esports Series continues next Wednesday evening on a course that will feature gravel roads for the first time in this competition.

AusCycling National Club Esports Series
Overall standings after Round 2

1. Vikings Cycling Club 582
2. Canberra Cycling Club 461
3. Waratah Masters Cycling Club 437
4. eRANDWICK 371
5. Bathurst Cycling Club 347
6. Jindabyne Cycling Club 278
7. Parklife Cycling Club 276
8. Hawthorn Cycling Club 271
9. Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club 261
10. Port Adelaide Cycling Club 243
11. BrunZwick 242
12. Gold Coast Cycling Club 230
13. St George Cycling 229
14. Mornington Cycling Club 209
15. St Kilda Cycling Club 193
16. Northern Cycling Inc 175
17. Sydney Cycling Club 173
18. Coburg Cycling Club 159
19. Sydney Uni Velo Club 157
20. Dubbo Cycling Club 151
21. Southern Cross Cycling Club 132
22. Knox BMX Club 125
23. Blackburn Cycling Club 85
24. Balmoral Cycling Club 76
25. Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club 75
26. University of Queensland Cycling Club 67
27. Parramatta Cycling Club 59
28. Geelong Mountain Bike Club 52
29. Morten Bay Cycling Club 27
30. Warrandyte MTB Club 25
31. Sydney BMX Club 21
32. Marconi Cycling Club 16
33. Sutherland Shire Cycle Club 15
34. Birrarung Cycling Club 11
35. Orange Cycle Club 10
36. Norwood Cycling Club 7
37. Italo Australian Cycling Club 7
38. Sunshine Coast Cycling Club 4
39. Ipswich Cycling Club 4

For full results and standings, visit the results page.