Thomas Locke, Leanna Curtis win NSW downhill titles

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Leanna Curtis (GreenValleys MTB Club) and Thomas Locke (Garigal Gorillas MTB Club) have won the 2022 AusCycling Elite Downhill State Championships – New South Wales at GreenValleys Mountain Bike Park, Tongarra on Sunday.

Nineteen-year-old Locke, who divides his time between Sydney and Canberra, narrowly edged out Tim Eaton and Josh Arcus for the men’s title. Locke posted a winning run of 1:53.286, just six-tenths quicker than Eaton and a second ahead of Arcus.

Curtis, the reigning Gravity Enduro National Champion, outclassed her field with a run of 2:22.289, comfortably beating Ashleigh Weinert and Tash Bonney to the top step. After recovering from a fractured tibia, it’s a promising sign for Curtis ahead of her GE title defence in October.

Leanna Curtis at the 2022 AusCycling Elite Downhill State Championships – New South Wales

2022 AusCycling Downhill State Champions – NSW

  • Thomas Locke – Elite Men
  • Leanna Curtis – Elite Women
  • Corey Dowling – Expert Men
  • Katie Lawrance – Expert Women
  • Lee Tynan – Masters Men
  • Stephen Bruen – Super Masters Men
  • Jake Whitton – Veteran Men
  • Carissa Kirk-Pattman – Veteran Women

Juniors

  • Wilkin Payens – U19 Men
  • Tahlia Richens – U19 Women
  • Bow Habermann – U17 Men
  • Elleni Turkovic – U17 Women
  • Daniel Turkovic – U15 Men
  • Katarina Carlsson – U15 Women
  • Finn Child – U13 Men
  • Indiana Lambert – U13 Women

E-bike

  • Thiago Boaretto – E-bike Elite Men
  • Connor Jones – E-bike Junior Men
  • Jodi Triffett – E-bike Masters Women
  • Peter Coombs – E-bike Masters Men

Results and photos

Full results: click for e-bike and non e-bike results.

Photos: visit Outer Image Collective.

Thomas Locke on the podium at the 2022 AusCycling Elite Downhill State Championships – New South Wales Leanna Curtis on the podium at the 2022 AusCycling Elite Downhill State Championships – New South Wales

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