Lisa Mathison and Tony Myatt take the Solo GC and QLD Category Series wins at Sugar Bag
The QLD Series of Rocky Trail’s Shimano Mountain Bike Grand Prix wrapped up at Sugar Bag MTB Park supported by Sunshine Coast Council.
The relatively short but tough course had the competitors digging deep into their endurance skills for the 4 hour lap race. The event was endorsed by the CORCA club. The target lap times in these events are anywhere between 30 and 50 minutes across the field of first-timers between the tap and those having trained a lifetime for power output.
Solos battle for race titles
The major titles in the four hour competition are the General Classification for Solo Riders as well as Sprint and KOM/QOM accolades. The Sugar Bag event had riders claim podiums across a wide age range.
In the women’s, Brisbane’s Lisa Mathison claimed the Solo GC win with 8 laps completed in 4:32.33 as well as the fastest female lap time with 33:12min. The 37-year old is a former 2x junior XCO World Champion and represented Australia in the 2004 Athens Olympics. With two wins in the Shimano MTB GP at Logan and this podium at Sugar Bag, Mathison is the 30-39 Female Solo QLD Series winner.
Rebecca Stone from Moggill was second in the GC (40+ winner with 7 laps) and Daisy Hill’s Christie Turnbull (18-29 winner with 6 laps).
The talented Ella Menigoz clocked in a time of 2:53min on the climbing challenge for the fastest junior female time. The 16-year old from Newfarm has been a regular at the Rocky Trail start lines in QLD this year and will be one to watch in years to come.
Tony Myatt GC men’s winner, KOM for Darcy Harris
The local racer from Glasshouse Mountains Tony Myatt took out the generall classification in the men’s with 9 laps in 4:12.15 ahead of Michael Giess from The Gap (4:19.45) and Cameron Scutts from Centenary Heights (4:23.55).
Line honours, KOM and Sprint title for team racer Darcy Harris
Darcy Harris is another successful local racer. The 19-year old pairs racer claimed the King of the Mountain title with 2:25min on the climbing section as well as the Sprint title for the fastest male lap in 24:40min. With his team mate Kyle Stewart they took out the line honours for the quickest outright result for the KWT/Maxxis Team.
A regular at the Rocky Trail start line, local racer Jess Hoskin, was the Queen of the Mountain at Sugar Bag. The 24-year old is a true all-rounder across cross-country as well as gravity MTB disciplines and punched out a 2:44min climb. Hoskin raced in a pairs team and was also the fastest female for the Sprint title with a lap time of 26:54min.
Parker Deutzmann from Wurdong Heights was the fastest male junior with 26:42min, claiming the White Junior Sprint plate.
Rocky Trail’s cross-country event line-up continues with 4-hour as well as ultra-endurance and marathon events in NSW. The Shimano MTB GP Series in VIC will be a 3-race line-up in Gippsland in October and November. For dates and venues, visit rockytrailentertainment.com
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RESULTS
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2022 SERIES
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