Fridays Express 16/4 p 77
Race report and some results from last weekends B-B.
http://express-advocate-gosford.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/cross-knocks-40-minutes-off-her-110km-road-race-time/Cross knocks 40 minutes off her 110km road race time
sportGeneral15 Apr 10 @ 08:20pm by EMMA HERD
CENTRAL Coast Cycling Club’s Yoni Cross heads into next month’s state titles in fine form after taking out the 110km Blaney to Bathurst road race.
Cross, of East Gosford, completed Sunday’s event in three hours and two minutes, beating all women’s competitors, including NSW road champion India McLean, who is 10 years her junior. The result showed Cross how far she’d come in 12 months, after knocking 40 minutes off her 2009 time.
“I did it last year but was underprepared,” Cross said. “But this is pretty amazing.”
The weather made the race all the more difficult, with rain at the start, before the skies cleared by the finish. Cross paid tribute to her clubmate Mark Stapleton, whose support she said was instrumental in her win. It was a successful couple of days for Stapleton, who won a state silver medal in the hillclimb at Mount Panorama on Saturday, before playing a key role in Cross’ win.
It was a busy weekend for a large contingent of Central Coast Cycling Club members, with several successes.
In Saturday’s criterium racing at Mountt Panorama, Kane Kennett finished fifth from 60 starters in his division.
Junior divisions were won by Damon Marshall, Brianna Hunt and Matt Baker.
