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02 Mar Oceania Time Trial Championships

Posted at 07:21h in Calendar, Race Reports, Results by

For most of our girls this was their first international hit out and chance to pin the race number on in Australia. Overnight there was heavy thunderstorms and rain, which was proving to be a stressful night’s sleep for some of our riders. However, by the time 10:30am rolled round, the sun had come out and the roads had dried thankfully. The course was certainly undulating and technical, which lots to focus on for the riders and the 30 degree heat certainly proved challenging for the girls. We were very proud of the performance of all the girls and to come away with some Top 10 results was awesome. We now focus our attention on tomorrow’s Road Race.

Results

U23 Women

  • Arabella Tuck- 7th

U19 Women

  • Maia Barclay – 6th
  • Kirsty Watts- 9th
  • Muireann Green- 10th
  • Ava Maddison- 13th
  • Ruby Spring- 14th

Reports

Ava

I thought overall it was really interesting course and new it was going to be a strong woman course. I knew I had to focus on my power and not blow my legs in the first quarter. I felt quite strong and consistent through my ride, even though I got passed by the eventual winner. Unfortunately some mechanical issues with the gears, made for a quick bike change onto the roadie, but this is all good learnings and didn’t shake me too much.

Muireann

In my warm up, we noticed my race radios weren’t working so this was a tough start for me, followed by a rubbing wheel which needed to be fixed on the start line. My focus here was breathing and focussing on the task ahead but I let these issues get to me and affected my race plan. Upon reflection I also didn’t nail my pre-race nutrition, and this impacted my performance. I was happy with my turn arounds and lines, but a key takeaway was holding the aero position and tucking my head. I also know I need to keep the power on during the descents.

Kirsty

The first thing I noticed with my start once I had got going, was that I didn’t nail my starting gear choice as I spun out in the first few metres. The hills were hard to judge my pacing so I ended up going too hard in the first quarter and then I felt like I burnt out. After analysis of my performance, I set a new highest time trial heart rate, on this course. I was happy with my first international outing with a Top 10 result and have set some exciting goals for next year.

Maia

I felt really good going into the race and I was really nervous but I just let the nerves help me in the TT and use them to my advantage. I believed I paced myself really well and didn’t empty the tank too much in the first quarter. I got a surprise when I got to the roundabout and there was a car in slow motion in front from another rider’s support vehicle so had to rapidly decrease my speed and focus on getting safely around. Upon reflection on the race, one of my key strengths was consistent power on the descents, which helped lead into the climbs. I was really happy with 6th and being a second out of the top 5 girls.

Arabella

Ideally I should have checked my bike in full race mode prior to the race, to prevent the bike malfunctions I was having and elevated stress as a result. Some key takeaways for me would be to nail the technical aspects in the course by riding better lines and making sure I was staying hydrated beforehand and drinking water throughout the time trial. I wasn’t overly stoked with my performance on the day but I have used this to fuel my hunger to go out harder in the road race. Everyone was very helpful and supportive which was good and the team environment was very positive.

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