Cyclists dominate Oceania championships

NSWIS cyclists have domnated the 2012 Oceania Cycling Championships in Adelaide.

Ashlee Ankudinoff was the standout performer on the openining days, bagging four gold medals. Ankudinoff got off to a flying start with gold in the women’s team pursuit, before adding individual gold in the women’s 10km scratch, 20km scratch and women’s individual pursuit.

Her gold was matched by Kaarle McCulloch taking out the women’s 500m time trial and sprint, and Peter Lewis winning the men’s team sprint. McCulloch also took silver in the women’s keirin, while Lewis added silver in the men’s sprint.

Caleb Ewan continued his rapid rise in the sport by taking silver in the men’s individual pursuit and bronze in the men’s 15km scratch, with fellow NSWIS athlete Andrew Taylor winning silver in the men’s keirin. Other bronze medallists from the championships were Cassandra Kell in the women’s team sprint, and Mitchell Bullen in the men’s team sprint.

Rising stars Josie Talbot, Jack Edwards and Brad Heffernan also impressed in their events. Talbot took gold in the women’s under-19 team pursuit and under-19 omnium; Edwards triumphed in the men’s under-19 individual pursuit and under-19 team pursuit, and Heffernan secured silver in the men’s under-19 omnium.