UCI MTB Trade Team
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The Cycling Australia discovertasmania.com cross country mountain bike team is an elite development program which provides athletes with intensive training and competition opportunities. The program aims to graduate athletes into professional careers on UCI trade teams competing at World Cups and to improve the Australian team's performances internationally.
The team is sponsored by the Tasmanian Government and while in Australia is based at the Tasmanian Institute of Sport.
2009 is the first year Australia's elite development team has been registered as a UCI MTB team - this will ensure that riders will gain valuable exposure in international events.
The six riders who have been selected to compete and train in 2009 under the guidance of Cycling Australia Cross Country Mountain Bike Coach, Neil Ross, are:
- Charlton Durie (NSW) - 2008 U19 Australian XC Champion
- Gracie Elvin (ACT) - 2009 U23 Australian XC Champion
- Rowena Fry (TAS) - 2009 Australian XC Champion
- Nathan Haas (ACT) - silver medallist 2009 U23 XC Australian Championships
- Lachlan Norris (VIC) - 2009 U23 Australian XC Champion
- Paul van der Ploeg (VIC) - 2008 U23 Australian XC Champion
The team has now travelled to Europe and will compete on the UCI MTB World Cup circuit between April- September.
Those selected in the Australian team will also line up at the 2009 UCI MTB World Championships which will be staged at Canberra's Mt Stromlo Forest Park 1-6 September.
Team reports:
Rowena Fry-Madrid World Cup- May 2009
Team newsletter:
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