History - BMX Australia 2001
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Participation in the sport of BMX in Australia appears to be in decline with only 2,500 registered riders Nationally.
April 2001
The Australian BMX National Championships were held in Happy Valley, South Australia.
Future Olympians Lauryn Reynolds wins the 10 Girls, Sam Willoughby wins the 10 Boys while Caroline Buchanan wins her second National Title in the 11 Girls.
Results
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Junior Elite Men 1. Shane Agalawatta
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Elite Women 1. Tanya Bailey |
Elite Men 1. Kamakazi |
Junior Elite Cruiser 1. Shane Agalawatta |
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Elite Cruiser 1. Kamakazi |
13-14 Challenge Cruiser 1. Leigh Darrell |
8 Challenge Girls 1. Lacey Oliver |
8 Challenge Boys 1. Nathan Smith |
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15-16 Challenge Cruiser 1. Peter Cowper |
9 Challenge Girls 1. Tamara Cranfield |
9 Challenge Boys 1. Christopher Vockenson |
10 Challenge Girls 1. Lauren Reynolds |
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10 Challenge Boys 1. Sam Willoughby |
17-18 Cruiser 1. Gavin Jedrzejczyk |
19+ Challenge Cruiser 1. Robert Slatter |
25-29 Cruiser 1. Simon Anderson |
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30-34 Masters Cruiser 1. Brad Farrant |
35-39 Masters Cruiser 1. Paul Simpson |
40-44 Masters Cruiser 1. Wayne Buckley |
45+ Masters Cruiser 1. Ian Curtis |
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11 Challenge Girls 1. Caroline Buchanan |
11 Challenge Boys 1. Luke Londema |
12 Challenge Girls 1. Jolene Knight |
12 Challenge Boys 1. Christopher Sloot |
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13 Challenge Girls 1. Melissa Mankowski |
13 Challenge Boys 1. Kane Gill |
14 Challenge Girls 1. Chloe Macpherson |
14 Challenge Boys 1. Robert Ksiezak |
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15 Challenge Girls 1. Renee Junga |
15 Challenge Boys 1. Brian Kirkham |
8-10 Challenge Cruiser 1. Justin Braybon |
16 Challenge Girls 1. Melissa Jolliffe |
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16 Challenge Boys 1. Peter Tulip |
17 Challenge Boys 1. Gavin Jedrzejczyk |
17-18 Challenge Girls 1. Sally Thomas |
18 Challenge Men 1. Graham Haren |
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19+ Challenge Ladies 1. Mardi Katakasi |
19+ Challenge Men 1. Robert Slatter |
25-29 Years Men 1. Simon Anderson |
30-34 Masters Men 1. Damon Bevan |
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35-39 Masters Men 1. Stephen Davies |
11-12 Challenge Cruiser 1. Christopher Sloot |
Video Footage of the 2001 National Titles was produced by Central Audio-Visual.
July 2001
The UCI - BMX World Championship were held in Louisville, Kentucky, USA on July 19 - 31st. This was another indoor run event that was marred by controversy over track conditions, and protests by the Pro Riders over what part of the track the wanted to race on. 32 Countries participated with 1653 entries. Australia finished in 3rd place in the Challenge Class rankings. Natarsha Williams finished 8th in the Elite Womens, Warwick Stevenson finished 5th and Luke Madill finished 8th in the Elite Mens final with Kamakaze finishing 7th in Elite Cruiser. We produced 3 world Champions in the Challenge Classes.
Results
13 Girls: Melissa Mankowski, World Champion
14 Girls: Chloe Macpherson, World Champion
13-14 Cruiser: Leigh Darrell, World Champion
Elite Cruiser: Kamakaze, 7th
Elite Women: Natarsha Williams, 8th
Elite Men: Luke Madill, 8th
Junior Cruiser: Shane Agalawatta, 7th
Junior Men: Ronnie Dugdell, 7th
12 Girls: Joelene Knight, 3rd
13 Girls: Tamika Hymers, 5th
14 Girls: Nikki Harper, 5th
14 Boys: Leigh Darrel, 7th
15 Boys: Brian Kirkham, 2nd
15 Boys: Shane Knight, 5th
15 Boys: Michael Fenwick, 8th
