Cycling Australia ha annunciato i finalisti dell’edizione 2017 dei Cycling Australia Awards.
La cerimonia di premiazione, che si terrà a Melbourn (Australia) il 17 novembre, culminerà con l’assegnazione del Sir Hubert ‘Oppy’ Opperman Medal & Trophy al ciclista australiano dell’anno.
Questi tutti i finalisti:
ELITE ROAD
- Women Katrin Garfoot (Gold Coast CC/QLD), Chloe Hosking (Canberra CC/ACT), Sarah Roy (Sydney Uni Velo Club/NSW)
- Men Caleb Ewan (Southern Highlands CC/NSW), Michael Matthews (Tuggeranong Vikings/ACT), Richie Porte (Launceston City CC/TAS)
ELITE TRACK
- Women Ashlee Ankudinoff (St George CC/NSW), Amy Cure (Mersey Valley CC/TAS), Stephanie Morton (South Coast CC/SA)
- Men Jordan Kerby (Hamilton Wheelers CC/QLD), Cameron Meyer (Midland CC/WA), Sam Welsford (Northern Districts CC/WA)
PARA-CYCLING
- Men Kyle Bridgwood C4 (Townsville CC/QLD), Darren Hicks C2 (Kilkenny CC/SA), David Nicholas C3 (Mackay CC/QLD)
- Women Carol Cooke T2 (St Kilda CC), Simone Kennedy C3 (Parramatta CC/NSW), Amanda Reid C2 (St George CC)
JUNIOR ROAD
- Women Madeleine Fasnacht (Hobart Wheelers CC/TAS), Sarah Gigante (Brunswick Cycling Club/VIC), Emily Mascaro (Midland CC/WA)
- Men Sebastian Berwick (St George CC/QLD), Thomas Jones (Carnegie Caulfield CC/VIC), Mitchell Wright (Illawarra CC/NSW)
JUNIOR TRACK
- Women Alexandra Martin-Wallace (Sunshine Coast CC/QLD), Lara Tucker (Rockhampton CC/QLD), Brooklyn Vonderwall (Scotch College/SA)
- Men James Brister (Port Adelaide CC/SA), Stephen Cuff (Penrith CC/NSW), Godfrey Slattery (Blackburn CC/VIC)
UNDER 23
- Lucas Hamilton (Ararat & District/VIC), Jai Hindley (Midland CC/WA), Sam Welsford (Northern Districts CC/WA), Alex Manly (Central Districts CC/SA)
BMX
- Men Brandon Loupos (NSW/BMX Freestyle), Logan Martin (QLD/BMX Freestyle), Kai Sakakibara (BMX Racing)
- Women Caroline Buchanan (ACT/BMX Racing), Lauren Reynolds (SA/BMX Racing), Leanna Curtis (BMX Racing)
MTB
- Men Michael Hannah (QLD/Downhill), Troy Brosnan (SA/Downhill), Jack Moir (Downhill)
- Women Tracey Hannah (QLD/Downhill), Janine Jungfels (QLD/Trials), Caroline Buchanan (ACT/4X)
Gary West Coach of the Year Award
- Nicholas Flyger (Track Sprint/SA), Tim Decker (Men’s Track Endurance/SA), Nicholas Formosa (Australian Para-cycling Team/QLD)
MASTERS TRACK
- Men Nathan Graves (Uni of Queensland CC/QLD), Geoff Stoker (Parramatta CC/NSW), Gary Mandy (Illawarra CC)
- Women Laurelea Moss (Gold Coast CC), Sally McKenna (Hunter Valley Masters/NSW), Anna Whitten (Hunter Valley Masters/NSW), Deborah Coulls (Illawarra CC)
MASTERS ROAD
- Women Anna Davis (Coburg CC/VIC), Gaye Lynn (Sutherland Shire CC/NSW), Julia Emblin (Sunshine Coast CC/QLD)
- Men Richard Barville (Peel District CC/WA), Trevor Hyde (Sutherland Shire CC/NSW), Peter Milostic (Penrith CC/NSW)
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES FOR 2017 (announced in November)