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January 14, 2022
National Championships 2022 – Australia – Criterium – Ballarat : 44 KM
The AusCycling Road National Championships will return to its early January time-slot in 2022 – after having run in February in 2021 – with the opening up of the international border and easing of quarantine restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic likely to make it easier for European-based professional riders to return to take part in the competition for a national title.
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January 14, 2022
National Championships 2022 – Australia – Criterium – Ballarat : 44 KM
The AusCycling Road National Championships will return to its early January time-slot in 2022 – after having run in February in 2021 – with the opening up of the international border and easing of quarantine restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic likely to make it easier for European-based professional riders to return to take part in the competition for a national title. The event, run in and around Ballarat, starts with the individual time trials, moves onto the criteriums in the heart of the Victorian city and then finishes with the elite road races. These will return to the traditional circuit starting and finishing in the small town of Buninyong, with its repeats of the Mount Buninyong climb wearing down riders and reducing the peloton as the laps go on.
Ruby Roseman-Gannon (BikeExchange-Jayco) won the elite women’s criterium at Australia’s Federation University Road National Championships, dominating the sprint from a select bunch of riders.
After finishing second for the past two years, the 23-year-old started the race as one of the favourites even though she had just Alex Manly for BikeExchange-Jayco team support.
Roseman-Gannon didn’t set a foot wrong all race. She made the deciding move and then, coming to the front as the line approached, timed her run perfectly to hold off Josie Talbot (SydneyUni-Staminade) in the sprint. Peta Mullens (Roxsolt Liv SRAM) who swept up the final spot on the podium.
“I’ve wanted this for a very long time and to finish it off in my first ride in full BikeExchange kit means so much,” said Roseman-Gannon in an interview on SBS straight after the race.
“I just can’t thank Alex Manly enough … she is the most selfless rider and I couldn’t have done it without her.”
Anya Louw (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast) took her second title of the year, coming across the line fourth and as the first U23 rider in the combined field. That means she adds the U23 criterium jersey to the collection which she started at the time trial on Wednesday.
“It feels quite surreal to be honest,” said Louw. “I didn’t expect this at all for the criterium. Coming in today I was working for my teammate Alexandra Martin-Wallace but unfortunately she got caught behind in a crash and wasn’t able to rejoin … I’m very grateful for today.”
The elite and U23 women tackled 40 laps of the 1.1km course, racing 44 kilometres in just over an hour on the hot dog circuit around the main streets of Ballarat, a regional city in central Victoria.
As the race started it was clear that the field wasn’t keen to give the breaks too much room to move, with the bunch largely staying together. There was a crash near the front of the race catching out Manly with little more than a third of the race run. However, it wasn’t long before she was back in the bunch and continuing to provide a strong and unrelenting presence as she patrolled the front of the field.
At the half-way point of the race Amber Pate (InForm TMX MAKE) who was the silver medallist in the time trial made a move. It was enough to spur splits in the field and the brief formation of a group out the front of around eight. The chase from the bunch meant it didn’t hold.
At around ten laps to go Emma Viotto (Giant Racing) also jumped out the front but the move was shut down again. The attempts kept coming and Lisa Jacob (Knights of Suburbia) then sparked the race deciding move.
A group of dangerous riders followed including Peta Mullens (Roxsolt Liv SRAM), Roseman-Gannon and Matilda Raynolds (InForm TMX MAKE). The select group of nine, which also included U23 time trial winner Louw, then swelled as time trial silver medallist Pate surged across to join teammate Raynolds, carrying Manly with her.
That meant Roseman-Gannon now had her lead out rider in place, and she wasn’t going to waste the opportunity to take a green and gold striped jersey of the national champion in her first year as a professional.
Results :
1 Ruby Roseman-Gannon (BikeExchange-Jayco) 1:01:44
2 Josie Talbot (Sydneyuni – Staminade)
3 Peta Mullens (Roxsolt liv SRAM)
4 Anya Louw (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
5 Matilda Raynolds (Inform TMX Make)
6 Neve Bradbury (Canyon SRAM)
7 Sophie Malowiecki (Giant Racing Team)
8 Amelia Watkinson 0:00:03
9 Alexandra Manly (BikeExchange-Jayco) 0:00:05
10 Lisa Jacob (Knights of Suburbia Racing)
11 Amber Pate (Inform TMX Make) 0:00:08
12 Tilly Field (Roxsolt liv SRAM) 0:00:33
13 Nicole Wilson (VA Pro Racing) 0:00:35
14 Keely Bennett (Knights of Suburbia Racing)
15 Ella Bloor (Inform TMX Make)
16 Gina Ricardo (Sydney Uni-Staminade)
17 Sophie Edwards (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
18 Courtney Sherwell (Roxsolt liv SRAM)
19 Emily Fowler (Intervelo)
20 Haylee Fuller (Team Rupelcleaning – Champion)
21 Charlotte McShane
22 Nicola MacDonald (Roxsolt liv SRAM) 0:00:36
23 Jessica Pratt (Sydney Uni Staminade)
24 Elizabeth Young (Butterfields Racing Team)
25 Alisha Wells (ARA pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
26 Emma Pratt (Cycling Development Foundation)
27 Georgia Whitehouse (Sydney Uni Staminade)
28 Jennifer Darmody (Sydney Uni Staminade)
29 Holly Lubcke (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
30 Mia Hayden (Women’s Racing Project)
31 Alana Forster (Butterfields Racing Team)
32 Rachael Wales (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
33 Maeve Plouffe (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
34 Hayley Jones (Giant Racing Team)
35 Emma Viotto (Giant Racing Team)
DNF Elizabeth Nuspan (Inform TMX Make)
DNF Eloise Sandow (Inform TMX Make)
DNF Suzy Wood (Knights of Suburbia Racing)
DNF Ashlee Jones (Knights of Suburbia Racing)
DNF Alexandra Martin-Wallace (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
DNF Lucie Fityus (Cycling Development Foundation)
DNF Hannah Seeliger (Cycling Development Foundation)
DNF Nicole Mitsigeorgis (Cycling Development Foundation)
DNF Lauren Thomas (Giant Racing Team)
DNF Izzy Flint (Roxsolt liv SRAM)
DNF Saffron Button (Roxsolt liv SRAM)
DNF Alli Anderson (Sasi)
DNF Rose Vassel (Stepfwd Soomom)
DNF Sharni Morley (Stepfwd Soomom)
DNF Laura Chancellor (Women’s Racing Project)
DNF Bree Playel (VA Pro Racing)
DNF Darcie Richards (VA Pro Racing Team)
DNF Celia Cowan (Norwood CC / Keystone)
DNF Fiona Bonnett
DNF Amy Cundy
DNS Chelsea Holmes (Inform TMX Make)
DNS Carlee Taylor (Inform TMX Make)
DNS Kate Perry (Knights of Suburbia Racing)
DNS Lauren Perry (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
DNS Chloe Moran (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
 won the elite women's criterium at Australia's Federation University Road National Championships, dominating the sprint from a select bunch of riders.
After finishing second for the past two years, the 23-year-old started the race as one of the favourites even though she had just Alex Manly for BikeExchange-Jayco team support.
Roseman-Gannon didn't set a foot wrong all race. She made the deciding move and then, coming to the front as the line approached, timed her run perfectly to hold off Josie Talbot (SydneyUni-Staminade) in the sprint. Peta Mullens (Roxsolt Liv SRAM) who swept up the final spot on the podium.
"I've wanted this for a very long time and to finish it off in my first ride in full BikeExchange kit means so much," said Roseman-Gannon in an interview on SBS straight after the race.
"I just can't thank Alex Manly enough ... she is the most selfless rider and I couldn't have done it without her."
Anya Louw (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast) took her second title of the year, coming across the line fourth and as the first U23 rider in the combined field. That means she adds the U23 criterium jersey to the collection which she started at the time trial on Wednesday.
“It feels quite surreal to be honest," said Louw. "I didn’t expect this at all for the criterium. Coming in today I was working for my teammate Alexandra Martin-Wallace but unfortunately she got caught behind in a crash and wasn’t able to rejoin … I’m very grateful for today.”
The elite and U23 women tackled 40 laps of the 1.1km course, racing 44 kilometres in just over an hour on the hot dog circuit around the main streets of Ballarat, a regional city in central Victoria.
As the race started it was clear that the field wasn't keen to give the breaks too much room to move, with the bunch largely staying together. There was a crash near the front of the race catching out Manly with little more than a third of the race run. However, it wasn't long before she was back in the bunch and continuing to provide a strong and unrelenting presence as she patrolled the front of the field.
At the half-way point of the race Amber Pate (InForm TMX MAKE) who was the silver medallist in the time trial made a move. It was enough to spur splits in the field and the brief formation of a group out the front of around eight. The chase from the bunch meant it didn’t hold.
At around ten laps to go Emma Viotto (Giant Racing) also jumped out the front but the move was shut down again. The attempts kept coming and Lisa Jacob (Knights of Suburbia) then sparked the race deciding move.
A group of dangerous riders followed including Peta Mullens (Roxsolt Liv SRAM), Roseman-Gannon and Matilda Raynolds (InForm TMX MAKE). The select group of nine, which also included U23 time trial winner Louw, then swelled as time trial silver medallist Pate surged across to join teammate Raynolds, carrying Manly with her.
That meant Roseman-Gannon now had her lead out rider in place, and she wasn't going to waste the opportunity to take a green and gold striped jersey of the national champion in her first year as a professional.
<strong>Results : </strong>
1 Ruby Roseman-Gannon (BikeExchange-Jayco) 1:01:44
2 Josie Talbot (Sydneyuni - Staminade)
3 Peta Mullens (Roxsolt liv SRAM)
4 Anya Louw (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
5 Matilda Raynolds (Inform TMX Make)
6 Neve Bradbury (Canyon SRAM)
7 Sophie Malowiecki (Giant Racing Team)
8 Amelia Watkinson 0:00:03
9 Alexandra Manly (BikeExchange-Jayco) 0:00:05
10 Lisa Jacob (Knights of Suburbia Racing)
11 Amber Pate (Inform TMX Make) 0:00:08
12 Tilly Field (Roxsolt liv SRAM) 0:00:33
13 Nicole Wilson (VA Pro Racing) 0:00:35
14 Keely Bennett (Knights of Suburbia Racing)
15 Ella Bloor (Inform TMX Make)
16 Gina Ricardo (Sydney Uni-Staminade)
17 Sophie Edwards (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
18 Courtney Sherwell (Roxsolt liv SRAM)
19 Emily Fowler (Intervelo)
20 Haylee Fuller (Team Rupelcleaning - Champion)
21 Charlotte McShane
22 Nicola MacDonald (Roxsolt liv SRAM) 0:00:36
23 Jessica Pratt (Sydney Uni Staminade)
24 Elizabeth Young (Butterfields Racing Team)
25 Alisha Wells (ARA pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
26 Emma Pratt (Cycling Development Foundation)
27 Georgia Whitehouse (Sydney Uni Staminade)
28 Jennifer Darmody (Sydney Uni Staminade)
29 Holly Lubcke (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
30 Mia Hayden (Women's Racing Project)
31 Alana Forster (Butterfields Racing Team)
32 Rachael Wales (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
33 Maeve Plouffe (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
34 Hayley Jones (Giant Racing Team)
35 Emma Viotto (Giant Racing Team)
DNF Elizabeth Nuspan (Inform TMX Make)
DNF Eloise Sandow (Inform TMX Make)
DNF Suzy Wood (Knights of Suburbia Racing)
DNF Ashlee Jones (Knights of Suburbia Racing)
DNF Alexandra Martin-Wallace (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
DNF Lucie Fityus (Cycling Development Foundation)
DNF Hannah Seeliger (Cycling Development Foundation)
DNF Nicole Mitsigeorgis (Cycling Development Foundation)
DNF Lauren Thomas (Giant Racing Team)
DNF Izzy Flint (Roxsolt liv SRAM)
DNF Saffron Button (Roxsolt liv SRAM)
DNF Alli Anderson (Sasi)
DNF Rose Vassel (Stepfwd Soomom)
DNF Sharni Morley (Stepfwd Soomom)
DNF Laura Chancellor (Women's Racing Project)
DNF Bree Playel (VA Pro Racing)
DNF Darcie Richards (VA Pro Racing Team)
DNF Celia Cowan (Norwood CC / Keystone)
DNF Fiona Bonnett
DNF Amy Cundy
DNS Chelsea Holmes (Inform TMX Make)
DNS Carlee Taylor (Inform TMX Make)
DNS Kate Perry (Knights of Suburbia Racing)
DNS Lauren Perry (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast)
DNS Chloe Moran (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast))
