Australian Team for MTB WOC 2008 in Poland
Sunday, 27 April 2008
 The selection trials for the 2008 MTBO
WOC and JWOC teams were held over the weekend of 19th and 20th April, in
Victoria. - Saturday 19th April - LONG Distance
held near Newstead ( west of Castlemaine)
- Sunday 20th April am - MIDDLE Distance
held at Nerrina, on the northen eastern outskirts of Ballarat
- Sunday 20th April pm - SPRINT Distance
held at Nerrina, on the northen eastern outskirts of Ballarat
The courses for the 3 events were of a
good standard. The maps were of adequate
standard: Long event - there was some
poor track mapping in detailed areas. Middle and Sprint - the map had far too many 'gold diggings' features
mapped, so the map was unnecessarily cluttered. The overprinting on Day 2 was of a poor quality and although not affecting
the results it caused the competitors some confusion. The weather was perfect for orienteering
racing- cool in the mornings , warming up to around 23 - 25C, still and
with blue skies.
The mens and Womens Teams
are ( in alphabetical order)
Australian 2008 MTBO WOC TEAM
MEN
Paul Darvoldeski (NSW)
Adrian Jackson (VIC)
Alex Randall (VIC)
David Simpfendorfer (ACT)
WOMEN
Cath Chalmers (WA)
Thorlene Egerton (Qld)
Jen Graham-Taylor (WA)
Melanie Simpson (NSW) JWOC MTBO TEAM
Four junior boys aged 15 - 17 yrs
nominated for selection.They came
from came Qld, Tas and Vic. Their rides produced a mix
of satisfactory results. However, it
was considered that the standard of the boys results was not sufficiently high
to warrant naming them as JWOC team members. It was felt that as a group they are
particularly young and relatively inexperienced MTB orienteers.
Over the next few years they will become
physically stronger and with increased mtbo competition they should improve
between 10 - 20%, in their performances. Then it will be time to select
Australia's first JWOC MTBO Team!
Peta Whitford, Rick Armstrong and
Eric Andrews
National Selectors for Australian
MTBO WOC 2008 Team
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