Reigning world title holders are among the 20 national champions crowned this morning in the para cycling, transplant, hearing impaired and athletes with intellectual impairment (AWII) time trials at the Westbridge Funds Road National Championships.
Blustery conditions greeted the athletes as they tackled two, or in some categories three, laps of the 9.6-kilometre time trial circuit around Bold Park in Perth, WA.
The morning's competition was accented by a splash of rainbow bands, thanks to the presence of four of Australia's world champion para-cyclists – Alana Forster, Emily Petricola, Tara Neyland and Tahlia Clayton-Goodie, all of whom won their events today.
Also in attendance was Jodi Willis-Roberts, a Paralympic champion athlete in shot put who is now turning her talents to para cycling. Piloted by Greer Novak, Willis-Roberts competed in the Women B category for vision-impaired athletes.
Popular West Australian winners included Perth's Andrew Bannister in the men's tricycle category, and Albany's David Bryant.
The nation's top para cyclists will return to competition on Saturday morning with the road races starting and finishing in Kings Park.
- 🥇 Women B: Jodi WILLIS-ROBERTS (Bundaberg) / Greer NOVAK (pilot)
- 🥇 Women C1: Tahlia CLAYTON-GOODIE (Geelong & Surf Coast)
- 🥇 Women C3: Emily PETRICOLA (St Kilda)
- 🥇 Women C4: Tara NEYLAND (Brunswick)
- 🥇 Women C5: Alana FORSTER (Ballarat Sebastopol)
- 🥇 Women Hearing Impaired: Joanne CHAMBERLAIN (Lifecycle)
- 🥇 Women T2: Annaliese HODGE (Brunswick)
- 🥇 Women Transplant: Kate BURTON (Northern Beaches)
- 🥇 Men B: Sam HARDING (T3C) / David WATTS (pilot)
- 🥇 Men C2: Darren HICKS (Norwood)
- 🥇 Men C3: Kyle WILLIS (Moreton Bay)
- 🥇 Men C4: Hayden LONG (Midland)
- 🥇 Men C5: David BRYANT (Albany)
- 🥇 Men Hearing Impaired: Trent JENNINGS (South West)
- 🥇 Men H2: Rhys TAPPENDEN (Lifecycle)
- 🥇 Men H3: Alexander WELSH (Lifecycle)
- 🥇 Men H4: Grant ALLEN (Port Adelaide)
- 🥇 Men AWII II: Kealy KITKEVICS (Gold Coast)
- 🥇 Men T2: Andrew BANNISTER (Midland)
- 🥇 Men Transplant: Lachlan NINNESS (Brisbane)
For full results, visit the results page.
Photos: Zac Williams / Chris Auld