Nineteen national titles have been awarded in Perth this morning in the para-cycling, transplant, hearing impaired and athlete with intellectual impairment categories in the Westbridge Funds Road National Championships.
Riders were buffeted by a powerful easterly wind all race long as they conquered up to five laps of the 13.5-kilometre circuit through Kings Park and the Perth CBD.
Reigning world champions Tahlia Clayton-Goodie and Alana Forster were among the winners, while local Perth riders including Andrew Bannister (Midland) and Kate Burton (Northern Beaches) featured prominently in the results.
The races were preceded by a moment's silence in memory of Paige Greco, a champion Australian para-cyclist who tragically passed away last year.
Today's para-cycling event kicked off a weekend of road race s in the Western Australian capital, culminating in the elite men's and women's races on Sunday.
- π₯ Women B: Jodi WILLIS-ROBERTS (Bundaberg) / Greer NOVAK (pilot)
- π₯ Women C1: Tahlia CLAYTON-GOODIE (Geelong & Surf Coast)
- π₯ Women C3: Anu FRANCIS (Port Adelaide)
- π₯ Women C4: Meg LEMON (Port Adelaide)
- π₯ Women C5: Alana FORSTER (Ballarat Sebastopol)
- π₯ Women Hearing Impaired: Joanne CHAMBERLAIN (Lifecycle)
- π₯ Women Transplant: Kate BURTON (Northern Beaches)
- π₯ Men B: Zachariah CLARKSON (Gold Coast) / Peter SPENCER (pilot)
- π₯ Men C2: Darren HICKS (Norwood)
- π₯ Men C3: Kyle WILLIS (Moreton Bay)
- π₯ Men C4: James CRACKNELL (St Kilda)
- π₯ Men C5: David BRYANT (Albany)
- π₯ Men Hearing Impaired: Trent JENNINGS (South West)
- π₯ Men H2: Rhys TAPPENDEN (Lifecycle)
- π₯ Men H3: Alexander WELSH (Lifecycle)
- π₯ Men H4: Grant ALLEN (Port Adelaide)
- π₯ Men AWII II: Kealy KITKEVICS (Gold Coast)
- π₯ Men T2: Andrew BANNISTER (Midland)
- π₯ Men Transplant: Lachlan NINNESS (Brisbane)
For full results, visit the results page.
Photos: Zac Williams / Chris Auld