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Australian Cyclo-cross Nationwide Championships – Izzy Flint and Max Hobson declare elite titles


Izzy Flint (Cervelo Australia Off-Street) and Max Hobson (Staff BridgeLane) claimed the elite titles on the AusCycling Cyclo-cross nationwide championships on a moist and muddy course at Ballarat’s Victoria Park.

The races for the inexperienced and gold jersey performed out on day one of many two day CX Ballarat – with Sunday delivering a UCI C2 occasion – on a course which was soaked by rain the evening earlier than. The fields included former winners but in addition some new challengers to tackle the two.65 km loop, that includes a brief however steep climb and descent on a bit referred to as ‘the mound’.

Hobson, who was second within the U23 title race final yr however made the step as much as the elite class in 2024, and the 2023 U23 title winner Tristan Nash, each took off within the early phases of the elite males’s race. Nevertheless, within the last third of the 9 lap race Hobson made his transfer and struck out to the entrance alone although Nick Smith (Duke Flanders) plus mountain bike and gravel racer Tasman Nankervis (Merida / BMC Shimano) had been in pursuit.  

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