Qantas Cup - State of Origin Series

Rider Info:    New South Wales    Victoria     Western Australia    Queensland     Tasmania    ACT

Teams List

New South Wales:                 Victoria:

Ben Kersten                      Mark French
Mark Renshaw                     Jason Niblett
Steve Woolridge                  Rodney McGee
Rochelle Gilmore                 Michelle Ferris
Katie Brown                      Narelle Petersen


West Australia:                  Queensland:

Ryan Bayley                      Chris Klem
Brodie Cullen                    Wade Cosgrove
Peter Dawson                     Daniel Rynne
Kristine Bayley                  Kerrie Meares
Kerry Cohen                      Anna Meares


Tasmania:                        Australian Capital Territory:

Darren Young                     Mark Jamieson (Tas)
Abram Manion                     Simon Camroux
Stephen Rossendell               Brendan Savage
Belinda Goss                     Rebecca Ellis
Louise Yaxley                    Lucy Stewart

New South Wales

Ben Kersten
20 year old Wollongong flyer Triple World Junior Champion and World 1 kilometre record holder. In his first year of open competition in 2000 defeated Shane Kelly to win the National 1km title, won the Olympic sprint and finished second in the Keirin. Competed in Holland last year and now with the AIS in preparation for Commonwealth Games and World honours.

Mark Renshaw
The 19 year old Bathurst express is one of the most versatile cyclist in Australia today. Current 2001 National time trial, teams pursuit, scratch race, points and madison champion and silver medallist in the individual pursuit. Equally at home on the road and the most exciting talent in Australia. Winner of the rider of the Qantas Cup series in 2001 and Goodwill Games winner.

Steve Wooldridge
24 year old Engineering graduate, the St. George star recorded one of his best ever season last year winning three national championships, the Madison, Teams Pursuit and Individual Pursuit. World Cup representative and many times.

Rochelle Gilmore
20 year old dynamo from Helensburg. The most versatile female cyclist in Australia, Won the Bay Series criterium, 2nd in World Cup in Australia and New Zealand earlier this month and final stage of the 2002 Tour de Snowy. 2nd World Cup points in Italy, 2nd in Malaysia in 2000 and 2nd in World Junior Points Champion-ship in 1999. Female rider of the Qantas Cup Series 00 & 01.

Katie Brown
19 year old cycling star from Menai. National Junior champin in 2000 and winner of the 2000 Olympic Youth Championship. Contested world junior championships and finished second in a Junior road tour in Switzerland.

Victoria

Mark French
Age 17 years 2001 - Dual World Junior Champion in Sprint and Olympic Sprint. Keep a close eye on this young cyclist as he is all class and will make his presence felt as a senior world champion.

Jason Niblett
Age 19 years - 2000 & 2001 Represented Australia in the World Junior Olympic Sprint Championship. Dual World Champion. Jason could become the fastest standing lap cyclist in Australia within the next two years and is also a fast and exciting sprinter.

Rodney McGee
Age 28 years - 1995 World Teams Pursuit Champion in Colombia. 2 Bronze medals at the Junior world championships. Making a come back to top track cycling and won National Madison title last weekend in Melbourne.

Michelle Ferris
Age 23 years - 1995 and 1996 Bronze Medallist at the World Championships. 1997 - 2 Silver Medals at the World Titles. 1998 - Silver & Bronze Medal at the Worlds. 1999 - Silver Medal at the Worlds. Olympic Medals - 1996 Atlanta Sprint Silver Medal & 2000 Time Trial Silver Medal. Olympic Record for the 200m Time Trial. Commonwealth Games two Silver Medals.

Narelle Petersen
Age 23 years First Australian Female World Champion, staged in Italy in the 2000m Individual Pursuit in 1997. Top class endurance cyclist.

Western Australia

Ryan Bayley
20 year old Perth Speedster. Member of the WAIS/AIS team. Current World Keirin Champion (Belgium 2001). 2000 dual World Junior Champion in Sprint and Olympic Sprint. Second National Sprint Championship 2000 and 2nd World Olympic Sprint Championship 2001.

Brodie Cullen
19 year old World Junior Track Representative and WAIS member. Second National Teams Pursuit (Junior) and 2nd National Junior Scratch Race championship. Current 2002 WA Keirin Champion.

Peter Dawson
20 year old National Track Endurance Squad member. 2001 member of the National nder 23 Road Team in Italy. 1999 World Junior Team Pursuit Champion and second in the World Points Race Championship in 2000. Won Australian Junior pursuit and points title in 2000.

Kristine Bayley
18 year old and another great speedster from the West. Winner of the National Junior Sprint Championship in 2001 and second in the 500 metre time trial. Seventh in World Junior Sprint title Won Women's Austral Wheelrace and WA Keirin title in 2002.

Kerry Cohen
29 year old - Winner of all four State Championships in 2002, Sprint, Pursuit, Time Trial and Points Race. 2001 finished 3rd National 10k championship and winner of State 500m time trial title. Raced in USA in 2001

Queensland

Chris Klem
Age 25 years from Townsville Currently a Cycle Shop Proprieter. Has represented Queensland for many years at the National Championships. 2002 Queensland Kieran Champion. Representing in Launceston and Brisbane only.

Danny Day
Age 29 years - from Brisbane currently on a QAS Scholarship. Employed as a Product Manager with the Bank of Queensland. - Former National Time Trial Champion. Sprint - World Championship Medallist / Tandem and Team Sprint. 2002, Queensland Time Trial and Sprint Champion. Representing in the Qantas Cup in Sydney only.

Wade Cosgrove
Age 17 years from Blackwater/Central Queensland and relocated to Rockhampton. QAS Scholarship, Currently a TAFE Student. Former National U/17 Time Trial Champion. Currently living and training in Brisbane with the QAS Squad. Gold Medallist 2000 Youth Olympics. Queensland Sprint and Time Trial Champion.

Daniel Rynne
Age 20 years from Brisbane. Is employed as an Apprentice Carpenter. 2002 - second Queensland Time Trial / third Sprint Kieran Gold Medal Team/ Sprint Gold Medal.

Kerrie Meares
Age 19 years from Middlemount/Central Queensland and relocated to Rockhampton, AIS & QAS Scholarship and Is currently living and training in Adelaide with the AIS. 2000 - U/19 World 500 Time Trial Champ. Current triple Australian Champion Sprint, Time Trial and Scratch/ fifth World Time Trial Championship.

Anna Meares
Age 18 years from Middlemount/Central Queensland and relocated to Rockhampton QAS Scholarship, Works part time with the National Bank. 2001 - World 500m Time Trial Champion and triple National Junio Champion. 2002 - Queensland Sprint & Time Trial Champion.

Tasmania

Darren Young
Age 25 years - Multiple major wheel race winner including the Austral 2002. Silver medallist Australian Madison 2002, Australian Team member for Goodwill Games and Cali World Cups in 2001. Second to Mark Renshaw in last years points score series in the QANTAS Cup.

Daniel Cutting
Age 23 years - Regular A Grade track cyclist and State team member. Winner of minor wheel races in Tasmania Christmas carnivals. Representing in Brisbane and Sydney only.

Abe Manion
Age 18 years - Launceston Wheel race winner. Multiple medallist in the State Junior Championships. Representing in the Qantas Cup at Launceston only.

Stephen Rossendell
Age 19 years - Junior Silver medallist National Championships in the Kilo and the Teams Pursuit. Launceston Wheel Race Winner.

Belinda Goss
Age 18 years - Multiple Australian Champion on the road and track including current titles in the Junior Pursuit and Points race. 2001, 4th in the World junior Points race. Still a junior for 2002.

Louise Yaxley
Age 20 years - Bronze medallist in the 2001 National Pursuit Championship. She has finished in the top 4's in the National Points scratch race and the Oceania Championships in 2001.

ACT

Kial Stewart
Age 18 Years - 2001 Junior World Track Champion as a member of the winning Olympic sprint team. sixth in the World 1 kilometre time trial. Australian Junior Time Trial Champion and silver medallist in the Junior Sprint.

Mark Jamieson
Age 18 years - Current National junior pursuit champion. Multiple National Champion in road and track events in the junior ranks. Burnie Wheel race winner 2002. Australian team for track 2001 - fourth in Worlds Team's Pursuit. Representing the ACT in Launceston only.

Simon Camroux
Age 25 years - second year of track racing. Comes from road racing. Is developing his track skills this year. An endurance rider.

Brendan Savage
Age 23 years - Second year of track racing. Comes from road racing. Is mainly an endurance rider and is adding some more experience to his track racing this year.

Rebecca Ellis
Age 22 years. Had two years off from racing because of glandular fever. National junior championships 1998, several medals, bronze and silver.

Lucy Stewart
Age 17 years - National junior championship 2001. Several medals in the U17 sprint events. A very competitive rider who is gaining a lot of experience this year competing against senior riders.

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