MOUNTAIN BIKE ORIENTEERING
Australian MTBO 2009 Squads
World Ranking List 2008
HIGH PERFORMANCE SQUAD In recognition of reaching the highest standard in World MTBO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 37
MTBO MEN Adrian Jackson Ruslan Gritsan Beat Schaffner Anton Foliforov Lasse Brun Pedersen Beat Oklé Tõnis Erm Tobias Breitschädel Lubomír Tomecek Simon Seger Matthieu Barthélémy Andreas Rief Maxim Zhurkin Christian Gigon Viktor Korchagin Margus Hallik Bjarke Refslund Erik Skovgaard Knudsen Jiri Hradil Alex Randall Damian Welbourne
AUS RUS SUI RUS DEN SUI EST AUT CZE SUI FRA AUT RUS AUT RUS EST DEN DEN CZE AUS AUS
380 347 344 343 340 336 329 305 276 265 244 242 239 228 223 222 221 210 208 179 103
40 50 53 64 72 73 83 88 99 99 107 113 122 125 127 136 146 151 166 183
Dion Keech Andrew Fellows David Simpfendorfer David West Stu Adams Joel Young Craig Flintoft Marcel vanSchie Hamisch Mackie Martin Boland David Clark Jiri Cech Toby Carter Jeremy Welbourne Matt Hope Jason Cheshire Miles Ellis Paul Darvodelsky Steven Todkill Anthony Darr
AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS
92 72 70 56 49 48 44 42 38 38 35 32 29 27 25 21 19 18 15 13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 11 12 13 14
MTBO WOMEN Michaela Gigon Christine Schaffner Ingrid Stengård Anna Füzy Marquita Gelderman Hana Bajtosová Ramune Arlauskiene Karolina Mickeviciute Anna Kaminska Ksenia Chernykh Sonja Zinkl Renata Paulícková Marika Hara Nadia Mikryukova
AUT SUI FIN HUN NZL SVK LTU LTU POL RUS AUT CZE FIN RUS
401 381 361 340 331 323 319 281 277 277 258 246 242 237
15 16 17 18 19 30 37 58 62 73 89 111 115 139
Markéta Jirásková Line Pedersen Lisi Hohenwarter Madeleine Kammerer Thorlene Egerton Carolyn Jackson Melanie Simpson Narelle Ash Helen Sheldon Diana Mittag Cath Chalmers Margaret Bouttell Sonya Palfreyman Jen Graham-Taylor
CZE DEN AUT FRA AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS
228 214 213 212 206 122 90 58 54 46 35 25 23 10
Adrian Jackson.................. VIC
Women Alison Curtin................... NSW Sarah Dunnage.................. WA Caitlin Wade...................... VIC
SENIOR A SQUAD = those who have represented Australia at WOC, have strongly contested selection or have performed well in major events and demonstrated commitment to elite MTBO racing
JUNIOR A SQUAD = those who have achieved top performances in major events and have expressed an interest in committing to improving with a view to attending selection trials in the future.
Men Tony Clark*........................ VIC Anthony Darr................... NSW Paul Darvodelsky............. NSW Andrew Fellows................ QLD Matt Hope......................... TAS Alex Randall....................... VIC David Simpfendorfer..........ACT
Junior Boys Chris Firman...................... QLD Heath Jamieson................. VIC Peter Markworth................ VIC Kurt Neumann................... QLD Oscar Phillips.................... TAS Luke Poland....................... ACT Joshua Roberts............... NSW
Women Cath Chalmers.................. WA Thorlene Egerton*............... Qld Mary Fien........................ NSW Jen Graham-Taylor............. WA Carolyn Jackson................ VIC Anna Sheldon*................... Qld Melanie Simpson*.......... NSW
JUNIOR B SQUAD = those who have shown a high level of competitiveness in MTBO events and are committed to improving their skills and ability.
SENIOR B SQUAD = Those who have demonstrated a high level of performance and a commitment to attending selection trials in the future.
Junior Boys Morgan Clark..................... VIC Ian Lawford....................... ACT Alex Massey................... NSW James Robertson................ VIC *not available for selection for 2009
Men Jiri Cech.......................... NSW Aaron Dodd......................... VIC Jamie Goddard................... VIC Stewart Grieg.................... WA Dion Keech......................... VIC Matt Koerber..................... ACT Brett Merchant................... SA Matt Ryder........................ QLD Ricky Thackray................. WA John Toomey.................... WA Jason Wallington.............. WA Damian Welbourne......... NSW
2009 National MTBO Series The 2009 Australian MTBO schedule will focus on three rounds of the 2nd National MTBO Series. Round 1 - April 25 (Middle Distance); 26 (Long Distance) Woodend, Victoria (Selection Trial for MTB WOC) Round 2 - June 6 (Sprint); 7 (Long Distance); 8 (Middle Distance) - Mt Gambier, SA (National Championships) Round 3 - September 5 (Middle Distance); 6 (Long Distance) - Beerburrum, Queensland (Final Round) Four divisions – M21E, W21E, M17-20E, W17-20E – will contest seven races over the 3-round series. In addition to the Senior and Youth classes, Junior (-14,-16) and Masters classes (40-, 50-, 60-, 70+) will be contested during these events. With the 2009 MTB WOC staged from August 9th to 16th in Israel, Round 1 in Victoria will be the Selection Trials for Israel. Blake Gordon, OA MTBO Committee 34 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER MARCH 2009
Bayside Kangaroos and Tuckonie Orienteers present
4 BIG reasons to ride at Woodend on April 25 & 26 1. 2009 Victorian MTBO Championships 2. National MTBO Series Round 1 3. Australian Selection Trials 4. Victorian MTBO Series Race 1 & 2
Middle & Long Distance races A terrific new map using a popular MTB riding area close to Melbourne The Event Centre will be at the fantastic Cammeray Waters Resort
All details and entry at
vicmtbo.com or call organiser, Peter Cusworth on 0409 797 023
