Lidcombe Oval brought cyclists from all across the state to compete in the NSW Metropolitan and Country Junior Track Championships on Saturday, November 23, will Bathurst will represented at the event.
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Jenna Gallagher, Ebony Robinson, Tyler Puzicha, Cadel Lovett and Luke Tuckwell all competed for medals, with Sebastian Gallagher also competing in the under 9s participation category.
Three Bathurst cyclists - Gallagher, Robinson and Puzicha - all picked up gold medals in the under 11s girls, under 15s girls and under 17s girls respectively, while Lovett and Tuckwell also picked up silver in the under 15s boys and under 17s boys respectively.
Bathurst Cycling Club secretary Tracey Robinson said the Bathurst cyclists "did really well".
"Jenna Gallagher, Ebony Robinson and Tyler Puzicha all won gold, but Cadel Lovett and Luke Tuckwell also won silver," she explained.
"Young Sebastian Gallagher, he was in a category call participation. They're actually not old enough to race competitively. It's about getting out there and having fun.
It's about getting out there and having fun.
- Bathurst Cycling Club secretary Tracey Robinson
"Some clubs will give them a chocolate bar in they win, but the guys got medals this time. It was fun watching their faces because they get pretty excited about that."
A point system was in place on Saturday, combining each cyclist's results in a time trial, scratch race and sprint derby race for an overall score.
"They compete in three different type of races and get awarded points depending on how well they went in it and then they tally them up and that's how they decide the actual champion," Robinson said.
"It's kind of like a lead into the sprint competition as they get older. This one was a shorter race with not many people on the track at the one time."
"The kids that won medals meant that everyone that went won something.
Gallagher won her category with 13 points, two ahead of her closest rival - Central Coast Cycling Club's Lucy Abbott - in the under 11 girls, while Robinson dominated the under 15 girls to win gold by six points.
Hunter cyclist Noah Mason was too good in the under 15 boys, eight points ahead of Bathurst's Lovett in second.
Puzicha was too strong in under 17 girls, her score of 15 points was seven ahead of Illawarra's Emily Strumfin in second and eight points ahead of Port Macquarie's Alani Cockshutt in third.
Tuckwell was three points off under 17 boys eventual winner Ryan Britten, with the Illawarra cyclist finishing with 13 points, with Coffs Harbour Cycling Club competitor Asher Fawle finishing third with a score of six.
For a complete list of results from track championships, visit the Cycling NSW website at cyling.org.au/nsw.