SHE may not be a gold dealer, but Bathurst cyclist Kalinda Robinson most certainly knows how to win it.
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Robinson has added two more gold medals to her already impressive resume, being crowned the NSW under 19 women's time trial and sprint champion after two big nights on the boards of Dunc Gray Velodrome.
It's a venue where Robinson has enjoyed a host of winning moments - last month it's where she was crowned the overall victor in the NSW Sprint GP Series - but each win she experiences there is relished given the calibre of cyclists she competes against.
"Obviously I've raced at quite few state championships, but it never gets any easier, the competition is still very high so it's good racing," she said.
The competition she faced last Friday and Saturday night included fellow Bathurst Cycling Club and Western Regional Academy of Sport cycling squad talent Tyler Puzicha.
It was Puzicha who was the runner-up to Robinson in the sprint and time trial.
"We've been racing each other since we were little kids and she's always good competition," Robinson said.
"It's definitely hard racing against her and now that we're older we're sort of trying out different things trying to get the best of each other."
In Friday night's time trial, Robinson clocked a winning time of 36.444 seconds with Puzicha's effort 0.48 seconds off that mark.
A flying 200 metres qualifier was used to determine semi-final rankings for the sprint event on Saturday, with Robinson clocking the fastest time ahead of Puzicha.
Both Bathurst riders then won their best of three semi-final in two sprint efforts over the 750m distance, Robinson bettering Parklife CC's Georgia Bonora, while Puzicha advanced to the gold medal round by beating ACT's Lily Stratford.
In the battle for gold it was Robinson who prevailed 2-0.
The performances were a good sign for the noted sprinter who is hoping to add Cycling Australia Track Nationals gold medals to her collection when those titles are held in Brisbane at the end of March.
"Obviously I've been working on the sprint events, the sprint and the 500, and just trying to improve my times," the talented teenager said.
"They weren't PBs, but I'm pretty happy with the times considering where I am in my training program at the moment.
"There are probably five or six weeks left before nationals now."
While Robinson and Puzicha enjoyed their moments on the podium, they were not the only Bathurst riders to find success in the state championships.
Daniel Googe picked up an elite men's bronze medal in the time trial event with a ride that impressed Robinson.
"Stepping up into the elites is a big step given he's racing guys that are five-10 years older than him. For him to get a medal, that's a great achievement," she said.
Googe also contested the elite men's sprint, placing sixth for his efforts over the 750m distance.
Robinson and her fellow Bathurst talents will return to Dunc Gray Velodrome on Saturday for the Clarence Street Cyclery Cup program, one which has been combined with the first non-virtual National Junior Track Series event in 12 months.
