2022 Western NSW ESport Cycling Champs

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2022 Western NSW ESport Cycling Champs
(Round 6 AUSCYCLING NATIONAL CLUB ESPORTS CYCLING 2022 SERIES)
With the 2022 National Esports Series divided into two parts, the Annual Western NSW Esports Championships where scheduled for the final round of the first season - Round 6 on Makuri Island. With Western NSW one of the highest ranked cycling regions in Australia there was great competition for the Western Titles among the Bathurst, Dubbo, Mudgee and Orange Cycling Clubs
The 2022 western NSW teams include --

Bathurst Cycling Club
Jenn Arnold, Cathy Adams, Gary Baker, Cal Baker, Alex Banner, Luke Barbetti, Steve Bennett, Gavin Borg, Jack Cannon, Matt Cowley, Steve Cox, Rodney Esdaile, Angela Falzarano, Ella Falzarano, Jeff Frank, Toireasa Gallagher, Gary Hamer, Rosemary Hastings, Will Hodges, Kirsten Howard, Craig Hutton, Stephen Jackson, Paul Jones, Will Lesh, Rodney Lovett, Rebecca Manning, Craig McAlister, Thomas McClelland, David Nicholas, Bec O'Connor, Ryan O'Donnell, David Reece, Jack Reen, Laura Renshaw, Marian Renshaw, Stuart Renshaw, Joanne Renshaw,  Michael Robinson, Claire Scott, Ray Thorn, Luke Tuckwell, Peter Wilson, Mark Windsor

Mudgee Cycling Club
Carl Holleman, Rowan Rowlands, Matt Webster, David van Schaik, Brendan Jones, John Empson, Louise Briety, Giselle Denley, Lauren Carr, Gareth Fuller

Dubbo Cycling Club
Gary Barber, Mark Collett, John Curley, Neil Diamond, Kurt Eather, Jason Farr, David Flemming, Sebastian Hanscomb, Simon Heppell, Michael Howlett, Tim Howlett, Benjamin OBrien, Graeme Peadon, Richard Reynolds, Daniel Richardson, Isabelle Russell, Aaron Seaman, Tony Simic, Kate Spicer, Daniel Stewart

Orange Cycle Club tbc
Mitchell Bland, Oscar Hansen, B Yeo tbc, Xavier Bland

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Unofficial 2022 Western NSW ESport Cycling RESULTS
Ahead of the official results which will be released by Auscycling Officials sometime 27th May 2022.. The early Zwift results suggests the following results for the c Champs
A Grade
Dubbo’s Kate Spicer looks to have successfully defended her A Grade Western Division Title, defeating top Bathurst female riders Bec Manning and Kirsten Howard, with Bathurst riders Jenn Arnold and Ange Falzarano not far from the Podium.
Mark Windsor, runner-up in last years A Grade Western NSW A Grade Men title to Orange’s Luke Tuckwell, looks to have gone one better in 2022 defeating Will Hodges who had connection problems.
B Grade
Bathurst looks likely to win both Western NSW B Grade titles with Alex Banner the likely Female winner and Jack Cannon defeating Cal Baker in the men title.
C Grade
C Grade Championship is very close, with riders from all 4 Western Clubs in the mix for a spot on the podium in the men’s title. Dubbos Tim Howlett and Seb Hanscomb, Bathurst’s Hamer & Reece; Oranges Yeo and Mudgee’s van Schaik & Jonny Empson are all only a hand full of seconds apart in the sprint finish. Others in the mix including Gary Barber, Gary Baker, Rod Lovett and Peter Wilson
However it does look like Mudgee will take the C Grade female title with nice performances by Giselle Denley and Lauren Carr
D Grade
There was a great battle for the D Grade men’s championship between Bathurst and Mudgee with Rod Esdaile (Bathurst) and Rowan Rowlands (Mudgee) less than a second apart at the finish. Bennett, Robinson, Borg and Honeyman not far away also. While Bathurst is likely to make a clear sweep of the D Grade female podium with Claire Scott Cathy Adams and Rosie Hastings….

Stay Tune for the official results 

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A copy of the Live Coverage of the Race can be viewed here -

https://www.facebook.com/AusCyclingRoadEsports/videos/2022595387949084

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RESULTS - 2022 Western NSW ESport Cycling Champions – 26th May 2022
A Grade Female - 1Kate SPICER (Dubbo Cycling Club), 2Rebecca MANNING (Bathurst Cycling Club), 3Kirsten HOWARD (Bathurst Cycling Club), 4Jenn ARNOLD (Bathurst Cycling Club), 5Angela FALZARANO (Bathurst Cycling Club)
A Grade Male - 1 Mark WINDSOR (Bathurst Cycling Club), 2Will HODGES (Bathurst Cycling Club)

B Grade Female – 1 Alex BANNER (Bathurst Cycling Club)
B Grade Male – 1 Jack CANNON (Bathurst Cycling Club), 2 Cal BAKER (Bathurst Cycling Club)

C Grade Female – 1 Giselle DENLEY (Mudgee Cycling Club) 2 Lauren CARR (Mudgee Cycling Club)
C Grade Male - 1Tim HOWLETT (Dubbo Cycling Club), 2Gary HAMER (Bathurst Cycling Club), 3Sebastian HANSCOMB (Dubbo Cycling Club), 4David REECE (Bathurst Cycling Club), 5Stephen JACKSON (Bathurst Cycling Club), 6Gary BARBER (Dubbo Cycling Club), 7David VAN SCHAIK (Mudgee Cycling Club), 8John EMPSON (Mudgee Cycling Club), 9Gary Baker (Bathurst Cycling Club), 10Rod Lovett (Bathurst Cycling Club), 11Peter Wilson (Bathurst Cycling Club)

D Grade Female – 1Claire SCOTT (Bathurst Cycling Club), 2Cathy ADAMS (Bathurst Cycling Club), 3Rosemary HASTINGS (Bathurst Cycling Club)
D Grade Male - 1Rodney ESDAILE (Bathurst Cycling Club), 2Rowan ROWLANDS (Mudgee Cycling Club), 3Steve BENNETT (Bathurst Cycling Club), 4Michael ROBINSON (Bathurst Cycling Club), 5Gavin BORG (Bathurst Cycling Club), 6Carl HOLLEMAN (Mudgee Cycling Club)