Its been a very busy few months for the squad with some great performances both locally and interstate.
The junior boys have continued to maintain their strong work ethic and consistent training over the last 12 months which has started to translate into some good results at a national level with 8th place positions in the first 2 rounds of the national junior series from Leighton at Runaway Bay followed by Jesse at Penrith. Both boys are now ranked top 10 on the national ITU junior rankings!!!
Troy debuted today in his first ITU conti cup race with a solid performance putting himself into a 3-man breakaway on the bike, leading the field in the early stages of the run to hang on for 13th (9th Aussie and 4th U23) at the Australian Elite Sprint Champs in Geelong. Great effort!!
On a local front, the racing has been solid and has provided some good hit-outs for the squad in preparation for their interstate racing. Jesse and Leighton have been trading wins in the state junior series, Troy took out the state triathlon sprint title in December and Leighton (as a 15 year old) took out the state open aquathlon title on Friday.
The guys above have been well supported by the rest of the junior squad who are also more than capable of mixing it up in ITU junior racing and the Swiss Wildcats Triathlon Team who are based in Perth training with our group in preparation for the European season.
On a lower level, I've been dabbling myself with a bit of racing over the last few months, with some 2nd placings at the state series and a 15.03 5000m on the track in November.
Looking forward to the next few months as we have the remaining National Junior Series races (with World Junior selection up for grabs) and a number of other professional races on the agenda.
TRAIN HARD WIN EASY!!!
