Corban Mason Smith first up with the Under 15 500m time trial. Good technique out of the start gate and power to get the bike going from a standing start are required. Corbin managed a creditable eight place against guys who get regular gate training.
Next up Kerry Harford in the M2 3000m pursuit qualifying rounds. Set a modest target and leaving last as the defending champion Harford struggled after half distance and slumped to fourth fastest time and a personal worse, relegated to the second final to race off for third and fourth place. Team manager Dean Gough and Harford sat in the pits looking at each other in horror.
Never mind. As any fool knows, if your last name is Gough you can ride a good pursuit, so much was expected of Regan as he went to the start gate of the Under 17 2000m pursuit qualifying. Roughly two and a half minutes later Dean once again walked back to the pits in horror. Regan "claimed" tenth fastest ride and the team beat a hasty path out of the velodrome.
The evening session Harford had his ride off for bronze. Playing it very conservatively the plan was to get a second ahead and hold that, Dean relaying the gap as Harford holds the speed at over 50kph. Harford rode the final quite a bit quicker than the morning qualifying to claim second fastest time and the bronze medal.
Fraser Gough was next up for the kilo, a 1000m time trial which is part of the overall Omnium. Fraser rode smoothly round the four laps and claimed fifth fastest time, each lap his position is flashed up on the scoreboard, and Fraser improved his position with each lap of his ride as the sprinters and fast starters died while his superior endurance came into play.
