Wollongong’s Leanna Curtis has furthered her bid for a place on the Australian Olympic team by winning the BMX Australia national title, edging out fellow Rio hopeful Melinda McLeod in a photo finish in Bathurst, NSW. In the men’s event Sydneysider Alex Cameron stormed through for a surprise win to edge out Victoria’s Wade Turner, while the Northern Territory Olympic aspirant Matthew Juster came home third after leading at the half way point of the race.
Elite results Ecuadorian National Championships
Elite Men:
1 Emilio Andres FALLA BUCHELY ECU 30 30 30
2 Jorge Geovanny ROURA BARZALLO ECU 21 20 20
3 Fausto Andres ENDARA MADERA ECU 27 15 15
4 Nicolas PALACIOS MUNOZ ECU 23 10 10
5 Diego Fernando CASTILLO PAEZ ECU 21 8 8
6 Jose ANDRADE ECU 20 6 6
7 Javier Sebastian ALVAREZ ZULETA ECU 22 4 4
Name: Nic Long
Age: 26
Hometown: Lakeside, USA
Sponsors: Haro Bikes / Dans Comp
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2016 Bike check:
-Frame: Haro Citizen
-Forks: Cliq Citizen
-Headset: Cliq
-Stem: Tangent Top load