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Anton Cooper
MapWorld Sponsored Athlete
Age: 15
Season Goals:
Win Australian Nationals MTB champs
N.Z Nationals MTB champs
Oceania's MTB champs
N.Z. Sec schools MTB champs
Other sports interests: Duathlon, cross country running and tennis.
Anton's recent events:
Anton's report (13/7/2010):
During the school holidays, I have been in Picton with a couple of mates riding all the local tracks and various backcountry mountain bike trails. The Garmin 705 with Freshmap mapping saved our bacon on many occasions with the maps helping to point us in the right direction. It is the perfect tool for adventure riding and makes your day so much easier and stressfree. I look forward to uploading all the rides onto the computer so I can view them in greater detail!.
Oceania Short Track Champs March 27th 2010
This was my first big short track event and I was looking forward to proving to myself that I could hang with the leaders in the Elite men's field. The course was only approx 300-400m. We were told we were racing for 20mins plus 3 laps which sounded fine until we started to pump out some pretty hot laps early on. I finished 4th, hot on the tail of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd riders of 'Cabin' Leishman, Mathew Waghorn and Mike Northcott. I was stoked with how my race panned out and very pleased with how I performed on the flat, grassy course. Hopefully next time I can step onto the podium!
Oceania XC Champs, Dunedin, 20th March 2010
I was looking forward to this race as it was the last big one of the season so I was keen to perform and head out on a good note. The field in under 17 wasn't big but there were still some good riders to race with. I had a good start and after making my way through the master’s field I was soon in the lead. I went extremely hard for my 4 laps and managed to easily win my race. Watching elites and under 19's in the afternoon was very entertaining with some great racing throughout all categories. I was really pleased with my effort and the fact that I managed to get 5th fastest average lap times out of all riders was a huge bonus! Thanks a lot to Richard and Mum and Dad for supporting me all season and all my sponsors. It's always great to have their support.
Motatapu Icebreaker, 13 March 2010
After looking at the course profile I realised it would be a very hard race to win for me, so I set my goal as doing just that. This was by far the largest (in numbers) race that I had competed in which meant a good start was vital. I felt very strong on the climbs so I attacked super early up a hill and Marcus Roy was the only rider that came with me. Marcus and I rode with each other and worked well together to hold the attacks off from behind all the way to the final few river crossings where Marcus managed to gradually wade away from me in the deeper parts of the river. All in all I was very pleased with how I rode tactically but I was still a bit disappointed not to take the win. Hopefully next year I can pull it off!
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