Romain Kabs conquers round one of Burrup Mountain Bike Club championship

Romain Kabs conquered round one of the Burrup Mountain Bike Club 2022 Championship at the Karratha BMX track on April 2. Forty-two entrants, aged from 12 to 63, took part in the first race of the season across five different categories, including elite, expert and juniors. Elite riders completed a 20km race, while expert took on 16km, riders in the sport category rode a 12km track, and competitors in the intro and junior category rode an 8km line. Over the season, riders will compete in nine races from April to September. Kabs took the first place in the male elite category, crossing the finish line at 0:52:52 closely followed by Nick Muller in second, completing in 0:55:02. Aiden Minogue rounded out the top three in 0:59:17. Pille Peri won the female elite race with a time of 1:03:13. In the expert category, Philip Tuner finished first among the male riders in 0:48:06, followed by Shaun Guy in second at 0:48:33. Jane Errey was first in the female expert category at 0:59:16, ahead of Lizeth De la Hoz in second at 1:01:41. In the sport category, Archie Freegard came home in first in 0:37:29, eight minutes clear of Riley Azzopardi (0:45:09), with Kelly Gudgeon (1:04:28) rounding out the podium. Round two of the season is scheduled for April 30.