Dubbo Cycle Club sent two riders — Emily Hines and Cooper Farr — to the Road State Titles in Tamworth over the weekend with both accompanied by their team and support staff.

They each competed in three events: the Time Trial, a race against the clock; the Road Race, a mass start event; and the Criterium, a circuit-based race.

First event was the time trial over set distances; 8km and 12km for both the Under 15s and Under 17s respectively.

Cooper Farr — a first-year Under 15 rider — faced-off against second-year competitors in a highly-competitive field, ultimately finishing 2:21 behind the leaders.

Emily Hines demonstrated the effectiveness of her coach’s training program, with a well-paced performance, securing a silver medal in the Under 17 Women’s 12km event, averaging just under 34 km/h.

In the afternoon, the Road Race took place, with Cooper in the 36km race. Numerous attacks throughout the race made for a very fast-paced event, with Cooper finished alongside Orange rider Billy Yeo, securing 14th and 15th positions, marking a challenging day for the country competitors.

Emily also completed in the 54km Under 17 Women’s Road Race with a solo finish, earning the NSW Bronze medal for efforts in the blue-ribbon event. Lucy Allen from Illawarra won the event, while Elsie Apps, winner of the Time Trial from Goulburn, in second which made up the podium along with Emily.

The Sunday featured the Criterium event, held on the 2019-constructed Tamworth circuit, the Crit began with heats for the numerous Under 15s Men.

Cooper advanced to the final, ultimately finished with the field and in 17th place for the final sprint to the line.

Emily, competing once again against Lucy Allen and Elsie Apps in the Under 17 Women’s division, secured another bronze medal on the podium.

Emily is making an excellent account of herself at the State Titles and alongside her three-state gold and a silver on the track as well as a national bronze, this season has been a resounding success for Emily and the Dubbo Cycle Club.