The annual carnival attracted riders from under 9s to masters grades and was split into a junior and senior carnival.

 This year, for the first time, Cycling NSW introduced a Madison race for under 17 riders as a State Championship event. The race involves teams of two riders who work together allowing one to rest while the other is flung forward by their teammate in an attempt to gain ground on other teams lead riders or to take the lead.. It is an Olympic sport and difficult to judge as places change frequently  throughout the race. Cycling NSW CEO Graham Seers is determined that introducing the event to junior track programs is a way of getting parents more involved and juniors looking to the possibility of representative team selection.

In the evening relatively new member of the Goulburn Cycle Club, Antoinette Mercuri, took out the open women’s feature race, the Atkinson & Stalker Wheel Race with a strong tactical performance. She was competing against several seasoned performers including at least one past winner of the event.

 In the men’s Wheel Race, sponsored by White’s Tractors Luke Britten from Illawarra Cycle Club claimed the honours. He also won the 500 metre Neville Smith Memorial Roller Derby on the static rollers.

 Goulburn Cycle Club president Adam Lambert thanked all the helpers, officials, sponsors, particularly the large number of Goulburn businesses that contributed to the success of the carnival as well as the participants and their supporters who travelled from the ACT and cycle clubs from around NSW.

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