Americans target Australian Madison championship

Two American teams have entered the Delaware North Australian Madison Championship at Vodafone Arena this Saturday, February 5. The American team pursu𒉰it squad, consisting of Gui Nelessen, Bobby Lea, Josh Kerkhof and Mike Friedman, have spent the last two months training in Tasmania ahead of this month's Sydney World Cup and are keen to impress in their first hit out in front of the Melbourne crowd.

Nelessen and Lea will ride as one pairing in th💜e Madison, with Friedman and Kerkhof the other, and based on recent race form experts believe th💦at Nelessen and Lea are a chance of winning this event.

and Criteriums over Christmas whilst Lea impressed many on the flat Tasmanian Christmas Carnivals velodromes with a strong turn of speed and cagey race tactics".

The Delaware North Madison runs over 50 kms or 200 laps. It is hugely important for the Australian based riders as by winning this event they will be guaranteed selection into the National Team to contest the World Cups and/or World Championships. The Queensland pairing of Miles Olman and Ashley Hutchinson are favoured to take out the eꦰvent, however they will be closely followed by Steve Wooldridge and Tim Decker and Darren Young and Matthew Goss.