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A B O U T  M I C H A E L  K E A R T O N

NAME- Michael Kearton | AGE- 16 years
SPONSORS- Gravity Sports , Giant ,
Rock & Road Cycles , Answer-Manitou
LOCAL CLUB- Beechworth Chain Gang
 LOCAL DOWNHILL - Mt Stanley



GOALS-
To place in the top three in the National DH series (currently 4th).
To get a podium finish at the Australian National
Championships at Mount Beauty (October 2003).
To make the Australian DH National Junior team.
My ultimate goal is to become a professional downhill MTB rider.



R E S U L T S

UNDER 19 DOWNHILL 2002/2003

1st- Eildon King of the Lake Downhill, Oct 2002
1st- Granton Downhill, May 2002
3rd- National Series DH, Round #1, Mt Baw Baw, Nov 2002
4th- National Series DH, Round #3, Thredbo, Dec 2002
13th- Oceania Championships, Round #4, Eildon, Feb 2003
4th- National Series DH, Round #5, Tamworth, March 2003
1st- Division 1 Australian Interschools, Thredbo, March 2003
1st- State Championships DH, Eildon, April 2003

UNDER 19 CROSS-COUNTRY 2003

10th- National Series #1, Mitta-Mt Beauty
11th- National Series #3, Beechworth-Eldorado
3rd- Division 1 Australian Interschools, Thredbo



UNDER 17 RESULTS 2002

1st- MTBA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, Mt Beauty, Feb 2002, DH
2nd- MTBA 2002 National Series, U-17
1st- MTBA National Series # 2, Canerra, ACT, DH
King of the Mountain, Raw NRG, Thredbo, Australian Interschools, April 2002
3rd- RAW NRG Australian Interschools (April 2002), XC
2nd- RAW NRG Australian Interschools (April 2002), DH
7th- AMBA NATIONALS, Feb 2002, U-17