The first selection race for 2009 was run in conjunction with the Australian Open - the first of many world series events. Guinea/Guinea had some fantastic runs and finished in 4th place on .2 seconds behind the other Australian pair of Maley and Jeffrey. The international field was too strong lead by the Hochschoner brothers 14 seconds ahead of the Australian pairs. Leanne improved on her semi final run and had a strong performance in her final finishing 18 seconds clear of the other competitiors. This event was the first international race to officially include C1W and have equal prize money - a great step to gender equity in our sport. Other winners for the event included Danele Molmenti (ITA) K1, Jana Dukatova (SVK) LK1 and Matej Benus (SVK) C1.
Check out a video clip of the winning racers here.
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