Goss picks up the points

Tasmanian Belinda Goss added to an impressive collection of wins whenshe collected her fourth straight points race gold medal at theAustralian Track Cycling Championships at Adelaide's Super-Drome.

"Iam so excited, I was sick last week, so I was a little bit nervouscoming in not knowing how I was going to pull up, but I couldn't behappier," said Goss.

"Womens track cycling in Australia hascertainly stepped up and the standard we have here is world class, soto win here tonight, I am really happy."

In a dominant display Goss secured points in all but two of the ten sprints contested in the 100 lap race.

She had the gold medal wrapped up 19 laps from home ended the race with22 points, six ahead of reigning omnium World Champion, Josephine Tomic(WA) on 16 points.

Six time junior World Champion, MeganDunn, lined up for the first time in an elite points race at anAustralian Championships and her debut was impressive.

The18 year old from Dubbo returned last week from the Beijing World Cupround where in her elite debut she won the points race.

Dunn overcame a mid race crash to recover and ride home with 14 points for the bronze medal.

"Itwas a fantastic ride by Belinda and Josephine, but I am disappointedwith a few mistakes on my behalf, but you live and learn and at the endof the day it is just another bike race," said Dunn.

"The fall did happen, and I missed out on a sprint, but it is what it is and you can't say what if.

"Thepoints is my main event and what I was focussed on, so I will beputting everything into the scratch race now with lots of motivationafter tonight's result."

In her return to the track, 2004Australian points race Champion and now established road professionalAlexis Rhodes rode to a fourth place finish.