PORT FAIRY Cycling Club's Eddie Worrall is looking to improve his power ahead of another national titles.
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The Warrnambool resident's haul showed the strength of his versatility on the bike after he walked away from the Victorian Junior Track Championships on Sunday with four bronze medals.
He has now claimed state medals on both the track and road. The 15-year-old exceeded his expectations at the track championships.
"Heading in I was hoping to come away with one medal and see how close I was to the other competitors and hopefully put down some good times," he said.
"I thought I performed quite well and had some competitive times against all the others and did better than I thought I would.
"Considering all the others live in Melbourne and are always at the track they have a lot more practice so I did well."
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Worrall claimed bronze in the junior men 17 time trial, individual pursuit, Keirin and sprint championships.
The Emmanuel College student will again represent his state at a national championships in Brisbane in March as a result of his medal haul.
His last appearance at a national titles was the Australian Junior Road Race Championships in September in 2018.
The 15-year-old won two bronze medals at the state titles before being selected for the Victorian team.
Worrall said he would be making more trips down to Melbourne as he prepares for the national titles.
"I'll go to the track up there and get track racing and experience on the boards because there is no velodrome down here," he said.
"It's still good training down here but just the experience of riding on the velodrome and with the other boys (in Victorian teammates Dylan Proctor-Parker, Alex Jones and Tarun Cook)."
Worrall, who was right in the mix for higher finishes in his events at the track championships, said he would be looking at working on is VR2 Max power with two-minute sprint interval training.
Worrall is no stranger to winning medals on the track after claiming silver in the Austral Wheel Race under 17 male section at Melbourne Arena in December 2018.
The South West Academy of Sport member's appearance at the time-honoured event came just a month after he started training and racing on the track.
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Sean Hardeman
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
