Sportsperson of the Year Danny Barber | January 2024 | Daily Liberal
Cycling star Danny Barber was named Dubbo's Sportsperson of the Year on Australia Day.
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00:00 awarded for their dedication to the time of the sport of cycling.
00:03 This person has competed against the very best in the world
00:06 in the rough and tumble sport of professional sprinting. They've travelled to America
00:10 for the Trexel Town Summer Games to compete at the National
00:14 and Oceania titles. This person is breaking through at record speeds
00:17 setting the track at a light embracement with a time of
00:20 9.837 which means that they were doing 73.2km/h
00:25 on a push bike. They're officially the fastest cyclist
00:29 ever to come from Dubbo and proving they're a powerhouse emerging
00:32 in the super competitive world of track sprinting.
00:35 This person will be riding second wheel for Australia in the Elite Men's Team Sprint
00:38 at the 2024 Oceania Championships in February and if all goes well
00:43 it will be a great opportunity for them to represent Australia further in the sport.
00:48 For all these reasons this makes the winner of this a very deserving recipient
00:52 of the Sportsperson of the Year award. So the winner is Daniel Barber.
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