The national elite RR should have been cancelled the last two years - Last year's field was weak and this years field was weaker - Anyway, Plapp rode a controlled race in which he showed his undoubted talent - This year on the WT will be a development year but expect bigger things in 2023 - Plapp is an Ethan Hayter type rider who climbs better. Whelan could not even get a PCT or CT contract in Europe - He was the victim of signing a WT contract after one result in Europe - I doubt riding at CT level in Oz will help his chances of getting back to the WT, unless Bridgelane rides more of an overseas calendar.