STRATHDALE'S Chris Hamilton achieved third place in the under-23 men's cross-country final at the Oceania mountain bike championships on Thursday in Toowoomba.
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The reigning national under-23 criterium champion, Hamilton showed plenty of skill on the hills.
Bendigo MTB clubmates Ruusell and Tasman Nankervis were 9th and 11th.
In the women's elite cross-country, Bendigo's Peta Mullens was fifth.
Another of Bendigo's cycling stars, Jarrod Moroni raced in masters 1-2. Moroni did not finish.
The MTB action rolls on in Toowoomba this Saturday when round five in the national series is run.