After a 'tough' 2015 season with the BMC Development team, Jesse Kerrison looked to have a found a new home with the French-Welsh Dynamo Cycling team. That fresh start quickly became an illusion with the team folding due to financial issues, leaving Kerrison stranded without a team for 2016.
In stepped Australian Continental team State of Matter/Maap, who had already finalised its roster, and offered the 21-year-old a lifeline. On Wednesday night, he repaid the faith by winning the U23 Australian national criterium 12-months on from claiming the bronze medal.
"One month ago there was not a lot of thinking going on about riding," Kerrison said after winning his first green and gold jersey.
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"I was thinking about going on a holiday and seeing what happened. Leigh [Parsons] and Damo [Harris] messaged me and talked me, gave me some motivation and really picked me back up. They said, 'look, we have a really good team, we can have a good year'. Their ideas are all coming together."
Kerrison joined the Australian Budget Forklifts team in 2013 as a promising sprinter with a handful of top-five results in the National Road Series (NRS) to earn selection for the 2.1 Tour of Taihu Lake. He delivered with a stage win and the best young rider classification. In 2014 Kerrison and Brenton Jones (Drapac) traded stage wins in the NRS as the two dominant sprinters. Kerrison then headed back to the Tour of Taihu Lake, winning the opening stage to wear the leader’s jersey.
In 2015 Kerrison joined the BMC Development team with a full season of European racing on the agenda to continue his progression in the sport but it wasn’t quite what he envisaged.
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