Luke Whitney, a three-time runner-up of the event, finally broke through for the victory as did youthful stablemate Lucy Carter - who was motivated by Whitney's win.

"I'm pretty happy to have succeeded so quickly," she said.

"It's quite unexpected, most people in the club didn't win for three or four years, so I'm pretty happy."

For Whitney, the win that saw him hold off five-time 200m champion Alex Hartmann was the culmination of years of effort for him and coach Ray Quarrell, who enjoyed a clean sweep.

"When you do this sport as long as I have, to win here is something I've been trying to do for a long time," he said.

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"Ray and I have been together for so long, and this means a lot to him, putting this carnival on.

"For a bloke that goes unrecognised a lot I think, in my eyes, it's really nice for him to get some recognition."

On the New Town cycling track it would be Tokyo 2021 Olympian Luke Plapp taking the men's wheel from scratch while Western Australian teenager Isla Carr won the women's.

Returning to Tasmania after missing last year's carnival series, 20-year-old Plapp narrowly beat housemate and Launceston local Josh Duffy.

"We've got a real good group of guys off scratch, we all trust each other and we're all really skilled, so we were happy," he said.

"It's a brilliant start to our track season, we've missed so much track lately and haven't had much in the way of racing.

"For us to get a bit of racing in the legs and a bit of lactate, it's great for Tokyo next year, which is the main focus."

Carr, riding off a handicap of 140 metres, was ecstatic to take home the win having only been in the sport for three years.

"It means so much to win, this is the first big race I've ever been in and it had a great atmosphere," she said.

"It's the first real racing I've had since the State Championships in early December."