The Club Championships took place in Blampied today in cool and windy conditions but that didn't deter the 33 riders that took part over the 4 grades. The 99km championship race began in a reasonably civilised fashion with no one willing to do too much too early. The first serious attack came towards the end of the second lap which caught a lot of riders by surprise and resulted in a couple losing touch with the main bunch. It wasn't until the 7th and final lap where attacks were more common and riders were made to work hard to stay in touch. Eventually, it came down to a final sprint with everyone hugging the gutter and reluctant to hit the wind. Jay Bourke went early which prompted Liam White and Jez McInnes to step it up which they did. Liam was too strong in the end taking the championship by a bike length over Jez just ahead of a fast finishing Pat Shaw.
The B grade race saw a few breaks appear followed by re-groups. In the end, Rob Ellis broke away with about 6kms to go and rode strong to stay away winning by around 10 meters.
In C grade, Patrick Cashin was in a solo break away for almost half the race. Jesse Norton was able to cross to him but the rest of the grade was able to work together to ensure they didn't stay away. The race came down to a sprint for the line where Pete Canny positioned himself well to take the win.
The D grade race was tough from the start with James Knipe lighting it up early. The pace was so strong that riders dropped off one by one, lap by lap. However, Belinda Day was determined not to be dropped and in fact worked with James to stay away from the rest of the field. In the end, James out-sprinted Belinda to take the win.
Thank you to today's race sponsor; Flooring Xtra, thanks to Craig Lee and Dave Hearn for setting up today's course and thank you to Sam Smith for chief marshalling and Monica Canny for assisting and photography.
Results:
Club Championship Race:
1. Liam White
2. Jeremy McInnes
3. Pat Shaw
B Grade:
1. Rob Ellis
2. Jason Birch
3. Dayne Pearce
C Grade:
1. Pete Canny
2. Matt Dickinson
3. Jesse Norton
D Grade:
1. James Knipe
2. Belinda Day
3. Justin Foster
Congratulations to Pete Canny for winning the Shady Acres Spring Series Aggregate by 1 point over Liam White in 2nd place. Dave Hearn had a great series finishing in 3rd whilst Jay Bourke, Nick White and Tim Canny finished equal 4th. Click here for the full results.
The B grade race saw a few breaks appear followed by re-groups. In the end, Rob Ellis broke away with about 6kms to go and rode strong to stay away winning by around 10 meters.
In C grade, Patrick Cashin was in a solo break away for almost half the race. Jesse Norton was able to cross to him but the rest of the grade was able to work together to ensure they didn't stay away. The race came down to a sprint for the line where Pete Canny positioned himself well to take the win.
The D grade race was tough from the start with James Knipe lighting it up early. The pace was so strong that riders dropped off one by one, lap by lap. However, Belinda Day was determined not to be dropped and in fact worked with James to stay away from the rest of the field. In the end, James out-sprinted Belinda to take the win.
Thank you to today's race sponsor; Flooring Xtra, thanks to Craig Lee and Dave Hearn for setting up today's course and thank you to Sam Smith for chief marshalling and Monica Canny for assisting and photography.
Results:
Club Championship Race:
1. Liam White
2. Jeremy McInnes
3. Pat Shaw
B Grade:
1. Rob Ellis
2. Jason Birch
3. Dayne Pearce
C Grade:
1. Pete Canny
2. Matt Dickinson
3. Jesse Norton
D Grade:
1. James Knipe
2. Belinda Day
3. Justin Foster
Congratulations to Pete Canny for winning the Shady Acres Spring Series Aggregate by 1 point over Liam White in 2nd place. Dave Hearn had a great series finishing in 3rd whilst Jay Bourke, Nick White and Tim Canny finished equal 4th. Click here for the full results.
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