Campos-Avalon; p/b Champion System

Here's a look at the new jersey for 2013. Not a lot has changed for 2013, which is just the way we like it. It has to be said that Champion System have come up with a great design, so why change it.

Thanks for all our great sponsors who have once again joined the team and will support us in this exciting new phase of the team. All three squads really do appreciate this support, and we hope we can do you all proud next season.

2013 looking bigger and better

With a very successful 2012 behind the team, things are already looking very positive for the team for next year.

Thanks to all of our great sponsors, the squad will now expand to include an Elite Women's team and a B Grade men's team. This is in addition to the Elite Men's A Grade team.

Very soon we'll be able to announce the teams for each squad that will represent the sponsors in 2013.

We're especially excited by the women's team, which will be headed by Sally Cowman and supported by three other great female riders. Stay tuned for some more information soon.

Ben Cook second at Ipswich Open Road Race

The Ipswich Open was the final road race of the South-east Queensland calendar, so the team was motivated to do well in this final race before the criterium season takes hold.

With a strong team willing to be aggressive, it was Matt who started off with a 30km solo break away. As Matt's lead approached one minute, the bunch finally started to chase and bring him back. This allowed the other team riders to follow the counter attacks and continue to put pressure on the other teams.

Another two riders broke away, but with great work done by Steve Handreck to bring these guys back, it allowed Ben Cook to follow another counter attack with 20km to go.

This move quickly gained over a minute on the bunch and was to be the wining move. In the final sprint, Ben was beaten by break away companion Tom Collier. Second however was a great result for Ben and the team.

Goulburn to Sydney

The Goulburn to Sydney Cycle Classic is the oldest bike race in Australia, and the team was privileged to race this great event. With 170kms, ending with several hard climbs, including the legendary Razorback Hill, it was guaranteed to be a hard day.

At the start line, the sub zero temperatures were a shock to the boys. However, once the race started, the fast pace ensured the cold was kept away.

This race spends most of it's first half on the open highway, which makes it fast and very hard to get away in a break. After 40km, finally the big break of the day was let go, and the race settled into a consistent tempo. After a few uneventful kilometres, a few crashes on the way into the finale, spiced things up, but it was all about the final climbs that everyone was waiting for.

The bunch was still well over 100 riders as the final climbs approached, which made it hard to gain positions as the climbs started. As expected, the race split apart on the second last climb, and split further on the final climb up Razorback. The boys did what they could to stay in contention and all finished the race, with Jimmy and Aidan both in the main bunches.

This will be a race we'll be doing again next year for sure.

Matt takes Silver at State Criterium Championships

The 2012 Queensland State Criterium Championships were held at the fantastic Luke Harrop Memorial criterium circuit at Runaway Bay. State titles are always a hard fought race, and with the wind sweeping across the open circuit, this race was always going to be selective.

As the race started, the first few laps were sedate, as everyone eyed each other off, however this was soon interrupted by the first flurry of attacks. For several laps, attacks and counter attacks were making the race hard, until there was a brief lull. At this point Matt attacked hard in the cross wind section of the course and drove it hard in the gutter hoping to cause a split in the bunch. Matt soon found himself alone off the front and continued to drive it hard.

After half a lap by himself, Matt was soon joined by Chris Williams, where the two quickly started working together to open the gap between the bunch. For more than 20 minutes, the two worked hard to establish the gap, but the bunch didn't give up and started to chase.

As the two up front pushed hard, the bunch behind was breaking up as two riders worked hard to get across to the front. Matt and Chris knew riders were trying to come across, which motivated them to work harder and eventually they broke the chasing pair.

With 10 minutes to go, it was starting to become obvious the two off the front would stay away, however they continued to work all the way to the finish to make sure of it.

With 3 laps to go, it was only then that the pace slackened, however Matt knew Chris wouldn't let the pace drop. In the final lap, Chris attacked hard and broke away. After starting the winning move and spending more than 50 minutes in the break, Matt didn't have enough to respond to the attack and had to settle for the silver medal.

Condy 2nd at UCI World Tour Championships

Condy has continued his amazing year with a second place at the UCI World Tour Championships in South Africa. Yes, Condy was disappointed at not getting first place and the coveted world champions rainbow jersey, but second in the world for his age group is fantastic.

On the day, it was a strong italian rider who rode away solo from the group, with Condy taking the sprint from the small chase group.

Regardless, it was great to see him out there in the green and gold representing his adopted homeland. We know there are plenty of proud Aussie and Irish fans out there wishing you well. Meanwhile, the team looks forward to having him back and working towards making him State criterium champion in a few weeks time.

Matt third at Charles Coin Memorial race

The last days of winter greeted the team for the annual Charles Coin Memorial road race held by the University Cycling Club. This race holds much tradition in the Queensland cycling calendar and is always a race the team seeks to do well in.

With perfect racing conditions and a full strength team, everything was set for the 130km road race.

With a strong and motivated team, the team knew pressure would be on them to dictate how the race would be. As such, Steve and Aidan took the race on and were very active early, which resulted in Steve getting into the big early break of the day.

For about 60km, Steve was in a break of 5 riders, who gained up 1 minute at times. This great work allowed the rest of the team to sit in the wings and wait for the catch. As the other teams slowly brought back the break, the counter moves were getting ready, which saw Matt and Aidan getting into some small breaks that didn't last. Then Steve countered again, and was away for another 20 odd kilometres in the second big break of the day.

As this break was brought back Matt again followed some big moves, which with 30km left to race, saw the winning move get away. With 5 committed riders in the break, the gaps grew out to as much as 3 minutes.

In the final 20km, Matt started attacking the group in the hope to reduce the numbers, which resulted in just 4 riders left with 10km to go. At this point, the cat and mouse started as riders played out their tactics.

Over the final climb, further big attacks began, but it was clear a 4 man sprint was to occur. Matt waited until the sprint began to try and move around, but was unable to get past the 2 stronger riders and had to settle for third place.

Well done to Correy Edmed for a good win.

Cunningham Classic 2012

The Cunningham is the one day race in Queensland and is always a priority for the team. With perfect conditions awaiting the riders for the 170km test, a good result was always expected.

In the first 20km, the race was relatively sedate until an unfortunate accident saw team rider James Miller crash out after hitting something on the road. After a brief stint in the Gatton Hospital, Jimmy will recover to fight another day.

The race then continued on as the riders prepared for the KOM. As the group approached the bottom, the tension grew, as finally the attacks began at the bottom of the climb. The pace was high all the way from the bottom, which dropped many riders. Still, all the contenders were present in the front and the cross winds to Leyburn were to start.

The race was setting a steady tempo for sometime, until the turn back to home was made. With 60km to go, the real attacks began. For more than 20km it was attack after attack, until finally, on one of the long drags a group of eleven riders got away.

Matt was able to get himself into the break and it was clear that this was the race winning move. Unfortunately Matt was outnumbered by other teams, so he was forced to play it smart and allow the teams with multiple riders in the break to do most of the work.

As the break proceeded to gain time, Matt looked after himself to ensure he was ready for the finale until a crash brought down seven of the eleven riders in the break. Matt came down but was able to remount and began to chase the four riders up the road who didn't crash.

For 5km, Matt rode solo until a loan rider bridged across. For another 5km the two worked together until Condy bridged across with three other riders. Meanwhile, the four riders ahead were going to win.

Matt and Condy then worked together to ensure they got 5th place was wrapped up, with Condy taking the sprint for 5th, while Matt took 8th.

Teams Series Round 4

Kingaroy hosted the latest round of the Queensland Teams Series, where the team looked to make sure Condy held onto the lead of the Masters category.
Day 1
Saturday was a 120km road race around Maidenwell, which included three laps of a hilly circuit. The boys were fresh and ready to go and hoped to get amongst it.

After the usual hectic start, finally a break of up to 8 riders got away after about 25kms. With still almost 100km to race, the peleton did not panic and let the group gain over 2:30 minutes. The main pack set a steady tempo and managed to keep the break in check. Despite this, the break was clearly setting a high tempo up front, as the gap wasn't coming down.

With a lap to go, Matt and Michael started to get into some moves, hoping that they might be able to get across to the break, but the effort was not rewared. Instead, Matt and Jimmy went to the front to try and reduce the gap.

Into the finale, it was clear the break would have their day, and so the team worked to set Condy up for the sprint, where he was able to get second in the bunch sprint and take a top ten result for the day.

Day 2
With 144km around Kingaroy over a very hard course, some nervous legs came to the start line. Over the first lap and up the main climb of the day, the bunch split in two. Condy was feeling the efforts of day one, and was caught behind the front group. Matt managed to get condy onto his wheel and ride him back up to the front group.

After a brief rest, Matt then followed a move off the front and managed to get himself into the early break of the day. At one point, Matt and his two break away companions gained almost three minutes advantage over the bunch, however the testing course took it's toll and after 50km's of being in the break, what was left of the main bunch caught up.

Counter attacks started, and Matt then finished himself off by setting tempo on the front to bring the leaders back and allow the rest of the team to wait for the finale.

Condy was still suffering to stay witht e front, but managed to hold on and contest the finale. Two riders broke away with only a few kilometres to go, however Condy managed to get another top ten result, which will hopefully allow the team to move up in the standings.

Condy should now win the Masters jersey

Tour of Toowoomba

This years Tour of Toowoomba was the second National Series (NRS) event for 2012, and was a four day event, including five stages. The weather compared to last year was much more favourable, with the gale force winds noticeably absent this year. This didn't mean the racing would be any less difficult, with all of the major National Series Teams present to contest the event.

Stage One saw Condy get himself into the top twenty, after a break of ten riders took the win. This was a good result for Condy given his recent illness and knee problems that have caused him problems for a few days.

Stage Two was a spectacular mountain top finish, atop the Bunya Mountains. With gradients well over 20% at times, it was a real suffer fest. Bad luck plagued the team, with punctures and crashes halting any ambition of a good result. The boys just did what they could to get to the finish.

Stage Three was a Team Time Trial. Given the team would not feature in the overall classification, it was decided to ride tempo for the TTT and save the legs for the following stages.

Stage Four was a windy and rolling course out the back of Oakey, which saw the race really explode in the cross winds. There was plenty of "gutter action" as the strong NRS teams drove the pace to break the race through the windy sections. The team didn't fare too well, but did what they could to get to the finish so they could contest the final criterium on Stage Five. Darren Rolf took a great solo victory for the RBS Morgan team. Very impressive.

Stage Five was the traditional criterium finish around Queens Park in Toowoomba. Following Steve's win in the support event, the team was keen for more success. The pace was on from the beginning, with much of the field dropping off in the relentless pace setting. All of the boys finished, but no result was possible after the previous hard days.

The team represented the sponsors very well over the tour and were all happy to have finished and to have gained further experience at the top level of Australian cycling.

Steve wins the Queens Park Criterium (Toowoomba)

The Queens Park Criterium is a great support event to the Tour of Toowoomba. For several of the team riders not racing the Tour, the Queens Park Criterium proved to be a great event, with Steve Handreck taking the Teams first win for the season.

With Jimmy and Matt supporting Steve, the race started out with the usual flurry of attacks. some small breaks got away early, however the team was patient and waited for these moves to come back. Steve then played a classic counter attack move just before the first prime and created a gap from the field.

Steve and two others forged ahead, with Steve taking the first Prime. They then set about creating a nice margin between themselves and the chasing pack. Matt and Jimmy did well to marshal any pretenders hoping to get across to the move, which allowed Steve and co to increase their lead.

With two laps to go, the break away started attacking each other, which caused Steve and a companion to ride the final lap together. Steve then patiently waited for the sprint, knowing he would have the measure of his rival, where he took a great win.

Steve also won the first Prime, and the Most Aggressive Rider prize. It was a great day for the team.

Teams Series Round 3

Gatton hosted the third round of the teams series, which included a time trial and two road races.

Time Trial

The team doesn't have any renowned time trialers, so the team's hope was for someone to post a time that would place one of the riders in the top 30. Andy and Condy got close to a top 30 time trial, but still missed out. This wasn't so bad for the team, who were focused on getting some better results in the next road races.

Road Race 1

The 105km road race was held over the same rolling course as the TT. The pace was very fast from the beginning, with the race averaging over 46kph. This meant it was very hard for any breaks to get away. Jimmy did a great job of following the early moves, but the high pace wasn't letting anything go. In the finale, Aidan and Matt tried to get into some late breaks, but again, the bunch didn't want to see anything go.

The race was looking like a bunch sprint, with a big group coming into the finale 2km, however with 1.5km to go the bunch hesitated as a small group of 7 riders eased off the front and gained a small gap. The very late break held on until the line. Condy got third in the bunch sprint to take 10th place.

Road Race 2

Sunday's course included several steep climbs over 110km, which was likely to result in some breaks. The pace was somewhat sedate for the first half of the race, with the real action not happening until the final 20km. Going over the final King of the Mountains, a small break got away with 7 km to go. The bunch chased hard to bring them back, but was too late. Condy was well placed to get second in the bunch kick to take another top ten result. This meant he increased his lead in the Masters Jersey and improves his overall position. Jimmy, Aidan and Matt finished in the same group.

Battle on the Border

The team was well prepared for the first big stage race of the year. With a full compliment ready to go, the 4 stage race unfolded as follows:

Stage 1
The TT is never an event that suits the team, however the team gave it a good go to start with to ensure not much time was lost. Andy did well to get a top 25 result and was only 30 seconds off the lead, while Matt also managed to stay about 40 seconds off the lead. This set up Stage 2, where we knew the overall lead would possibly change.

Stage 2

This hilly road race over 145km was always going to be hard. The boys did well to stay in the front group over the first 100km, however the race split up through the feed station as some teams attacked as other teams took on water. Half of the team didn't expect this convention of cycling to be broken and were therefore left behind in the split as the race broke apart in the feedzone. Thankfully Andy and Steve were up the front and managed to stay in the attacking group.

Over the final 45kms, the race split further, with a group of 10 going onto win. Andy and Steve finished in the second group, losing  up to 2 minutes.

Stage 3

With time having been lost in Stage 2, we were keen to get a stage result. Matt spent the first half of the race trying to get into a break, and almost managed to bridge across to the early break, but came up short. Matt continued to get into other moves over the hilly course, but the teams were playing there cards and happy to see the break stay away.

The rest of the team waited for the finale, however the break stayed away, with the team missing out.

Stage 4

The final criterium over the technical circuit always makes a fast selection. The field was flat strap from the beginning, which caused early splits. Andy and Condy made the front split. As the race progressed, things broke up further, with Condy making the final selection. As the finale approached, Condy was well positioned for a good result, however int he final lap, a hectic finish saw Condy get pushed out of position, yet still doing well to finish in the front group.

The team now freshens up for the next round of the Queensland Teams Series

ANZAC 25 race

The ANZAC 25 is a great way to remember the diggers of the present and past, and as such, the race was well attended.

The team was confident for more good results, and set about making sure we were in every move that went away. The pace was very high, with the race averaging more than 45kph over a hilly course. This made it very hard for a break to stay away, but this didn't stop the team from trying hard to be apart of any breaks that were looking like staying away.

Jimmy, Steve and Mick did a great job of covering all early moves, while Matt and Aidan worked well to cover the late moves, but in the end it was going to be a bunch sprint.

Condy as usual was very patient and waited for the bunch sprint, where he managed to take 3rd, despite some dangerous moves from the eventual winner.

Well done Condy.

Teams Series Round 2

Round 2 of the Teams Series saw some hard racing over two days at Boonah.

Stage 1 was a 90km road race, which was a fast race, with a break getting away late in the race. With some sickness in the team the last few weeks, we weren't at our strongest, but Condy managed a top 30 finish to maintain his lead in the Master Category.

Stage 2 was a very hard ITT up Mt French. With ramps of over 20%, it was never going to be easy. The boys knew this wouldn't be to our strengths, so we made sure we didn't go too deep so we had something left int he tank for the third stage.

Stage 3 was a very hard 100km road race with many small but steep climbs. The race was a battle of attrition as the course took it's toll. Both Condy and Aidan posted top 30 positions to collect some valuable points.

Condy remains in the Master Lead and is 8th overall in the competition.

Queensland Road Teams series - Round One

Stage 1 Road Race
The 117km road race stage was always going to suit the teams character. With several hills and an uphill sprint finish, on paper the team was looking good.

The race started very fast, which meant that early on, numerous riders were getting dropped, especially once the race hit the first King of the Mountain point. Over the major climb, the race really got hard and by the top of the climb, less than half of the riders were left in the race. Thankfully four Campos - Avalon riders made the split.

The second time over the climb, more riders were shed, and it was down to less than 40 riders coming into the finale. Some late attacks meant that teams had to chase, but all were brought back for a bunch sprint.

Condy did well to take third in the stage, while the team was second overall thanks to great riding from Andy and Steve. Condy also lead the Masters Category.

Team Time Trial

Stage two was a 16km Team Time Trial. With plenty of wind about, the course was to be a big tail wind out and a strong headwind back. Judging the teams efforts was crucial.

Despite the team not being time trial specialists, a respectable time of 23:06 minutes was posted to take 11th spot.

Criterium

The Criterium was always going to be hard. More wind in the afternoon was sure to break things up, and within ten laps, the race was split up all over the place. Unfortunately Condy missed the split, and was forced to chase with the help of Andy and Matt. For more than 35km Condy, Andy and Matt chased hard to try to get across to the front group. Unfortunately Matt punctured close to the end, which broke the momentum of the chase and allowed the front group to stay away.

In the end, it was all about getting Condy into the points to maintain his lead in the Masters Category. As such, Matt and Andy did a good lead out to ensure Condy won the sprint for 30th and take some valuable points.

Condy Second at Mt Cotton Kermis

With the 90 minute kermis sure to be a tough day out, over a pretty hilly course, the boys knew they were in with a good shot for a result, with Condy's recent second overall at Crestmead. This race is usally unpredictable, with early breaks sometimes getting away, or small bunch sprints. The tactic was to cover all the moves late in the race and let Condy take it easy if a bunch sprint was to result.

The race never once slowed up. The pace was always high, which meant break aways were very hard to get into. Aidan did a great job of getting into some early moves, but with all the teams riding hard, nothing ever really got away.

Matt and Steve also got involved with some moves late in the race, but again  nothing was really let free. It wasn't until very late in the race, that two riders managed to hold a gap for several laps. But the field was always close at hand, and with some turns by Steve, Aidan and Matt at the front, meant it was never going to go far.

With a lap to go, the break was caught and Condy got himself in perfect position for the uphill sprint. On the last bend Condy hit his pedal, which slowed him up, but he quickly regained position, but didn't have enough to come past Brad Nightingale. Condy did really well to take second place.

Sizzling Summer Series - Round 3

The final round of the Sizzling Summer Series was all about making sure Condy maintained or improved on his overall position. With the previous two rounds averaging more that 47kph, and with perfect racing conditions, another fast race would be on the cards.

With the pace so consistently high, it was always going to be hard for a break away to gain an advantage, yet numerous attacks characterised the race. The team was patient, knowing that a field sprint would be likely, however Andy and Matt did follow several attempts to break away late in the race, just as a precaution.

With three laps to go, Condy was well positioned near the front and on the right wheel waiting for the sprint. Into the last corner, some push and shove blocked Condy's run, however he opened up the sprint to take 4th.

This allowed Condy to move up to 2nd overall in the series, which was a great reward for his consistency over the last three weeks. Well done to Condy and the rest of the team.

Good weekend

Nundah:
The team raced the local club crit at Nundah on Saturday morning, with an eye on doing well on Sundays crit at Crestmead. We had a plan to practice our leadouts and to also be aggressive. We did both, however the results although good, weren't what we wanted. The team wants it's first win of the season and we hoped Saturday would bring that.

Everything was looking good until late in the race a solo rider caught the peleton by surprise and was strong enough to hold on for more than a lap to win. Our leadout was miss timed and as a result we were riding for second. Condy did well to get third, while Andy held on for fourth after a good leadout. The win can't be far off.

Crestmead:
Round two at Crestmead was all about getting Condy back into the points to improve on his overall position. The race averaged almost 47kph, so it was clear a bunch sprint would result.

It was planned to wait until the end for any moves, where Matt got into a late break. Despite a hard working group, the break didn't last and things were all together with 10 minutes to go. The race remained fast as teams got ready for a sprint, until a small crash with one lap to go broke the momentum of many teams.

Condy was near the front and avoided the mayhem, however the sprint had little organisation, which made it hard to judge. Condy dug in and manged to take 8th and get some more points for the overall.

Next week we hope to move him up a place or two.

Round 1 - Sizzling Summer Series

Condy has continued the teams great start to the season with 5th at Crestmead. The race was really fast as usual, with an average speed of over 46kph. The race was punctuated by several early attacks, however with such a high speed, it was clear a bunch sprint was going to decide things.

Once again Condy displayed great patience to save his energy for when it mattered and managed to position himself well to get 5th. With a hectic finale, it meant Condy's run at the line was impeded by some crazy riding by others. Who knows what he could have done otherwise.

Unfortunately Steve and Mick both crashed in the finale as some lesser experienced riders took unnecessary risks to improve position. Thankfully their injuries were not serious other than 4 stitches in Micks elbow and plenty of skin off Steve.

The next two rounds will be fun.

Condy 3rd at Nundah

The weekend was busy with the boys racing at Murarrie, Tyalgum and Nundah. Condy and Aidan represented at Nundah and managed to get some great results after a crash ridden race. Thankfully the boys missed the carnage.

The race was status quo for much of the race until the finale. With 20 minutes to go Aidan found himself in a hard working breakaway. This break looked to be going the whole way, where Aidan was looking to be in with a great shot for a result. However, with 5 minutes to go there was a big crash in the chasing group, which meant the race had to be neutralised to ensure those who crashed were alright. Once the race recomensed, the break didn't have it's same advantage and were quickly brought back.


Once the break came back, Condy was waiting for the bunch sprint where he managed to take 3rd place.

Toowoomba Two Day Open

This years Toowoomba Two Day Open (formally the Oakey Two Day) was held at the new cycle facility at Glenvale, Toowoomba, and what an awesome venue it is for bike racing.

Criterium

Saturday was a one hour criterium, and was the first official open race of the year in Queensland. Almost 40 riders were in the A Grade event and the team was looking forward to a good result after the last few weeks of good outcomes for the team. The only concern was the weather, which did prove to impact the race.

As was expected, the first 10 minutes of the race was fast, with Aidan immediately getting into a small break. He remained aggressive early, however it was Matt who followed a counter attack, which saw a group of 6 or 7 riders establish a good gap. Matt worked hard in the group, however his lack of early season form meant he couldn't hold the pace and dropped back to the chasing group to help the chase.

It was at this point that the bad weather rolled in and a large storm brought heavy rain and strong wind, which caused many to abandon the race.

Dispite this, Condy and Andy struggled through the conditions to contest a top ten finish.
Peter Thompson won with ease.

Kermis

Sundays 90km Kermis race was what everyone was looking forward to. With a points race format, there was no doubt the pace would be high from the start. Matt and Mick Hill were both looking for the early break, and managed to sneak away on the first lap to form a 4 man break away.

The first points were decided after 8 laps and on the 7th lap, a group of 4 riders were trying to bridge across. Knowing this Matt got to the front of the break and drove the pace hard to ensure Mick was in with a chase for full points. Despite this, Mick was only able to take 2nd, with Matt 3rd in the first sprint. From that point on, the race was to become very different.

The two QAS riders that managed to bridge to the front group then attacked the breakaway and formed a large gap on the rest of the break away. At about half way, the break was caught, while the two leaders forged ahead. They were never seen again and managed to even lap the field which saw all other riders effectively out of the race.

Despite this, Condy was able to claim 6th place, while Jordan Kerby and Dave Edwards shared the prize.

Results at Nundah

The team managed to get a great result today at Nundah by taking 2nd and 4th. With over 60 riders in A Grade, the contest was fierce. Sunny weather after so much rain was sure to draw a crowd, and so the team put in to ensure a result ensued.

The race was fast to begin with, which meant that no real breaks went until Andy got himself into a two man break that stayed away for several kilometres. Once this was reeled in, the counter attacks began, with Jimmy, Matt, Aidan and Steve all having ago in the breaks. Condy played it smart and waited for the finale.

It was apparent that a bunch sprint would decide the race, however in the last few kilometres of the race, Steve, Matt and Aidan continued to attack to soften up the bunch so that Andy and Condy could wait for the sprint.

The chaotic finish meant that Andy couldn't get position, however Condy was on the right wheels and was in a great position for the sprint. Unfortunately Condy's back tyre was going flat so his sprint wasn't the best and he couldn't do better than second. Without the flat no doubt he would've won. Still a great result. Andy did well to get up for 4th.

It was all round a good team effort. More results to come for sure

Team Presentation

The weekend gone saw the team presented to all of the supporters of the team, including friends, family and of course our great sponsors.

The afternoon included some great food and drink kindly provided by Campos, and finished with the eight riders for the 2012 season showing off the new team kit.

The team would like to thank all those who attended and we appreciate your ongoing support for this season.

Andy opens the season with third

The first Murarrie club crit of the year saw the team turn up in force. It was the first hit out for the new guys as a team and it proved to be a great mornings effort. With Jimmy, Mike and Matt being active for the first third of the race, it was great to see these boys contribiting to and bringing back the breaks. Unfortunately one break did get away to take the prime, but the team worked well to bring it all back together for the second half of the race.
Once the prime was done, Steve stepped up and helped with driving the bunch, while Mick, Condy and Andy had a patient race, sensing a bunch sprint might decide the race.

With three laps to go, Matt brought Andy to the front, where Mick and Condy expertly guided him through the final lap, dropping him off with 250m to go, where Andy opened up his sprint with awesome power to almost come past resident pro Pete Thompson to take third.It was a great piece of team work and a great start to the year.