The Charles Coin Memorial race has been a happy hunting ground for the team in recent years, and with a strong team representing, the team was confident more success was possible. The 130km race started with an amazing solo break by Graeme Rose.
After approximately 5km, Graeme was involved with some early attacking, where he ended up getting away from the bunch by himself. For about 40km, Graeme surged away from the bunch and maintained a nice gap from the bunch. This strong move allowed the rest of the team to wait in the wings and follow the counter moves later in the race.
Once Graeme was eventually caught, more attacks began to occur, with Matt, Ben Chambers and Ben Cook all having ago off the front.
Finally, with about 50km to go, Dan McCulloch got himself into a 4 man break away. With Dan in the front group, the rest of the boys were able to sit back and see what happened. Meanwhile, the front group worked well together and managed to get a two and a half minute lead on the bunch and were certain to take the podium spots.
Into the final lap, the attacks began in the front group, with Mal Rudolph and Mark Laspina breaking clear. Dan and Liam McCarthy set about chasing the two riders up front, but weren't able to get back across. Dan was able to take 3rd place, while Mal Rudolph (Drapac) took the win.
Photos of the race can bee seen here.
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