Sizziling Summer Series Round 3

The final round of the SSS was to be a showdown across all the grades. The A grade men's team was seeking to break the control of Budget, B grade was trying to get Mark Pierce into another winning position, while the girls wanted to dominate with a stage win and overall victory.

Women's race
Unfortunately Sally was unable to race due to illness, so it was left to the more than capable Corissa, Lou and Jazzy to fly the flag.

As predicted, the Pensar team were aggressive to begin with, trying to force a break. Thankfully Corissa was ever present near the front and able to keep any dangerous moves in check. Meanwhile, Jazzy and Lou were able to bide their time for the action to come.

As the race progressed, Pensar again tried to get Jenelle (Pensar) into a move, but with Lou and Corissa working tirelessly for Jazzy, it was sure to be a sprint.

With two laps to go Jenelle went solo, but Corissa and Lou brought her back, where Lou then went into leadout mode for Jazzy, which she now seems to have perfected. Coming into the last corner, Jazzy was dropped off into the perfect position, where she could open her sprint and win by over a length.

 

 

This rounds win meant Jazzy took 2nd overall. Great work by Jazzy and all the girls who really worked well together.

The series was also some of the best women's racing seen in South-east Queensland. Well done girls.

A Grade Men
With the domination of Budget over the previous two rounds, the team was set to try and ruffle some feathers. All the boys were very active in trying to get into anything that might resemble a break away. Steve, Matt and Jimmy were all briefly involved in some breaks, however the teams with the best sprinters were keen to see the group together.

With four laps to go, Mick sensed an opportunity and followed a group. A reasonable gap quickly grew and it looked as if the break might stay away until the end. Unfortunately the strong Budget team did a good job in bringing them back and setting up a fast sprint.

Dan and Condy were well positioned and both managed to get into the top 10.

B Grade Men
The B grade race was always going to be hard to control. The boys had a plan to put Mark into the best position possible for the sprint. As such, the rest of the team did a brilliant job at controlling most of the race, allowing Mark to save his legs for the finale.

Throughout the race there were many attempts to cause a split in the bunch, but with the tireless JJ and Adam Barron ensuring nothing dangerous got away, it was looking like the plan would come off.

Despite the teams great work, with three laps to go a small group of three riders snuck away almost unnoticed. The team was late to respond, with Ben Chambers trying his best to get across. However it was not to be and the three riders stayed away to take the podium.

Meanwhile, Mark Pierce was able to take 7th, which is still a great effort.