ANZAC 25

The annual ANZAC 25 race at Lakeside Raceway is a great way to pay tribute to the diggers that have served the country so well.

The A Grade Men's team was well represented and eager to go. The boys had discussed about going for the primes, and then setting things up for Dan in the sprint. This mostly worked out in our favour, with Ben Cook and Matt Murray both getting a prime each.

Ben took his prime by attacking with almost 2km from the line. After the whistle for the prime blew, Ben waited until the first hill on the circuit to launch an attack that no one responded too. He managed to power away and take the first prize solo.

Matt then was able to wait until the final of four primes, where he followed an attack by Brad Nightingale. The two opened a gap 2km from the line, but were joined by two other riders about 1km to go. Matt played it smart and allowed the other two riders to come across, where he managed to wait until the final climb to attack the small group. With no response to his attack, Matt was able to also solo to the prime win.

The boys then went about setting Dan up for the sprint, where things went well until the final kilometre. The boys had Dan in 5th wheel going over the final climb, but by the bottom, Dan was at the front with 400m to go. Dan was forced to lead out the sprint, and was unable to get the result he was capable of.

It was a succesful day none the less.



Qld State Criterium Championships

The Sunshine Coast Cycling Club was host to the Queensland State Criterium Championships for 2013. The tough circuit was to ensure a worthy winner in each category was to come to the fore, and the team was ready for action.

Elite Women's Title

The women's team was certainly the strongest of the day, and the results will reflect that. Jazzy continued her amazing form to win with ease, while Lou showed her form was also on the improve, by taking 3rd. Sally was also in the action by doing a great job of softening the field up and also monitoring any dangerous moves.

The race started with Sally attacking the first time up the hill. This allowed for Jazzy to counter attack, which proved to be decisive. Jazzy quickly opened a gap and looked to be riding away solo. However, Jemma Brown quickly decided to try and bridge across, and soon made contact with Jazzy, where they worked to build a lead.

The gap opened up quickly, and it was obvious the win would be from these two. In response, Sally and Lou traded counter attacks, with Lou managing to get away and begin a solo journey.

Jazzy was able to escape on the final lap for a great win, while Lou soloed in for third place. Another dominant display.

Elite Men's Title

With a previous winner in Dan and Matt taking second last year, the Elite Men's Title had every chance of coming the teams way. With a depleted team, and some local sunshine coast teams present, the race would be difficult to control.

Immediately the race was aggressive, with the new Tineli team sending rider after rider off the front in the hope a break would stick. Dan did plenty of good work to control the race, while Matt waited for the right move.

After much attacking, it came down to a two man break that formed in the final 5 minutes of the race. With 3 laps to go, Matt attacked in an attempt to bridge across to the two up front. Despite his best efforts, Matt couldn't make the final junction, and was taken up by the fast moving pack.

Into the final lap, there was a significant crash, which halted many riders progress, while one of the break away riders held on to win, as the remainder of the bunch took the rest of the podium places.