Club Races
Meg Keeps it in the Family
Lake Lonsdale
Handicap
Sunday 4th July 2010
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Meg Parnaby |
Keeping the winner’s mantle
in the family, Grampians Vets cyclist Meg Parnaby backed
up husband Peter’s win the previous week by taking
out the tough 60 kilometre Lake Lonsdale handicap last
Sunday.
Racing over two laps of the Lake Lonsdale
circuit, Meg, along with fellow limit rider John McIntyre,
made the most of their 19 minute start and the perfectly
still conditions.
After the first lap, they still held
a commanding six minute lead over the ten and a half
minute riders Tony Lloyd, Damian Rabl and Peter Mayo.
Not far behind them, the 6 minute riders Peter Parnaby,
Gerard O’Brien and Alan Barnett were gaining
fast, but the scratch riders Frank Kean, Dean Hayward,
Drew Heard and driving force Shane Clark, were also
really motoring.
At this point the final lap looked
like it was set to be a close finish. However, the
six minute riders started to fade, failing to catch
the 10 minute riders until the 49 kilometre mark. They
picked up Tony Lloyd as they passed, but did not have
the firepower to keep the scratch riders charge at
bay, and all the chasing bunches united with 8 kilometres
to go.
Setting out after the two limit riders,
the pace was high, but the limit riders had done the
work early to stay well clear, and were crossing the
line as the chasing bunch crested the final hill.
In
the battle for line honours, Meg Parnaby had the fitness
advantage and was too strong for the exhausted McIntyre,
taking out the event, with Drew Heard leading the chasing
riders home to take third and also fastest time of
the day.
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