Grampians Vets Cycling Club

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Men and Women 30 years and older are eligible to join the VCV.

All riders must be current VCV members. Two free try out races (within a 30 day period) are available to those who have not raced with the Vets in the last 5 years.

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Entries can now only be done online. New riders need to have completed 3 club races before you can enter an Open.

Results

Club Races
Landsborough West 50km Handicap
Sunday 8th May 2016

The Field


	Tony Lloyd

Scratch
Sean Prins, Steve Monks and Frank Kean.

5.15 minutes
Shaun Blackie, Edwin Irvine and DannyMonaghan

9:15 minutes
Tony Lloyd, Dean Hayward and Peter Parnaby

Race Results
1st Tony Lloyd
2nd Dean Hayward
3rd Peter Parnaby
4th Steve Monks

How the Race Unfolded.
A strong north easterly made the outward leg from Stawell to Landsborough West a slow slog, and the return journey a high speed dash.

The limit riders, powered along by Dean Hayward, who was firing on all cylinders, turned at the half way point with a good lead over the mid field bunch, who had scratch closing in behind them.

Scratch caught the mid field bunch after the first main hill on the return journey, at about the 37km mark, and charged on in pursuit of the limit riders, who only came into sight in the last 4 or 5 kilometers.

The finish was contested between Tony Lloyd and Dean Hayward, with Lloyd just taking the win from Hayward. Peter Parnaby was third with scratch rider Steve Monks fouth, about 20 seconds behind the winner.

Winners Time
Tony Lloyd - 1 hour 28 minutes 08 seconds
Average speed of 34.1kph

Fastest Time
Steve Monks - 1 hour 19 minutes 16 seconds
Average speed of 37.9kph

Weather Conditions
Strong north easterly winds.