the national road championships is the pinnacle of one day racing in australia. the cream of the crop of international riders are pitted against the local domestic teams and individuals that are trying to make a name for themselves.
greenedge had the numbers today but they didn’t have to use them as durbo just stayed out front and did what he does best.
our own jonny bolton was in the mix and managed to hang on for the majority of the race. he even put in an attack which was well timed enough to allow me to get it on camera.
jonny getting last minute transponder maintenance
baden cooke
cam meyer
cj sutton
trav meyer
ritchie porte
jonathan cantwell
jonathan bolton
mark renshaw
matthew lloyd
mat hayman
and the race is go
a breakaway of 7 went from the gun
the peloton was not too worried (see jonny on the left)
after 100 kms, jonny had a crack on the first part of the climb
off the front
the peloton was not too worried about this either
mat hayman, marking time
jack bobridge being marked by some greenedge boys
the DOME kit back in the group
after 150kms, the breakaway was down to 2
jonny called it a day after 150kms
local ballarat boy patrick shaw, was in the break for most of the day, but couldn’t pull it off
jack bobridge tries to bridge to the break
the peloton begins to splinter
renshaw leads a small group of survivors off the back of the peloton
durbo turns up the turbo and drops sulzberger
bernie sulzberger tried to hang with durbo
cam lead the charge to try to claim a greenedge 1-2
michael matthews, luke durbridge and steele von hoff
a great day of racing for the women’s national road championships. the day consisted of multiple break aways and eventually came down to a sprint between 4 riders. wa’s leonie burford was the lone rider in the HAYS kit and she did well to stay with the group up until the pace broke the main peloton down to just 18 riders. jennelle crooks also performed well and managed to secure the bronze medal in the u23 division.
jennelle crooks also secured the bronze medal in the u23 road race
and the gun goes off
second time up the hill and all together
a break of 4 off the front for most of the race
lucy coldwell and jessie maclean kept the break going
lisa jacobs off the back of the break
leonie burford stayed with the group for most of the race
chloe hosking found the hills tough
criterium champ, kimberley wells didn’t like the climbs
leonie burford
jessica allen struggled most of the day
leonie burford
leonie burford
2010 winner ruth corset tried to break away
a break of 3 formed on the 2nd last lap
eventual winner gracie elvin bridged across to the break
last lap and the break of 4 came down to a sprint on the line.
