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Wed, 23 Mar 2005

Australian Masters Track and Road Championships - 22:09
Neil and I have just come back from the Australian Masters Road and Track Championships
Neil rode well and got a second place in the crit and was in the chase group behind Paul Rowney the eventual winner in the road race over 90km. The level of competition was as high as I expected, I did not reach my goal of staying with the main bunch in the 10km on the track, the crit and the road race. In the end I was happy to be in the main bunch for 70% or so of the race. I stayed with the bunch for 28 of the 40 laps on the 10km race, then in the crit I was there till lap 22 of 30. My biggest achievement (and previous weakness) was the road race, where I stayed with the front bunch for 2 of the three laps of a 32km loop. I survived 4 major attacks and made the initial selection when the peleton was exploded by a major series of surges on the biggest climb of the race. A strong cross wind was the major factor in the race.
I'll post some results from the local Canberra riders in the next few days.

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