Labour of love for cycling vets

EUREKA Cycling staged criteriums in Victoria Park on Labour Day under blue skies.

With perfect racing conditions 27 riders pinned on numbers as fast and tactical racing became the order of the day.

Division 4 stayed intact until the bell lap when Renee Clapham accelerated away from her rivals to win by the length of the straight.

Most of the Division 3 riders engaged in a highly tactical affair, leaving the race wide open for Jake Miocic to play the winning hand and storm to victory.

Divison 2 was a more traditional fast paced race with the odd attack thrown in to liven the action up.

Greg Ley and Steven Crowe tried to steal the race inside the last two laps, however the field caught them well before the home straight before Tony Mirabella launched a long-range sprint at the perfect time.

Division 1 started fast and only eased off nearing the 30-minute mark, then becoming a tactical affair with multiple attacks.

Tim Sinclair set off with one and a half laps remaining, however the sprint train was forming behind with Dayne Pearce at the helm.

Daniel Bucknall had the box seat and sprinted too fast and strong – winning comfortably.

A great morning of racing with maiden wins at Eureka for Renee, Miocic and Bucknall.

Labour Day criterium results – Division 1 (45 minutes, plus two laps) – 1st – Daniel Bucknall, 2nd – Jason Hendry, 3rd – Matthew Bowman. Division 2 (40 minutes, plus two laps) – 1st – Tony Mirabella, 2nd – Darryn Reed, 3rd – Peter Canny. Division 3 (35 minutes, plus two laps) – 1st – Jake Miocic, 2nd – Michael Lewis, 3rd – Steven Linane. Division 4 (30 minutes, plus two laps) – 1st – Renee Clapham, 2nd – Geoff Edwards, 3rd – Jennifer Collier.

 

– BY DEAN WELLS