{"id":73265,"date":"2020-12-10T04:45:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T17:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=73265"},"modified":"2020-12-10T08:39:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T21:39:30","slug":"eureka-cycling-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/sport\/eureka-cycling-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Eureka! Cycling is back!"},"content":{"rendered":"

EUREKA Cycling Club staged its first official race event since mid-March with criteriums in Ballarat on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Craig Lightfoot, James Knipe, Shaun Martin in the reverse order to which they finished in Division 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Victoria Park criterium circuit has undergone changes since autumn with blackspot funding going towards installing a roundabout in April, as well as a bypass to allow cycling events to continue in the park.<\/p>\n

When it came to racing small fields were the order of the day, with inclement weather deterring for many riders from getting out.<\/p>\n

Jason Hendry and Peter Gunston proved all too powerful in Division 1, doing the bulk of the work, then finishing one-two in the field sprint.<\/p>\n

Smart tactics in Division 2 allowed three riders to use the cross wind to form a split in the field. They then stayed away from the chasers, with Shaun Martin winning easily.<\/p>\n

Division 3 kept bunched together in the increasing wind, with Brad Eppingstall prevailing in a four-way sprint finish.<\/p>\n

Eureka Cycling will return to competition in January with an evening criterium series, to mark its new affiliation with AusCycling.<\/p>\n

Division 1 (45 minutes plus 2 laps) – 1st – Jason Hendry, 2nd – Peter Gunston, 3rd – Dayne Pearce.<\/p>\n

Division 2 (40 minutes plus 2 laps) – 1st – Shaun Martin, 2nd – James Knipe, 3rd – Craig Lightfoot.<\/p>\n

Division 3 (35 minutes plus 2 laps) – 1st – Brad Eppingstall, 2nd – Jakkii Dawson, 3rd – Mary-Ann Seebeck<\/p>\n

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– BY DEAN WELLS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n