BLUE skies and brilliant sunshine greeted the forty-five riders who competed in the Eureka Open on Sunday 29 October on roads near Burrumbeet, Waubra and Learmonth.<\/p>\n
The front half of the handicap field took full advantage of the wind turbines standing deathly still, using the rare wind free day to stave off the chasing hordes.<\/p>\n
The 14-minute group shared the race lead with 12 kilometres remaining and didn\u2019t look back.<\/p>\n
Ten riders remained in contention for the win as the leaders turned onto the Avenue of Honour.<\/p>\n
Steven Crowe from Eureka attacked with seven kilometres remaining, with only fellow club member Peter Lamb Eureka and Peter Wynne from Geelong Surf Coast able to bridge the gap.<\/p>\n
The trio stayed away from the chasers, with Wynne and Crowe fighting out a tight sprint finish separated by mere millimetres.<\/p>\n
Eureka Open, 55.6km masters handicap results – 1st – Steven Crowe (14 min) Ballarat\/ Eureka, 2nd – Peter Wynne (14 min) Geelong Surf Coast, 3rd – Peter Lamb (14 min) Eureka\/ Ballarat, 4th – Peter Livitsanis (17 min) Eureka, 5th – Steve Linane (17 min), Ballarat\/ Eureka, 6th – Brian Ure (14 min) Eureka\/ Ballarat, 7th – Gavin Gamble (11 min) Geelong Surf Coast, 8th – Les Tokolyi (14 min) Geelong Surf Coast, 9th – Patrick Cashin (17 min) Eureka, 10th – Andrew Wilson (11 min) Eureka \/ Ballarat.<\/p>\n
First Woman – Jennifer Collier (22 min) Eureka.<\/p>\n
Fastest Time – Nick Locandro (scratch) Carnegie\/ Eureka in 1h 16m 15s, ave. 43.7kph.<\/p>\n