Interclub action up The Wall

EUREKA Cycling club hosted Northern Cycling from Melbourne at Learmonth on Sunday for Round 1 of the 2019 Interclub Series.

Brilliant sunshine bathed the course as the 35 competitors raced through Blowhard, Coghill’s Creek and Glendaruel toward the turnaround point neat Mount Beckworth.

Eureka’s Bob Morley and Northern’s Michael Lavender proved too strong for their bunch after riding into the race lead.

The race finished at Mount Bolton, where the final climb up The Wall sorted out the top prizes. A large group of ten battled out the final podium position.

Round 2 of the series will be staged at East Trentham in mid-October.

Race results – 1st – Michael Lavender, Northern (15 min), 2nd – Bob Morley, Eureka (15 min), 3rd – Wayne Klauss, Eureka (7 min), 4th – Craig Harvey, Northern (7 min), 5th – David Anderson, Northern (7 min), 6th – Ash Burke, Eureka (10 min), 7th – Andrew Wilson, Eureka (15 min), 8th – Darryn Reed, Eureka (15 min), 9th – Peter Canny, Eureka (10 min), 10th – John McKinnon, Northern (10 min). Fastest Time – Tim Canny, Eureka (Scratch) in 1h 24m 45s, ave. 37.9kph.