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Reflecting on another well-supported year of cycling action on the mount and in the village, Buninyong and District Community Association president Sue Yorston said most residents valued and enjoyed it.<\/p>\n
\u201cBuninyong has really appreciated having this event for the last 18 consecutive years, and Ballarat council have done a great job in preparing and monitoring this event,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe free kids\u2019 film in the park on Saturday evening was great. People living in Buninyong could still go to the shops and come home again because there were lots of openings and it was well managed.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the years, it\u2019s been a great way to bring people together.\u201d<\/p>\n
While picking up some dinner at Buninyong\u2019s Red Door Pizzeria on Saturday night, Ms Yorston met a lady from Euroa who was visiting in support of her son, a RoadNats athlete.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said what a beautiful place it was with its old buildings, lovely shops and cafes, and that they would come back with their caravan,\u201d Ms Yorston said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s been the great value of having the race in Buninyong; it\u2019s attracted new people to the area and it\u2019s given it a national profile, and that will last.\u201d<\/p>\n
The RoadNats are set to move to a new yet-to-be announced location in 2025, following 18 consecutive years in Ballarat and Buninyong.<\/p>\n
Ms Yorston said it\u2019s \u201con everyone’s agenda\u201d to bring it back to the mount.<\/p>\n
\u201cLots of people have asked where it’s going, and what\u2019s going to happen, and from what I know, it\u2019s going to do a rotation of a few years, maybe move on, and there\u2019s talk of it coming back,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the cyclists, it\u2019s just such a great track.\u201d<\/p>\n
After conversations with AusCycling, City of Ballarat mayor Cr Des Hudson said he also expects the event to return to Ballarat in coming years.<\/p>\n
But councillors and municipal staff are now looking to the city\u2019s next major sporting event, the inaugural Ballarat Marathon in April, which is expected to get local people active, and attract a new market of elite and amateur athletes from across Australia to compete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A THREE-peat and a double-up from two cycling stars capped off a successful Federation University Road National Championships in Ballarat and Buninyong last weekend. Elite men\u2019s road race winner Lucas Plapp became national champ for the third consecutive year, this time in wet weather, crossing the line alongside Jayco\u2013AlUla teammate Chris Harper. Liv AlUla Jayco […]<\/p>\n