stolen from Flat Hill!
A great little event was run last night down by the Burke Rd overpass last night near the Eaglemont Tennis club just off the Yarra Trails. Bruce Dickey from the Fatties put on a cracker of a crit and around 20 people turned up. A great turn out given Melburn's first attempt at winter, which has been impressive with 20 cm's of snow on the distant hills.
We lined up in the cold rain and took on the crit course that has tight single track and open sections for passing. A few challenging little points especially once the mud had been unleashed that require a few cyclocross style runs. It was a fun little course taking 2-3 mins a lap.
I managed a good start and was into the single track in 4th and in the first couple of laps lost a couple of spots. It was the eternal battle of Geared vs SS and Age vs Youth, SS and age lost! I think I ended up 8th.... not bad but with some usual suspects wining, there was no chance of holding on in the top places. I was glad to hear 3 laps to go at the 30 min mark and kept the guy behind me at bay.
A big thank you to Bruce for a quality little fun race. Check out the future races on the Flat Hill blog.
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