Carnegie Caulfield St Kilda Festival Criterium, St Kilda, Melbourne, February 13, 2005

Tommy Nankervis hoped to derail the HLP/Ridewiser train Photo ©: Mal Sawford	Promoter Marcel Lema watches Photo ©: Mal Sawford	Simon Clarke and Darren Lapthorne Photo ©: Mal Sawford	David Mackenzie on his long solo Photo ©: Mal Sawford
We came, we saw, we conquered Photo ©: Mal Sawford	Elite podium Photo ©: Mal Sawford	The women on the start line Photo ©: Mal Sawford	Rickards drives the pace Photo ©: Mal Sawford
Race commentator Matt Keenan Photo ©: Mal Sawford	B Grade had a capacity field Photo ©: Mal Sawford	Nick Walker looked headed for the B Grade win Photo ©: Mal Sawford	Pete Johnstone, the young winner of B Grade Photo ©: Mal Sawford
Bob Kelly sets the pace in C Grade Photo ©: Mal Sawford	Steve Pilson pulls away from C Grade Photo ©: Mal Sawford	Jonathan Claydon leads D Grade Photo ©: Mal Sawford	Ian Parr attacked D Grade Photo ©: Mal Sawford
Nick Walker (CBD) was strong in B grade Photo ©: Chris Truskett	Peter Johnson (O'Mara) Photo ©: Chris Truskett	Mitchell Docker (Drapac/Porsche) in the early stages Photo ©: Chris Truskett	David McKenzie (HLP/Ridewiser) Photo ©: Chris Truskett
Continual attacks were a highlight of the A grade race Photo ©: Chris Truskett	Robert Crowe (HLP/Ridewiser) made a strong attack Photo ©: Chris Truskett	Darren Lapthorne (Lloyd Morgan) Photo ©: Chris Truskett	David McKenzie policed the bunch Photo ©: Chris Truskett
Justin Davis (O'Mara) escaped the bunch to take second place Photo ©: Chris Truskett	It was a sweet victory for Crowe and the HLP/Ridewiser team Photo ©: Chris Truskett	In the shadows of Luna Park Photo ©: Chris Truskett	You needed to be flying in the crits Photo ©: Chris Truskett

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Images by Mal Sawford

• Tommy Nankervis hoped to derail the HLP/Ridewiser train
• Promoter Marcel Lema watches the gaps open in the Elite race
• Simon Clarke and Darren Lapthorne on the attack
• David Mackenzie on his long solo
• We came, we saw, we conquered
• Elite podium - Simon Clarke, Rob Crowe and Justin Davis
• The women on the start line
• Rickards drives the pace
• Race commentator Matt Keenan interviews the delighted winner
• B Grade had a capacity field
• Nick Walker looked headed for the B Grade win
• Pete Johnstone, the young winner of B Grade
• Bob Kelly sets the pace in C Grade
• Steve Pilson pulls away from C Grade
• Jonathan Claydon leads D Grade under the TAC finish banner
• Ian Parr attacked D Grade in the early stages

Images by Chris Truskett

• Nick Walker (CBD) was strong in B grade , but crashed out in a hairpin while leading
• Peter Johnson (O'Mara) stretched his junior gearing to take victory in the B grade sprint
• Mitchell Docker (Drapac/Porsche) in the early stages of the A grade race
• David McKenzie (HLP/Ridewiser) made a stong solo attack, but he was reeled in by the A grade bunch
• Continual attacks were a highlight of the A grade race
• Robert Crowe (HLP/Ridewiser) made a strong attack in the closing stages of the race
• Darren Lapthorne (Lloyd Morgan) , having been the first to close the gap to McKenzie, looks for help to catch Crowe
• David McKenzie policed the bunch in support of HLP/Ridewiser teammate Crowe
• Justin Davis (O'Mara) escaped the bunch to take second place
• It was a sweet victory for Crowe and the HLP/Ridewiser team , who were also sponsors of the event
• In the shadows of Luna Park , the St Kilda Festival included more cycling than just criteriums
• You needed to be flying in the crits at St Kilda - this was an extreme example