Club rider, professionals and a former World Champion head out of Buninyong
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The early break stuck for several laps.
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Michael Rogers (Team Columbia) was time trial Champion on Thursday..
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The bunch rolled up the climb behind the leaders.
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Drapac Porsche were active in the race
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Jai Crawford (Savings and Loans) leads the break mid-race.
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The bunch, led by Drapac Porsche, chases the break.
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On the descent in to the finishing straight
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The Rapha Condor team
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The summit of Mount Buninyong is easy to spot
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Riders at the highest point in the race.
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The "S" bends which lead into Yankee Flat Road were fast, but bumpy.
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Michael Rogers (Team Columbia) takes a corner
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Cameron Meyer (Garmin Chipotle)
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Jonny Clarke (Jelly Belly) loses his bidon
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The Prates team lead a group with one lap
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Peter McDonald (Drapac Porsche)
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McDonald wins the Australian Road Race Championship.
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Relief and delight
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Cameron Meyer (Garmin Chipotle) took fourth.
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Matt Wilson (Team Type 1) was fifth
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2008 winner, Matthew Lloyd (Silence Lotto)
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The Drapac Porsche team waited together
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Peter McDonald (Drapac Porsche) is the 2009 Australian Road Race Champion.
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The Australian road race podium:
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Chris Sutton (Garmin) ,and Adam Hansen (Columbia)
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Damien Turner (Total Rush)
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Adam Hansen (Columbia) climbs
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Drapac Porsche riders chase
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The strain is obvious
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Steve Robb (Savings & Loans, right)
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Trent Lowe (Garmin) and Bernard Sulzberger (Virgin Blue)
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Adam Hansen and Peter McDonald
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Will Walker (Fuji-Servetto, left)
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Michael Rogers (Columbia) forcing the gaps
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Michael Rogers (Columbia) and Simon Clarke (Amica Chips)
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2009 Australian national champion Peter McDonald
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Matthew Lloyd (Silence Lotto)
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Chris Sutton (Garmin) digs deep
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Will Walker (Fuji-Servetto)
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Baden Cooke (Vancansoleil)
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