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Riverland Cycling Club
South Australia, May 29, 2005
In the final preparation race before the Tour of the Riverland, local cycling club members pushed through the cold side winds along the Lindsay Point Road on Sunday to test out their fitness. Amanda Steele made an excellent start, pulling away from her grouping with John Eshman and Ruth Strout before the first hill and catching Gordon Lawton and Angelo Ylia shortly after the hot-dog turn on the 46km course.
Angus Boase, Kel Elleway and Lee Stevens hit 50km/hr in their chase from scratch, however, Stevens dropped off with a flat tyre after the second grid which hindered their effort. It was Steele's day however, taking the chequered flag and recording a PB for the course. Elleway pulled away from Boase on the final straight to claim the fastest time honours at 36km/hr. Next weekend will see a record number of local female competitors take part in the Tour of the Riverland with up to 200 people expected to take part in the two-day event. $14,000 in cash and prizes is up for grabs and trophies will be contested between local club riders also. For more details visit http://www.riverlandcyclingclub.com
Results
1 Amanda Steele 2 Kel Elleway 3 Angus Boase 4 John Eshman 5 Ruth Strout 6 Gordon Lawton 7 Angelo Ylia 8 Lee Stevens
