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Vichte circuit race
Vichte, September 22
Report from Kevin Tabotta, with the Australian national team
Three national teams including Australia, USA and Canada joined a field of 140 starters for the 90km cicuit race held at Vichte, Belgium in wet and windy conditions.
After just 2 laps of racing on the 12.5km circuit a break of 6 riders including Aussie Mark Jamieson gained 30sec on the main field. Crashes, punctures and the tough conditions claimed a number of starters back in the field. The 6 breakaway riders rode impressively together to hold the gap at a constant 30 sec right to the finish where Mark Jamieson was too fast for the small group, claiming the win.
Once again the team work by the Australian team played a large part in the final result. Richard Moffatt was an early withdrawal due to a broken spoke and Nic Sanderson punctured with 5km to go.
Results
1 Mark Jamieson (Aus) 2 Gil Suray (Bel) 3 Sven Van de Houte (Bel) 4 Jochen Beernaert (Bel) 5 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) 6 Bert De Backer (Bel) 0.30 18 James Meadley (Aus) 19 Ryan Sullivan (Aus) Top 50 Jon Clarke (Aus) DNF Richard Moffatt (Aus) DNF Nic Sanderson (Aus)
