38th Bendigo Madison - IM

Australia, March 7-9, 2008

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Race 1 - March 7: Bendigo Criterium, 40 laps

Photography

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Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

Kate Bates (Team High Road) corners during the women's criterium in Bendigo
Philippa Read leans her Giant into a bend during the women's 25 lap criterium around the streets of Bendigo's CBD
Jessica Berry shows the way for the leading group during the women's criterium
Kate Bates (Team High Road) takes out the women's criterium in Bendigo
The women's podium (L-R): Jessica Berry (2nd), Kate Bates (1st), and Jenny MacPherson (3rd)
Mmm, now what have we got here?
The field string out in the home straight during the men's criterium in Bendigo
The pace is on in the 50 lap men's criterium in Bendigo
Cameron Meyer (left) of the South Australia.com/AIS outfit will be one of the riders to watch in Sunday night's madison
Out of the saddle trying to keep a wheel in the men's criterium
Adrian Hanson (38) accelerates into the home straight in Bendigo
Mitchell Docker (Drapac Porsche), fresh from wearing the yellow jersey for a day in the recent Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia and now on the streets of Bendigo
Kozaburo Watanabe gets well forward on the bike looking for more speed into the home straight
The peloton wind their way down the home straight in Bendigo
Glen O'Shea (Jayco/VIS) will partner Leigh Howard in one of the top fancied teams in Sunday's madison
Travis Meyer (SouthAustralia.com/AIS) leads the peloton around a bend in Bendigo
Svein Tuft has the home straight all to himself during his solo break from the peloton
SouthAustralia.com/AIS riders are making their mark on the world cycling scene
Will Dickeson (Savings and Loans) corners in the chasing pack on the streets of Bendigo
The chasing peloton go in search of the sole lead rider in Svein Tuft
Svein Tuft was continually on the attack during the early evening criterium in Bendigo
David Pell (Savings and Loans) leads the peloton into a corner in Bendigo
Sebastian Donadio from Argentina in the peloton in the later stages of the men's criterium
Riders corner after catching Svein Tuft (Left, yellow), in the final laps of the men's criterium
Zak Dempster (SouthAustralia.com/AIS) leads the peloton up the main street of Bendigo in Victoria
Travis Meyer's race number dangles over his back wheel as he corners in Bendigo
Brad Edmunds (Savings and Loans) leans into a bend during the men's criterium
Chris Winn (74) keeps a close watch on the wheel ahead whilst cornering in Bendigo
Man, what a great place to puncture! Oh well, at least I've got an audience
Miles Olman (Drapac Porsche) attacks the peloton in the final laps of the men's criterium
Nic Sanderson (Jelly Belly) attacks the field in the final laps and shows off his new colours of American outfit Jelly Belly
Trying to hold the wheel with the pace a cracker in the concluding laps
Travis Meyer (SouthAustralia.com/AIS) corners into the back staight and onto the main road of Bendigo
Mitchell Docker (L) of Drapac Porsche gets ready to spread his wings and celebrate a close win over Savings and Loan's Brett Aitken
Mitchell Docker (L) is congratulated by his Drapac Porsche teammate Miles Olman after his winning ride in Bendigo
Svein Tuft was awarded the green jersey for the sprint points winner of the Bendigo Criterium
The men's podium (L-R): Brett Aitken (Savings and Loans, 2nd), Mitchell Docker (Drapac Porsche, 1st), and Glen O'Shea (Jayco/VIS, 3rd)

Results

Elite Men

1 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche
2 Brett Aiken (Aus) Savings & Loan
3 Glen O'Shea (Aus) Jayco/VIS

Elite Women

1 Kate Bates (Aus) Team High Road
2 Jessica Berry (Aus) Bendigo
3 Jenny MacPherson (Aus) Landlink ACTAS Cycling Team