Very Wet long Weekend of Racing

The Queens Birthday Weekend of Cycling once again seems to have been a success.
Although a very wet weekend, each of the 3 events, The "Greg Gleeson", "Greame Woodrup" & "Stan Mcphee" were all very well attended.
The "Greame Woodrup" hosting the largest field for the weekend.

Saturdays event the "Greg Gleeson" was well won by Monica Kelly from Horsham, Monica rode off limit at 22mins. Limit although losing 2 riders early in the race were able to combine well, once 2nd limit made the catch there were enough workers to keep this bunch away.
second over the line was Mark Hermon (Hamilton) 3rd Stewart Robinson (Hamilton)
Fastset time once again Brendon Schultz (Hamilton)

The Greame Woodrup at Port Fairy was almost a carbon copy of Saturdays event.
2nd limit 25 mins stayed away for around 50km of the race, although back to 4 riders working a good pace was maintained. Once second limit 17mins caught the two groups were able to hold off any chashers for the line honours.
Stewart Robinson (Hamilton) showed his strength by driving the leading bunch right to the finish, even though only 3 riders were still working from about 4km out, Stewart one of them he still had power to hold off any of the would be "sprinters" in the bunch at the Finishline.
1st Stewart Robinnson 2nd Melissa Mckinlay (Mt Gambier) 3rd Gordon Cramm (Mt Gambier)
Fastest time went to Brendon Schultz (Hamilton), Brendon crossed the line 1min 42 seconds after the leading bunch.

The Stan Mcphee once again was looking like an outmarkers day, both Erick Gstrien and i had Picked Mark Mclaren as the winner in the unlikely event that the remaining 4 riders from limit would get up.
Limit stayed away for well over 3/4 of race distance, then once caught by the following two bunches that had combined and set an even pace, Mark Mclaren was the only limit rider to have the strength to hold on to that bunch.
Once back on to the last run back up to the finishline it was inevitable that today was going to be a middle markers day.
This group was thrown into confusion at the Falls circuit turn when some one indicated another lap was required, some riders turned some stopped, after discussion the bunch rolled up to the line, however as the Warrnambool Standard reported Mark Mclaren from limit got the Win, through his counting ability!
The backmarkers who had David Tozae and Brendon Schultz both trying to make a break for the fastest time honour, although Tozer and Matty Gstrien were able to get away and establish a sizable gap, these two also got involved in the confusion, once again Brendon Schultz took fastest time.

After much deliberation between officials and riders the order that riders crossed the line was the accepted finishing order.
1st Mark Mclaren, (Hamilton) 2nd Richard Schilling (Mount Gambier) 3rd Arno Vanderschans (camperdown)

In Summary the whole weekend was a good weekend of racing, although quite wet and cold, all events well attended.
Port Fairy recorded 100mm of rain over the weekend and Warrnambool 90mm of rain, the wettest day being the Monday.
Both Monica Kelly who is the current female leader in the SWS and Stewart Robinson the current male rider leader in the SWS had well earned wins on the weekend, congratulations to Mark Mclaren for "Out Foxing his rivals on Monday.
The Warrnambool Standard and the Moyne Gazette both had good write ups about the weekend of racing and there are a few Pictures available by looking at the Wannramboool Standards website.

The Next Event in The South West Series will be the Casterton 40, one of the toughest and always well contested events in the series.

The full leader board can be viewed by clicking on comments below this post.
Both Stewart Robinson (Male Riders) & Monica Kelly (Female riders) have a firm hold on their respective positions, consistnecy will help them stay ahead but there is enough races left in the series for them to lose That spot!
It also appears we have had over 160 roders compete in the series at this stage, not including the juniors, so we have seen nearly 200 competitors in this series.