Grampians Vets Cycling Club

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Looking for some company to share the k's with? There are usually groups leaving both Stawell and Horsham at regular weekly times.

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All riders must be VVCC members. One free try out race is available to people who have never ridden in a VVCC event before.

Women 30 years and older and men 35 years and older are eligible to join the VVCC.

Membership is paid to the Grampians Vets and the form is then forwarded on to the VVCC

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VVCC Open
Entry Forms can be downloaded
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Results

Club Races
Prins Breaks Clear to Win
Quary Road Handicap
Sunday 1st November 2009


	Sean Prins

Grampians Veteran cyclists tackled the tough Quarry Rd circiut on Sunday, battling a gusty easterly wind as they circumvented Lake Lonsdale.

Larry Bales put up a gutsy solo ride off his 19 ½ minute handicap to hold off the 10 ½ minute markers Meg Parnaby and John McIntyre until the Sandbar Rd.

At this point, Paranby set off alone in a bid for victory. However, the hard riding scratch bunch of Danny Monoghan, Gerard O’Brien, Drew Heard, Sean Prins and Allan Barnett had reeled in 6 ½ minute markers Wayne Cox, Peter Mayo and Les Power and were in hot pursuit.

Paranaby was overhauled on the steep Quarry Rd hill, and this scratch bunch settled down for a fight to the finish.

Prins attacked inside the last kilometre in what appeared to be a suicidal move, but his strength prevailed and he was able to hold off the fast finishing Drew Heard and Gerard O’Brien to claim a well deserved victory in a time of 1 hour 14 minutes 15 seconds.