And today’s strangest victory salute goes to….

I don’t know the details of the rider or the race just yet, I’ll do my best to track them down though!

@geelongcycling summer crits - or maybe it was cyclo cross?  It got a little hard to tell there for a while.

For those that are interested I pushed as hard as I could to have our race run even though the track was damp to wet in places.  We shortened the course to remove some of the technical aspects and the race went ahead, there was light rain during the race but this did not impede on the safety of the course whatsoever.

In my opinion there were no issues racing on the Belmont Island track when it is wet so long as there isn’t standing water on the course.  Today it was certainly grippy enough to race on, the riders in our race were smart and didn’t test the limits but we had a good fun hard race regardless. 

As with any race you judge the conditions and race to the level that the course allows you to, anyone who uses the excuse “you can’t control what others do” or “I don’t want to be bought down by someone else” really need to reconsider why they race at all as it doesn’t matter if it’s wet, dry, hot, cold, windy or whatever; accidents can occur.

However, when the rain really started coming down hard in other races and standing water was forming on the course the correct decision was made to abandon these races.

End of Rant.

@geelongcycling Summer Criterium Series Race 2 was run today, I’ve put together some pictures from the day’s racing - enjoy.

Gallery link is here.

#2010WORLDS #prowatch Fabian Cancellara in the second group on the road during the final laps of the 2010 Worlds in Geelong.  2010 was not going to be his year in the road race.

#2010worlds #prowatch @cyclones Stuey O’Grady still putting in the hard yards for Aussies late in the 2010 World Champs.

#2010worlds #prowatch Mark Cavendish did not have a good day in Geelong for the 2010 World Champs, he struggled on the climbs and the heat ultimately losing contact with the leading groups.