The Cunningham always has been, and probably always will be, my favorite race. I finished 2nd and 4th there as a junior and 1st, 1st and 8th as an Elite A rider, many years ago. The course suits me well and I have always enjoyed the hard, heavy and windy conditions.
I raced in the Gatton to Warwick, 96 km Masters B race, with 51 starters. The pace itself was quite comfortable. The KOM was a little tough near the top, but I still went over the climb in around 5th or 6th spot without a lot of effort. In the last 30 km or so, I started to race very aggressively, with many attempts to get off the front. Unfortunately, the cross winds which I used to love so much were just not there, which meant that it was hard to inflict much pain on the big group or get away in a small group due to that bunch splitting. At one stage I was in a promising two man breakaway that quickly got about 20 seconds, but was reeled in with about 3km to go. In the end, there were still 30 or so riders left for the finish and I came 7th. Disappointing for me, but in the end, I pretty much gave it everything I had. Such is life...
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