Kelly Cycle Coaching had a number of athletes compete in the Tour of Bright over the weekend.  About 15-20 athletes missed out due the entries filling up in an amazing 20mins time frame.  Most of those who missed the opportunity to compete, came up to train and stay on for our December camp, so we filled the Bright Chalet with 80 athletes, friends and families.

We had some great results from many athletes who raced for the first time in the Tour which was impressive.

Our best results came from C grade.  Angus Lyons won stage 1 and 3, won the KOM competition, 3rd in the sprint competition and finished 1st overall in GC.  Drew finished 3rd in stage 1, 2nd in stage 3, 2nd in the KOM competition and finished 3rd overall in GC.  Jayden Cooper also raced really well, helping to set up Drew and Angus for their final GC results.  “Coops” attacked on stage 3 just after Hariettville, forcing the race leader to chase.  After a counter attack by Drew and then by Angus, both Angus and Drew were able to drop the race leader and Gus took over the race lead.  Drew retained his 3rd place on GC whilst Jayden finished 7th overall (5th in Stage 1).

Our A and B grade riders are still finding their legs after recently completing Year 12 and Uni exams.  Our girls rode well to finish mid field, whilst our Masters riders did well in their first Tour of Bright.

Well done to everyone who raced this tough Tour.

KCC athletes who competed in the Tour included:

• A Grade: Liam White, Michael Hale, Trent Morey, Aaron Blomely, James Cummings, Alex Woff
• B Grade: Nick Bien,
• C Grade: Angus Lyons, Jayden Cooper, Drew Morey, Jarrod Peck
• Women: Carley McKay, Vic Snibson
• Masters 1,2,3: Steve Payne, George Sarris
• Masters 4,5: Mark Bailey, Ed Smith