A large contingent of SUVelo members made the journey to Perth to take part in the 2016 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships over the weekend. Racing either 105.8km or 154.5km, we had clubmates competing across most age categories. While most represented Australia, Rob Even and Peter Ritskes proudly wore the orange jersey of the Netherlands, Michael Tamaddoni the red, white and blue of the United States and Amanda Cleife the jersey of Great Britain.
Full results of the road race are available online but we want to acknowledge a few noteworthy results. Nathan Bonarius placed 10th in the 35-39 Men’s category in a hotly contested bunch sprint finish. Rebecca Brown claimed 21st in the 45-49 Women’s group and Nadine Reynolds 17th in the 40-44 Women’s group. And clearly unsatisfied with the challenge presented by the event itself, Andy Mathews managed to up the difficulty level by riding 100km while missing a pedal.
We’re really proud of all our members and friends who took part and congratulate them on their achievements.
