Australians dominant
PA Dunedin! I The visiting Australian profes-! isional cyclists. John Tr-evorrowti and Laurie Venn-,., have domi-l nated the two road events so far,'! completed in the 87009 festival l ; week of . cycling at Dunedin,!; which has attracted . many lead-" ing New Zealand riders. Trevorrow, the Australian road‘l champicn, headed a powerful is group of. 17 in Saturday’s 40km! read race, 'With Venn about a < j length back in second place. ' : Only inches back was Otago’s ?
[top sprinter. Wayne Hillary, with [two other Otago cyclists. Robert 'van tier Loo and Brian Thomson, [in-close attendance. I Venn turned the tables on his; ; fellow countryman in yesterday’s: 'event on the Forbury Park ci-t 'rcuit when he opened up a race- : winning break in company with! Terry Gvde (Christchurch) and Keith Pool (Dunedin) in the early stages. The lead was increased to about 50 seconds at the line, with: Venn outsprinting Gyde by »' good two lengths. |
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