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Tristan Saunders takes solo win at headwind heavy Melbourne to Warrnambool

Tristan Saunders takes solo win at headwind heavy Melbourne to Warrnambool


Tristan Saunders (Team BridgeLane) won a headwind hit edition of the 267 kilometre Melbourne to Warrnambool on Saturday, launching solo with less than 20km to go and holding firm so he had time to savour the victory as headed toward the Raglan Parade finish line.

Saunders took out the prestigious Australian race in seven hours and 17 minutes as winds blowing from the west stretched out the hours and added an extra level of challenge to the already gruelling event, with recent editions more often delivering a winning time of close to six hours. The remaining podium positions in the National Road Series race were decided from a group of six, with Brendon Green (Cycling Development Foundation) attacking on the run in and holding the gap to take second place as he came over the line nearly three minutes behind the 22-year-old winner.

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