Pat Shaw created a piece of Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club history by riding away with the inaugural Misery 100 at Burrumbeet on Saturday.
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Although he only had a few bike lengths to spare, Shaw still had time to sit and up and celebrate after a tactical battle.
Simon Ward chased home Shaw, with Jay Bourke third.
BSCC riders will now contest the club road championships at the weekend – an event which also completes the Shady Acres spring series aggregate.
The series remains wide open with Dave Hearn leading by one point from Nick White and Peter Canny.
Misery 100 podiums:
A grade: Pat Shaw 1, Simon Ward 2, Jay Bourke 3
B grade: Craig Lee 1, Simon Ellis 2, Marcus Braszell 3
C grade: James McArdle 1, Jim Crumpler 2, Vaughan Webber 3
D grade: Bruce Pipkorn 1, Don Stewart 2, James Knipe 3
BSCC road series aggregate standings: Dave Hearn 12, Nick White 11, Peter Canny 11, Jay Bourke 10, Liam White 10, Tim Canny 10, Bruce Picorn 9, Don Stewart 9, Kieran Paton 9
