The large bunch that formed at the front of the race around the 30km mark.
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An elated Joel Pearson (Savings and Loans) takes out the 2009 Melbourne
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Up-beat: Race winner Joel Pearson's (Savings and Loans) heartbeat had
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Kirsty Broun was the first lady across the line in the Melbourne to Warrnambool
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David Tozer won the award for being the first rider from Warrnambool across
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Riders leave the Werribee racetrack at 7.30am bound for Warrnambool, 261
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Almost 200 hundred riders left the startline in Werribee bound for Warrnambool.
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Mobile musettes: Chris Steffanoni (Cycle-City) had some helpers on the
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The lead group pass some more canola fields with a 15 minute break on
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David Pell (Savings and Loans) and Rhys Pollock (Drapac Porsche), climb
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Podium spray (l-r): Daniel Furmston (2nd), Joel Pearson (1st), and Tim
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Snapper spray: Race winner Joel Pearson (Savings and Loans) finds a happy
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Joel Pearson (Savings and Loans) was the man to beat in the sprint and
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The lead group had buttered-up the peloton and was milking their gap for
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A Mars a day helps you ride the Melbourne to Warrnambool one-day classic.
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Tim Decker struck gear trouble during the race and rode into Warrnambool
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The lead group split canola fields on their way to Warrnambool.
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How many bike riders does it take to (l-r): Will Dickeson, Joel Pearson
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Tom Leaper made it into the lead group early into the 261km classic.
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The lead group pass through Camperdown with around seventy kilometres
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(l-r): Rhys Pollock (Drapac Porsche), Kristian House (Rapha Condor), and
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Current British road champion, Kristian House (Rapha Condor), and Rhys
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David Tanner (Rock Racing) was another rider to miss the break that split
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Riders climb their way out of Camperdown on their way to Warrnambool.
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The lead group had dropped a few by the time they had reached Terang with
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Adam Murchie (centre) of Drapac Porsche found himself in the lead group
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Two-time Melbourne to Warrnambool winner Jamie Drew (right) presents David
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