1/69Jason Drew in action in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
All the colour and riders from Ballarat’s Gran Fondo
Plenty of riders took part in the Gran Fondo in Ballarat, looking to emulate their heroes at Buninyong. Did we take your photo? Full gallery is here.
2/69The start of the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
3/69Meredith Clark finds her groove in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
4/69Michael Lewis rides in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones
5/69Gavin Gardiner and Peter Ritchie. Picture: Shane Jones.
6/69David Hansen finished 18th in his age group at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
7/69Andrew Gardiner gets shown the one lap to go card. Picture: Shane Jones.
8/69Craig Harvey crosses the finish line. Picture: Shane Jones.
9/69Andrew Garrett shows plenty of concentration as he rides in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
10/69David Ledger competes in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
11/69Angus Sutherland crosses the line to finish first in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
12/69Roberta Salvatori (left) with another rider in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
13/69Timothy Cottrell competes in the 60-64 year old category at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
14/69A bunch of riders cross the start finish line in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
15/69David Staley competes in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
16/69Nicholas Neville races in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
17/69Chris Stoddard and Scott Lamprecht get the one lap to go card. Picture: Shane Jones.
18/69Bruce Trew and Allan Luck race at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
19/69James Burzacott rides in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
20/69Timothy John finished 38th in his age group at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
21/69Georgia Lenton Williams won her age group at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
22/69Paul Attard attacks the finish line. Picture: Shane Jones.
23/69Tim Sinclair leads a group of five riders in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
24/69Adam Walsh and Nick Drew compete together in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
25/69Jason Hendry in action in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
26/69Luc Bisset competes in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
27/69Robert Nichols starts his final lap at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
28/69Paul Watts competing at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
29/69Matthew Hargreaves starts his final lap at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
30/69A bunch of riders go around the first corner at the Buninyong road circuit in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
31/69Peter Varley competes in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
32/69Robert Ray finished inside the top 30 in his age group at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
33/69Myles Higgins finished second in the 75+ age group. Picture: Shane Jones.
34/69Dominique Henry finished fifth in her age group at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
35/69Benjamin Woodhead competes in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
36/69Pete Buffon competes at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
37/69Lyn Vasudeva finished third in her age group in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
38/69Paul Dooley heads around the first corner of the Buninyong track at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
39/69Matthew Donoghue charges to the finish line as he gets one lap to go in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
40/69Kieran Murnane and Brian Scheffers. Picture: Shane Jones.
41/69Brent Tomlinson almost finished inside the top 20 in his age group at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
42/69Andrew Shaw competes in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
43/69Antony Makin gets some important supplies during the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
44/69Reece Conlan (310) leads a group of riders at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
45/69Courtney Wheeler finished inside the top three in her age group at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
46/69Alexander Louca finished 13th in his age group at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
47/69Stephen Dawkins competes at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
48/69Riders get ready to climb the mountain in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
49/69Paul Baggeridge goes around the first corner at the Gran Fondo in Buninyong. Picture: Shane Jones.
50/69Joe Daly finished 31st in his age group at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
51/69Brenton Buettner competes in the Gran Fondo in Buninyong. Picture: Shane Jones.
52/69Phil Lynch finished 11th in his age group in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
53/69Michael Hartman starts the hill climb in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
54/69Darryl Brown rides in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
55/69Craig Stannard competes in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
56/69Robert Braszell showed age is no barrier as he competed in the 75+ years category at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
57/69Jennifer Collier finished third in her age group in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
58/69Chris Cahill tries to power through the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
59/69Mitchell Kennedy tries to negotiate the hill climb at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
60/69Damien Jones and Wesley Hurrell ride together at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
61/69Andrew Richey was one of a few riders to finish all laps of the Gran Fondo in his age group. Picture: Shane Jones.
62/69Alex Silinskiy tries to get past the first corner while racing in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
63/69Bob Skirving competes in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
64/69Matthew Rafferty prepares to ride the hill climb at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
65/69Tim Van Rennes finished 17th in his age group in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
66/69Adam Van Stokrom powers through the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
67/69Jamie Jenssen goes through the first corner in the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
68/69Eleanor Raper finished inside the top five in her age group at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
69/69James Bos takes on the hill climb at the Gran Fondo. Picture: Shane Jones.
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