The only thing that MTR-Racing member, Rod Stormonth was beaten by was the weather. After setting up a handy breakaway in "B" grade, Rod Stormonth's lead was taken from underneath him by a stop in the race 35min in by rain. This enabled the peleton to have the restart at the same time. After being in good form the previous few races working for the team, this race was the perfect opportunity for Rod to take a leadership role and having Marcus Coppock help work for him.
After the restart, Rod was once again on the attack and once again was stopped by the weather and having the race cancelled.
Was a similar situation in "A" grade with Xavier Coppock holding onto the main peleton until the weather ended the race early. This is the second race for Xavier in the top grade and after just getting around in his first attempt, his race 2nd up looked more comfortable for him.
The other MTR-Racing member racing today, Carla Lawson, after suffering a mechanical Thursday night and being unable to finish, showed once again good form for her attempt to qualify for the Hawaiian Ironman at the upcoming New Zealand Ironman in 6 weeks time. Carla once again finished Top 10 overall and was once again first female across the line.
MTR-Racing athletes are becoming a good solid talking point at the crits with regular showings across all grades and also with the help of the main sponsor:
With more regular racing, and riders becoming fitter and stronger, all athletes will progress in no time.
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