Don't forget the 'S'

THE MMBCC's first foray out to Jamieson this season was a ripper.

Thirteen entrants made the trip south for 28km of quiet, undulating road to Sailor Bill's Creek and back on Thursday 8 December.

First away was Micala 'Don't forget the S' Jacobs and Tony Morris off Limit, 18 minutes ahead of Scratch.

The conversation club of Dave Jagger and John Eisner followed at 10.30, with Steve Curnow going solo off seven minutes; next was Janine Appleton, Bella Green and Craig Wilson off 5.30; Rob Skinner and Mick Pearce off two minutes and Scratch saw Steve Brown, Steve Duke and Dave Moore start last.

First hiccup of the night was Bella Green who only realised just before the start that she didn't have a tail light on.

By the time she got back to the car and installed it, Janine and Wil had already started and Bella had to ride alone.

She was caught not long after the fast–starting pair of Skinner and Pearce and these three were looking good during the southbound leg till Bella got dropped.

Appleton and Wilson caught Curnow before the turn and hunted down Jagger and Eisner not long after.

In the meantime, the Scratchies were steadily making ground on those ahead and Green even managed to hang on to them for a while near Sailor Bill's Creek.

But Limit just kept plugging away and maintained a healthy lead throughout.

Coming to the finish line, opposite Sappers Track in Jamieson, Jacobs powered away from Morris to take an emphatic win, ensuring we won't spell her name wrong again.

A mere 30 seconds later, Steve Brown stormed across the line to take third in the fastest time of 48.02.

The top ten was rounded out by Duke, Pearce, Appleton, Moore, Skinner, Wilson and Jagger.

Many thanks to Mel, Charlie and Darren for marshalling and to the Jamieson Brewery for the meal and presentations – until the power went out.

Next week's final race of 2023 is around the Barwite Loop and is followed by the MMBCC Xmas Break–up at the Mansfield Hotel.

All members are invited to celebrate the start of our mid–season hiatus; a break to either work on some fitness and skill before the second half of the season or to burn off the calories from Xmas.