MORE than 125 cyclists will take part in the Wagga RSL Club Classic criterium on Saturday and road race on Sunday.
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St George Cycle Club riders Brodie Talbot and Jay Dutton will race in division one on both days among a strong field of cyclists.
Dulwich Hill cyclist Amy Vesty is the most prolific female cyclist that has registered so far. Vesty will race in division three events.
Cyclists will loop around the Victory Memorial Gardens in graded criteriums starting from 12pm on Saturday.
Cyclists will set off from The Gap Road, Estella, for the 100km graded scratch road race at 9am on Sunday.
Race director James Vickers expects division one cyclists will ride at an average speed of 46-48km/h on Sunday.
There are no local cyclists in the division one criterium or road race, but Tolland Cycle Club’s Will Silver and Craig Sing will race in division two on Saturday and be joined by fellow club cyclist Brendan Washington in division two on Sunday.
It clashes with under 19 national events in Canberra, eliminating Wagga emerging talents Charlie Hamilton, Myles Stewart and Henry Wright from the line up.
Entries have not closed yet for the event which has attracted cyclists from Griffith, Albury, Canberra, Sydney, Wollongong, Echuca and Cootamundra.
