>Originally posted by Daveb I was thinking of checking out some of th
>races around >Melbourne. I've seen reference to quite a few but wa
>>wondering if there are any that are suited to a spectator and wher
>you would want to stand. I'd like to get a view of what's going o
>rather than a blur of colour as everyone flies by
Most of the road circuits I've done aren't too good for spectator
because they are simply long loops. You can wait at the start/finis
line to see the sprints and maybe watch riders pass a couple of times
but that's about it. Criteriums and track racing allow you to see a lo
more action due to the much shorter 'circuits'. Any one of th
criteriums listed in that spreadsheet would be fun to watch and if yo
live in Melb, easier to get to than the road races as well
Oh, the DeBortoli Tour of the Yarra Valley (if that's what it's called?
would probably have some good riders in it as it's a bigger race. Yo
can also sample some wine (urgh.. ) and food (mmm...) while there.. :
Anyone else have comments on the race circuits
hth hipp
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