Clarence Rockland 2011 race report

Glen slogging through. click for bigger image. photo by CAMCAMThanks again to Glen Rendall and the RWR team for putting on a tremendous event for the 2011 Clarence Rockland Classic. The race report for the event has been posted over at the Ride with Rendall site:

With the mayor there to start the race, 144 cyclists rolled out en mass to battle the roads and gravel of the second running of the Clarence –Rockland Classic.

Nearing the end of the first gravel section, a small group containing Chris Reid (RWR), Imad El-Ghazl (Kunstadt Sports) and  Tim Carleton (Ride all Day/Real Deal) slipped off the front of the field and slowly started to build up a lead that would top out at just over a minute.

The large main pack was content to ride intact until the 38km mark, when the pace spiked and the field was put under pressure by a series of attacks and surges on the front. When the pace slowed, Mason Hanrahan (RWR) followed by Marty Zollinger (RWR) launched and were quickly covered by Warren MacDonald (Nine2Five Pro), who was now back in the field after a flat tire. Immediately after, Aaron Fillion (RWR) pulled away from the bunch and quickly joined the three riders who were now organized and in pursuit of the break.

Read the rest of the report over at the Ride With Rendal CR report page. Race pictures by CAMCAM, the event official photographer, coming soon!