On Saturday October 2nd the Elite Womens’ Race was on and Leigh and I went to see it. The streets were deserted of Aussies as they were all watching the replay of the Grand Final. Only foreigners to be seen but there were quite a few of them. On the Sunday, for the Elite Mens’ race there was a bumper crowd. An Irishman featured in the breakaway for hours but was eventually caught. Nicholas Roche featured after that until the last lap when he fell away. Thor Hushovd won a sprint finish but the local lad and defending champion Cadel Evans gave it a real go making and covering breaks in the last two laps. We were all watching the race on big screens, apart from the few seconds it took them to pass us by at speed. The atmosphere was electric when Cadel made his efforts. The whole occasion was great for the city of Geelong, the sunny weather, especially on the Sunday and the ships in the harbour made it look more like the South of France, in particular when the camera panned for the aerial shots. I have tried this year to attend international events where possible. This was even more enjoyable than the tennis and surfing and on a par with the Formula One.
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