By Nat Bromhead, TeamCar
A solid line up of riders travelled from far and wide for the 2016 Orica Kermesse held on closed roads near Newcastle?on Saturday.
Marvellously hosted by the Hunter District Cycling Club, the Kermesse was run on the smooth bitumen?of the Hunter Economic Zone, a little-used industrial park closed for the event.
Attracting a wide-range of riders, from enthusiastic amateurs?right through to current and future NRS stars, there was wonderful camaraderie through the field.
In the Division 1 Mens race Ben Hill (Attaque Team Gusto) and Dylan Sunderland (State of Matter MAAP Racing) put on an awesome break with Hill ultimately claiming victory.
Laura Renshaw (Hog?s Breath Cafe TineliWomen?s Race Team) out-sprinted Melanie Breadon for the win in the?thrilling?Division 1 Women’s event.
Peloton Cafe photographer Nat Bromhead was there to capture the action – check out our gallery below the results!
The full gallery can be viewed at www.natbromhead.shootproof.com/gallery/oricakermesse
Results from the 2016?Orica Kermesse:
Div 1 Men: 1st Ben Hill, 2nd Dylan Sunderland, 3rd Bradley Mills, 4th Ayden Toovey, 5th Rylee Field
Div 2 Men: 1st Ben Neppl, 2nd Adam Socha, 3rd David Arthur, 4th Ben Clark, 5th Myles Stuart
Div 3 Men: 1st Mike Henderson, 2nd Steven Lupton, 3rd Andrew Hellmich, 4th Josh McBlane, 5th Chad Williams
Div 4 Men: 1st Rhett Hall, 2nd Marcus Judge, 3rd Greg Burke, 4th Brett Fatches, 5th Adam Quinlan
Div 1 Women: 1st Laura Renshaw, 2nd Melanie Breadon, 3rd Belinda Dibrose, 4th Amy Vesty, 5th Sally McKenna
Under 17 Girls: 1st Portia Rennie, 2nd Holly Spooner, 3rd Lucie Fityus
Under 17 Boys: 1st Stephen Cuff, 2nd Daniel Gandy, 3rd Nathan Craig, 4th Hugh Marler, 5th Ben Cross
Under 15 Girls: Elizabeth Huggins, 2nd Tahlia Dole, 3rd Matilda Jones
Under 15 Boys: Lincoln Hey, 2nd Jonathan Farley, 3rd Taylor Forrest
Div 2 Women: 1st Sandy Kryius, 2nd Belinda Peden, 3rd Lauren Hey, 4th Lena Jansons, 5th Syan Garstang
