WE go back through the Bendigo Advertiser files to discover some exciting cycling action from the early 1990s.
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Stars featured in this gallery include Germany's Marcel Wust, 1956 Olympic road race competitor Jack Trickey, Olympic representative and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Robert Burns.
Also shown are Bendigo's Tony Hughes, Rik McCaig, Bernie O'Dea, Tim Decker and many more.
CLIMB: The peloton makes it way past the Seven Sisters, just outside Huntly, on its way to Bendigo in the Sun Tour of 1994.
CLOSE CALL: Dirk Dekker wins this sprint from Marcel Wust and Rik McCaig.
SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER: The field races the 10-lap points score in the "Omnium Series" raced at the Tom Flood Sports Centre.
SIDE-BY-SIDE: The Bradbury brothers, Dean and Haydn race around the Tom Flood Sports Centre track.
MEMORIAL WIN: Tony Hughes holds the Cup following another victory.
DETERMINATION: Tony Hughes leads Rik McCaig in a stage finish of the Herald-Sun Tour at Eaglehawk.
HURT: Commonwealth Games points score champion Robert Burns after breaking his collarbone late in 1993.
MULTI-TALENTED: Linc Kelly made a successful transition from water-ski racing to cycling.
YOUNG GUNS: Luke Arnott, Jamie Harrington and Ashley Harding with the Golden Mile trophy in the lead-up to the 1994 Bendigo Madison carnival.
MULTI-TASK: Paul Lythgo was a fierce competitor on the mountains, roads and track.
FIGHT: Roberto Pelliconi leads Peter Naessens in the finish of a stage to Bendigo in the Sun Tour.
HEAT IS ON: Echuca's Matt Allan leads Shepparton's Stephen Pate and Leigh Egan in a keirin heat at a Bendigo Madison carnival.
DUELLING WHEELS: Stephen Pate leads Scott McGrory and Peter Attard in an Aces points-score at the Tom Flood Sports Centre track.
RACING: Bendigo's Matt Bennett contests a heat of the open 1000m wheelrace at a Bendigo Madison carnival.
GREAT TALENT: Bendigo's Bernie O'Dea won the Golden Mile in 1987 and starred at many track carnivals on his home track.
MEDALLISTS: Jack Trickey and Doug Brinsmead starred at veterans titles in 1994.
TIGHT FINISH: Cam Cowled, centre, beats Barry McNaught, left, and Mark Rye in a veterans criterium at Eaglehawk.
SETTING THE PACE: Tim Bennett leads the pack in an under-17 scratch race.
LAPPING IT UP: Tim Decker races around Bendigo's streets in 1994.