Bendigo cyclists performed strongly in Sunday’s Victorian Schools Cycling Championship Road State Finals in the Bendigo central business district.
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Students from across Victoria converged on Bendigo for the final leg of the 2015 series.
Five Bendigo riders – Dylan McKenna, Jagan Woods, Angus Gill, Belinda Bailey and Sam Buckell – won gold medals in the criterium event.
Creek Street College’s Belinda Bailey started the gold medal haul with victory in the female under-11 race.
Camp Hill’s Angus Hill followed suit in the male under-11 race.
Young gun Sam Buckell reaffirmed his status as one of the most promising junior riders in Victoria by winning the under-15 male final.
Buckell, from Bendigo South East College, won a sprint to the finish line in the 20 minutes plus two laps event.
Girton Grammar’s Jagan Woods won a thrilling under-17 male final in a bunch finish.
Bendigo Senior Secondary College’s Dylan McKenna rounded out the event with a strong victory in the male under-19 final.