THE Gartside family marked a great night of racing at last Thursday's track cycling run by the Bendigo and District Cycling Club at the Tom Flood Sports Centre.
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Main event of the night was the McCaig Airconditioning 2000m wheelrace.
Zac Gartside kept his cool under pressure from Jarrod Cook to win the final as Kade Killeen and Toby McCaig were next best.
Earlier in the night, Charlie Gartside was runner-up to Castlemaine's Leshae Maddern in the DCK Real Estate-sponsored Crystal Classic women's wheelrace, 1000m.
It was a clean-sweep of the A-grade events by Sam Buckell in the 12-lap scratch race and then in the motor pace to complete the night's racing.
Wins in the junior wheelrace finals went to Arie Riley, under-11-13; and Jacob Larson, under-15-17.
Melbourne teenager Eddie Jirovec earned ride of the night honours after an impressive victory in the under 15-17 A-grade, 10-lap motor pace.
Also in top form were Haylee Jack as she won the seven-lap scratch for under 15-17 A-grade ahead of Chase Hadden and Eddie Jirovec.
Victories across the junior races went to 10 riders.
One of the club's most prestigious track races will be contested this Thursday night.
The Capuano Family Wheelrace (3000m) is one of the most sought-after wins each season.
The 7 1/2 lap race honours David Capuano, a top cyclist, athlete and footballer.
David's father, Alan is the long-time lap counter for Bendigo's track racing and also at the Bendigo International Madison athletics-cycling carnival.
The Caps Cup was first raced in 1994 and won by Tony Hughes.
The honour board for the race includes some of Bendigo's best cyclists.
Riders to have won the Caps Cup include Glenn O'Shea, Brent McCaig, Tim Decker, Zak Dempster, Sam Crome, Chris Hamilton, David Pell, Brendan Schultz, and Isaac Buckell.
Thursday's racing starts with the juniors at 6.30pm.
The DCK Real Estate-sponsored Crystal Classic women's wheelrace (1000m) is on the seniors program, along with points score and scratch races.
It's free entry for spectators at the Barnard Street track.
