Thirty riders braved the icy morning to support the fundraising event for under-19 cyclist Mary Gray.
Gray will ride for the New Zealand junior team in the Tour of Canberra in July and will double up when she travels to Austria in September, for the world mountain biking championships.
Support from the young cycling section of the community was evident and half the field were juniors.
The race provided a perfect opportunity for these juniors to gain race skills from more experienced riders.
The field was handicapped in four bunches and the break group maintained enough momentum to see its riders over the line first.
Newly elected club president Ben Wooliscroft led Duncan out, and new rider Carl Haddon held on for second.
Talented mountain biker Kerry Cameron (15) picked up a deserved third place in only his second road race, and Wooliscroft was fourth.
The well-organised and fast-finishing scratch bunch was less than a minute behind, and 66-year-old Ross Gamble took fastest time.
This undoubtedly places Gamble in the local history books as the oldest rider to pick up fastest time in a handicap race. Gamble has been in red-hot form of late, winning age group golds in the time trial and road race at the recent national club championships. This augurs well for his world championship campaign.
History was also made by Lachie McGregor, at 14, the youngest scratch rider.
